Los Angeles, CA – A new exhibition at the Getty Center explores the birth of the L.A. art scene with a historic survey of painting and sculpture from the 1950s and 1960s’. “Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents in L.A. Painting and Sculpture, 1950 – 1970” brings together 76 works by more than 40 artists produced in Southern California during this crucial period. The exhibition opens on October 1st and will remain on view through February 5th 2012, after which it will move to Berlin, where it can be seen at the Martin-Gropius-Bau from March 15th through June 10th 2012. In recent decades, Los Angeles has shed its stereotype as the land of sunshine, palm trees, and movie stars to become an artistic powerhouse and an increasingly important international creative capital. This fundamental shift in the cultural landscape of the city dates back to the 1950s and 1960s, a period of critical importance in art history that has never before been fully studied and presented.