We're on a cloud after the opening week celebrations around our Getty PST Art: Art & Science Collide exhibition Ancient Wisdom for a Future Ecology, Trees,Time & Technology at the Skirball Cultural Center.  It was a whirlwind of hard work realized by sharing it with over a thousand people this week.

The above photo is of our 7,000 pound Tree of Knowledge. We've been working on this show for nearly three years, and distilling down the big questions of humanity into 160 questions about our collective pursuit of knowledge was such a juicy thing for Ken and I to think about. The questions were then placed, traced, and burned into this salvaged eucalyptus tree using pyrography. 

This is one of ten new artworks in the Ancient Wisdom exhibition including works that engage with artificial intelligence and other ideas explored through dendrochronology. 

The LA Times included our exhibition in their list of selects to see out of 70 exhibitions in Getty's PST Art: Art & Science Collide landmark Los Angeles initiative.

Tomorrow, Saturday, October 19th at 11am we are doing an artist talk and then there will be a picnic after at the Skirball. Tix here  

Here and some highlight moments from the opening celebrations... 

...we loved experiencing Diane Von Furstenberg's reaction to the work...DVF is such a trailblazer in every way and also has an exhibition at the Skirball that we highly recommend checking out along with On the National Language.

Friends flew in from all over and our friends and family in LA came out in full force...

A big thank you and LOVE to the amazing curators Selma Holo and Vicki Phung Smith, the wonderful team at the Skirball, Sheri Bernstein, Michele Urton, Paul Wehby, our team, Jenny Traig, Nicole Lanzotti, Aakansha Tuteja, Ken's UC Berkeley students (Cael Magner, Josh Zhang, Abby O'Neill) who helped with our AI artworks, Evan Shively, Carly Borman, amazing producing support Lauren Schiller, and Stefanie Atkinson Schwartz for taking so many great photos during this exhibition journey. 

UPCOMING EVENTS IN NY, LA & SF

You Are Here solo exhibition on view at Nancy Hoffman Gallery in NYC through Oct 19. We are now at the last two days of my solo exhibition in NYC! I wish I could be there. Nancy and her great gallery team will be. I have loved how many of you have seen the show! If you haven't yet, here's your last chance.

Oct 19, Saturday, 11am to 1pm,  Ken and I will be giving an artist talk and tour at the Skirball in LA There will be a picnic following. Tix Info Here.

Oct 25,  Friday, 6pm, Fireside Chat for UC Berkeley's AI and Journalism and Documentary Convening.

Nov 5, THE ELECTION! 17 more days!

Dec 4, screening of my recent film on neuroscience, The Teen Brain, for Tam Teen Wellness Film Series. Tix info coming soon. Marin County. Save the date.

Dec 8, 1:30pm screening of films Ken and I co-wrote & Artist Tour at the Skirball in LA. Details coming soon; save the date.

Dec 15, Artist Talk at Contemporary Jewish Museum in San Francisco in conversation with friend and artist Amy Trachtenberg. Tix info here 

It was thrilling at Getty's opening celebration when they featured questions from our Tree of Knowledge sculpture as part of the projection on the walls of the Getty. 

Shabbat Shalom.

Love,
Tiffany

 

 

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