"This volume is published on the occasion of Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980, an initiative of the Getty with arts institutions across Southern California, and accompanies the Getty Research Institute's exhibition Pacific Standard Time: Crosscurrents in L.A. Painting and Sculpture, 1950-1970, held at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, from 1 October 2011 through 5 February 2012 and at the Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, from 15 March through 10 June 2012."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Shifting the standard: reappraising art in Los Angeles / Rebecca Peabody et al. -- Floating structures: building the modern in postwar Los Angeles / Andrew Perchuk and Catherine Taft -- Papa's got a brand new bag: crafting an art scene / Lucy Bradnock and Rani Singh -- For people who know the difference: defining the pop art sixties / Ken D. Allan, Lucy Bradnock, and Lisa Turvey -- Duration piece: rethinking sculpture in Los Angeles / Donna Conwell and Glenn Phillips -- Here, here or there: on the whereabouts of art in the seventies / Jane McFadden.