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At the tone Pacific Standard Time is...

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Pacific Standard Time is an unprecedented collaboration of cultural institutions across Southern California coming together to celebrate the birth of the L.A. art scene. Beginning October 2011, over 60 cultural institutions will make their contributions to this region-wide initiative encompassing every major L.A. art movement from 1945 to 1980. Celebrate the era that continues to inspire the world.

http://www.pacificstandardtime.org

One recommendation if you are in the area is The Museum of art at Pepperdine University in Malibu. "Selections from the Frederick R. Weisman Art Foundation" are on display through ...

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The Greatest of the Arts

"Architecture is the greatest of the arts" affirms Richard Meier, one of the foremost contemporary American architects of our time. This Pritzker Prize winning architect (think Nobel Prize) has been described as Neo-Corbusian with Frank Lloyd Wright influences. In this interview from bigthink.com, which inspired this trip through architectural history, Meier speaks about architecture and its intrinsic beauty.


Starting with the Roman Pantheon and ending with Meier's Getty Center we showcase a short list of the Art we call Architecture:

The Roman Pantheon
This building dedicated to "all the gods" represents a shining example of classical architecture. With ...

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