Synopses & Reviews
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and#160;andquot;As a journal of record, the volume fills in innumerable lacunae. and#160;The post-war New York art scene has dominated the text books for far too long; this necessary resource redresses the balance with authority, wit and academic rigour, convincing the reader that it is indeed time for this history to be set down.andquot;andmdash;The Art Newspaper
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and#160;andquot;The book is heavy on gorgeous reproductions of iconic L.A. artwork, and, ambitious in scale and scope, represents a significant effort and achievement.andquot;andmdash;Publishers Weeklyand#160;and#160;
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andquot;Consider [Pacific Standard Time] the missing general textbook on the rise, fall and transformation of post-World War II art produced in Los Angeles.andquot;--Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times
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andldquo;As Pacific Standard Time amply documents, L.A. had its share of epochal moments during the three and a half decades following the end of World War II.andrdquo;andmdash;Peter Plagens, Los Angeles Review of Books
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andldquo;It is, to date, the most comprehensive effort to document L.A.andrsquo;s emergence as a major locus of important art creation and presents an irresistibly rich panorama.andrdquo;andmdash;Library Journal, starred review
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andldquo;With informative, insightful chapters, this book is an excellent addition to the developing history of 20th-century art in the U.S. Highly recommended.andrdquo;andmdash;Choiceand#160;
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Winner of the Gold Medaland#160;for Fine Art at the 2012 Independent Publisher Book Awards
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Glenn Goldman Award for Art and Architecture book, Los Angeles Times, 2012
Synopsis
This comprehensive, richly illustrated book explores postwar American art from a new perspective: Southern California. The analysis of the L.A. art scene from the end of World War II until the beginning of the 1980s--the first in-depth scholarly survey of the region's art--demonstrates the major role Southern California artists played in the twentieth century's most influential art movements.
Grounded in more than a decade of research, the five chapters augmented by lively sidebars take readers on a tour of an art world in constant formation. The story unfolds through the people, relationships, and ideas that defined the region's artistic production. Photographs and rare materials from the Getty Research Institute and other archives bring the era to life, opening a window onto the emergence of hardedge abstraction, ceramic sculpture, assemblage, pop art, conceptualism, performance art, and avant-garde practices that blurred boundaries and defied labels. The result is an indispensable resource that will fundamentally change the view of modern art in America.
About the Author
At the Getty Research Institute, Rebecca Peabody is manager of research projects; Andrew Perchuk is deputy director; Glenn Phillips is principal project specialist and consulting curator in the Department of Architecture and Contemporary Art; and Rani Singh is senior research associate in the Department of Architecture and Contemporary Art.