PST ART: “Storm Cloud” and “Growing and Knowing”
Art and science collide in The Huntington’s new exhibitions, on view Sept. 14, 2024–Jan. 6, 2025. “Storm Cloud: Picturing the Origins of Our Climate Crisis” and “Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China” trace the dovetailing histories of the relationship between humans and the environment and emphasize the significant role that close observation has played in art, science, and ethics.
Southern California’s landmark arts event, PST ART, returns in September 2024 with more than 70 exhibitions from museums and other institutions across the region.Dozens of cultural, scientific, and community organizations will join the latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, with exhibitions on subjects ranging from ancient cosmologies to Indigenous sci-fi, and from environmental justice to artificial intelligence. Art & Science Collide will share groundbreaking research, create indelible experiences for the public, and generate new ways of understanding our complex world. PST ART is presented by Getty.
About the Exhibitions |Sept. 14, 2024–Jan. 6, 2025
Storm Cloud: Picturing the Origins of Our Climate Crisis
“Storm Cloud” analyzes the impact of industrialization and a globalized economy on everyday life from 1780 to 1930, as charted by scientists, artists, and writers, and contextualizes the current climate crisis within this historical framework.
MaryLou and George Boone Gallery
奪天工 Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China
This exhibition displays 24 artworks and a participatory exercise highlighting how Chinese gardens have served as transformative spaces for growing and contemplating plants, encouraging visitors to view their gardens as sources of delight, nourishment, and inspiration.
Studio for Lodging the Mind, Chinese Garden
The Art and Science of Close Observation
The exhibitions “Storm Cloud: Picturing the Origins of Our Climate Crisis” and “Growing and Knowing in the Gardens of China” trace the dovetailing histories of the relationship between humans and the environment and emphasize the significant role that close observation has played in art, science, and ethics.
Mary Parker Macclesfield, botanical sketchbook (detail), 1756–1767. | The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
Storm Cloud: Environment, Empire, and the Arts in the Industrial Age
Fri., Nov. 1, 2024, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.–Sat., Nov. 2, 2024, 9:30 a.m.–5 p.m.
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“Storm Cloud” Key Image Credit: Unknown, Oil Well Fire, ca. 1920s, photograph, 5 3/8 x 3 7/16 in. The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.
The exhibition has been made possible with support from Getty through its PST ART: Art & Science Collideinitiative.
Southern California’s landmark arts event, PST ART, returned in September 2024 with more than 70 exhibitions from museums and other institutions across the region, all exploring the intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty.For more information, visit PST ART: Art & Science Collide