Untitled (White Light Grid Series-V)&raquo;Pacific Standard Time at the Getty

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Untitled (White Light Grid Series-V)

Untitled (White Light Grid Series-V), 1969, Mary Corse. Glass microspheres in acrylic on canvas. 108 x 108 in. Andrea Nasher Collection. Permission courtesy Ace Gallery and the artist

On View at the Getty Center: Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents in L.A. Painting and Sculpture, 1950-1970

This untitled painting belongs to the series White Light, which Corse created by incorporating tiny spherical particles of glass, similar to those found in highway surfaces, into the white paint. As light is refracted, the painting appears to be softly glowing. The refracted light shifts as the viewer moves, and the interest in the mutable qualities of perception aligns Corse with the immersive installation works of Light and Space art.

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Exhibition audio: Mary Corse and curator Rani Singh discuss this work.