“LUMEN” AT THE GETTY

Here’s how this week’s arts and culture column begins:

Run, don’t walk, to “Lumen: The Art and Science of Light” at the Getty through Dec. 8. You could easily spend the whole day contemplating this beautifully curated, fascinatingly thought-provoking exhibit.  

“Lumen” is part of the “PST ART: Art and Science Collide” series currently mounted at various sites around LA. Special installations by Pasadena-based Helen Pashgian and Charles Ross, both artists who explore light and space, extend “Lumen” throughout the museum. 

An essay entitled “A Curatorial Perspective on Two Objects” sets the tone:

“To be human is to crave light. We rise and sleep according to the rhythms of the sun, and have long associated light with divinity.” 

READ THE WHOLE PIECE HERE.