USC Pacific Asia Museum

Dive deeper into Cai Guo-Qiang: A Material Odyssey with an exclusive gallery talk by the exhibition lead curator Rachel Rivenc, head of Conservation and Preservation at the Getty Research Institute. Cai Guo-Qiang: A Material Odyssey is a journey through the artist’s four-decade career creating paintings and drawings with an explosive material: gunpowder. Cai embraces the unpredictable energy of gunpowder to bridge the gap between what he describes as the “seen and unseen” world. This event will take place at USC Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, CA this Saturday November 2 from 11:30am–12:30pm. Your ticket includes museum admission and free parking. For more information and to secure your spot today: https://lnkd.in/g7p2PEbV

Tune in tonight (September 16) for a special conversation with world renowned artist Cai Guo-Qiang at USC Pacific Asia Museum 7-8pm. Cai will be in conversation with Paul Holdengräber to explore Cai's artistic journey and the significance of gunpowder on his work. While in-person tickets for this program are currently SOLD OUT, it will be streamed online and available internationally here: https://lnkd.in/g-VGjAui This program is a part of PST ART: Art & Science Collide, a region-wide Southern California arts event, presented by Getty and USC Pacific Asia Museum. Cai Guo-Qiang: A Material Odyssey opens to the public tomorrow September 17 at USC Pacific Asia Museum.

Things are about to get explosive at USC! https://lnkd.in/gFNfnpAv

PST ART will kick off with a *BANG* on September 15 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Getty commissioned artist Cai Guo-Qiang to produce an epic daytime fireworks piece to kick off PST ART: Art & Science Collide, in collaboration with the University of Southern California (USC Pacific Asia Museum). Titled “WE ARE: Explosion Event for PST ART,” the daytime fireworks were conceived and choreographed by Cai and his multimodal custom artificial intelligence, cAI™ (pronounced AI Cai). Engaging over one thousand aerial drones along with choreographed fireworks throughout the seating bowl, tthe piece will transform the Coliseum into a grand explosive matrix of animated fireworks—revealing AI’s “heavenly secret” in the process. WE ARE is a free, ticketed event available for booking later this summer. Join the mailing list to get notified: pst.art/newsletter

Get ready to be blown away! 🎆 USC PAM is excited to announce our new fall PST ART: Art + Science Collide exhibition in collaboration with the Getty Conservation Institute! Click on the New York Times article below to read more! https://lnkd.in/gRag7z6F

🗣 USC PAM's Education Department is hiring! Check out our new job available: School Programs and Education Coordinator https://lnkd.in/dEVDkNs3

Join us May 18th from 1-5pm to celebrate our new Mural! In honor of AAPI Heritage Month and the official celebration of our mural, A Momentous Moment in Time of Passage and Landing, created by artist Dave Young Kim. Enjoy cultural dances, crafts, food trucks, and an insightful artist talk. Free admission to the museum is included. Free admission courtesy of Wescom Credit Union Recently featured in NBCLA!