Source: The Art Newspaper California’s water crisis is the backdrop to several hard-hitting shows, which will open across the state in September Art made about water in Los Angeles might be its own genre considering how often and with what sincere depth artists consider the role of the river in the Los Angeles landscape and its infrastructure. The exhibition Brackish Water Los Angeles (12 August-14 December) examines the crossover between built infrastructure and the natural world, using the California State University campus at Dominguez Hills as its inspiration. Located on the Dominguez watershed for the Los Angeles River, the campus is at the centre of an urgent ... Read More
University Art Gallery
Getty Foundation Awards CSUDH $180,000 for Brackish Water Los Angeles
(Carson, CA) The California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) University Art Gallery has been awarded $180,000 by the Getty Foundation for support of Brackish Water Los Angeles, co-directed by gallery director and co-curator Aandrea Stang and co-curator Debra Scacco.This art and research project is part of the Getty Foundation's PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative and will culminate in a public-facing exhibition at the gallery next year, alongside a robust slate of programming, off-site activations, and a catalog. “We are very excited that CSUDH is participating in the PST ART initiative for the first time,” Stang said. “It is meaningful to ... Read More