The Getty Foundation has announced that the 2030 edition of its PST ART initiative will focus on the cultural and historical exchanges between Los Angeles and the Pacific Rim. Led by inaugural creative director Justine Ludwig, the fourth iteration of the massive regional collaboration aims to explore transpacific influences ranging from colonial-era Chinese porcelain to the contemporary global impact of Korean pop culture.
This announcement marks a significant strategic shift toward examining Southern California’s identity through a global, diasporic lens rather than a purely domestic one. By funding research and exhibitions across dozens of Southern California institutions, the Getty continues to use its financial resources to reorient the art-historical canon and highlight the contributions of AAPI communities to the region's modern and contemporary landscape.