PST ART Explores Nature's Resistance Through Exhibitions Across Los Angeles

Getty's PST ART: Art and Science Collide presents multiple exhibitions exploring nature's resistance to human control through artistic engagement with natural materials. Lita Albuquerque's solo exhibition 'Earth Skin' at Michael Kohn Gallery features paintings with handprints on cobalt blue grounds and a floor covered with pulverized granite, referencing Ana Mendieta's 1982 performance 'Body Tracks'. The group exhibition 'Objects for a Heavenly Cave' at Marta includes 13 artists examining Renaissance grotto themes through textured works by A History of Frogs, Masaomi Yasunaga, Emily Endo, and Valentina Cameranesi Sgroi. Oscar Tuazon displays mementos from the Los Angeles Water School at Morán Morán, featuring sculptures from Douglas firs and paintings showing water's unpredictable movement. At California State University's Luckman Gallery, Maru García's 'Prospering Backyards' addresses soil contamination from the Exide battery plant in Vernon through scientific remediation. These exhibitions collectively question whether natural materials can ever be fully dominated when brought into artistic spaces. PST ART continues at various Los Angeles venues through February 16.