Jack Rutberg Fine Arts explores Pasadena's overlooked art legacy in new exhibition

Jack Rutberg Fine Arts in Pasadena has opened an expansive exhibition titled 'Pasadena: L.A.’s Art Legacy,' running through August 29. The show highlights Pasadena's significant but often overlooked role in establishing Los Angeles as a major international art center. Despite the area's large community of artists, art schools, and museums that rival top American institutions, Pasadena has historically lacked a sustaining gallery scene to complement its institutional offerings. Even its most consequential artists rarely exhibited locally. Since relocating to Pasadena, Jack Rutberg Fine Arts—one of L.A.'s longest-established galleries—has addressed this gap by delving into the exhibition histories of these artists.