Indigenous futurism. Narrative medicine. Cyberpunk and digital dystopias. Soil contamination. Environmentally sustainable mega-cities.
These and other topics will be explored in “Pacific Standard Time: Art x Science x L.A.” in 2024. The Getty Foundation announced Wednesday the 45 Southern California cultural and educational institutions that will collectively receive more than $5 million in exhibition research grants. “Pacific Standard Time: Art x Science x L.A.” will include dozens of concurrent exhibitions as well as performances, publications and other programming, all exploring the intersection of art and science.
The funding comes at a critical time when most of these cultural institutions have been closed for 10 months, resulting in unprecedented financial challenges. In November, the American Alliance of Museums released a survey reporting that nearly a third of museums in the U.S. were concerned about permanent closure within 12 months should they not receive addit
Asia Week New York zooms-in on the allure of Indian painting
Fairies descend from the heavens to visit the chamber of Prince Manohar. Folio from The Rose Garden of Love by Nusrati, court poet to Sultan Ali Adil Shah II of Bijapur Deccan, circa 1700. Opaque watercolour with gold and silver on paper, 8 ¾ by 5 ¾ in., 22.3 by 14.4 cm. painting; 15 ½ by 9 ¼ in. 39.5 by 23.5 cm. folio (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
NEW YORK, NY
.- Continuing its lively series of virtual panel discussions, Asia Week New York will present Tales in Connoisseurship: Appreciating Indian Painting with an all-star panel of specialists including Brendan Lynch, co-director of London-based Oliver Forge & Brendan Lynch Ltd., Marika Sardar, PhD, Curator, The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, and collector Gursharan Sidhu, PhD. These renowned experts will reveal their personal journeys of connoisseurship within the rich and wonderful world of Indian paintings. The presentation will be held on Thursday, J
The Museum of Us, the House of Hospitality, the Mingei International Museum, Casa de Balboa, and other buildings will glow in red, white, and blue, also on Tuesday night.
The shining lights, the city said, were a tribute to the 2,100-plos San Diegans who have died from COVID-19 since the county began keeping track of coronavirus-related deaths in mid-February 2020. The tribute also honored the 400,000 Americans who have died from COVID-19 across the United States.
A few weeks ago, the Presidential Inaugural Committee announced it would host a nationwide memorial honoring those who have died from COVID-19 the day before President-elect Joe Biden was sworn into office.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The city and county of San Diego will join communities around the country tonight by illuminating several historic buildings in an amber light to honor the nearly 400,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19. President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration committee is leading a nationwide memorial to remember and honor lives lost to the virus. On Tuesday evening,.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The city and county of San Diego will join communities around the country Tuesday evening by illuminating several historic buildings in an amber light to honor the nearly 400,000 Americans who have died of COVID-19.
President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration committee is leading a nationwide memorial to remember and honor lives lost to the virus. On Tuesday evening, there will be a special light show at the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool in Washington, D.C. Cities and towns throughout the country have been invited to join by illuminating buildings and ringing church bells in a national moment of unity and remembrance.