Remote Sensing: Explorations Into the Art of Detection
This CLUI program explores the art and science of remote sensing in literal and expressive ways, and is in two parts, based out of two locations: one in urban Los Angeles, and the other in the Mojave desert.
Remote sensing is an established science involving detection and observation from a distance, primarily using sensors based on aircraft and spacecraft. Part one of the program is about Southern California aerospace, where much of the process, technology, and hardware of remote sensing was developed, and where it is still vigorously pursued.
Remote sensing is also an art, involving creativity, subjectivity, and interpretation. Part two of the program explores remote sensing phenomenology in the field, through projects based out of the CLUI Desert Research Station, including by principal investigators Julia Christensen, Rob Ray, the Space Song Foundation, and Deborah Stratman and Steve Badgett.
Part One: Southern California Aerospace
Exhibit at CLUI Los Angeles
September 13, 2024 - February 16, 2025
Open Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
12 noon – 5 pm
Part Two: Remote Sensing in the Field
Exhibit at the CLUI Desert Research Station
January 18 - February 16, 2025
Open Saturday and Sunday
10 am – 5 pm
DESERT RESEARCH STATION LOCATION
Admission is free. No reservations required.
Upcoming Events:
Presentations at the DRS
Saturday, February 15, 2025, 1 pm
Presentations from Remote Sensing in the Field project participants will occur at 1 pm. Admission is free. No reservations required.
Past Events:
Exhibit Walkthroughs and Extended Hours
Saturday, October 19, 2024, 12 noon – 8 pm
CLUI Los Angeles will be open extended hours, with exhibit walkthroughs at 5 pm and 6:30 pm, as part of PST ART Weekend: West LA to South LA. Admission is free. Shuttles will be available between 4 – 8 pm from the CLUI (and the Museum of Jurassic Technology next door) to the nearby Wende Museum. For more information, visit West LA Hub: Culver City Block Party.
Bus Trip to the Desert Research Station
Saturday, January 18, 2025, 9 am – 7 pm
Join members of the CLUI for a bus trip to the DRS. The bus will depart from CLUI Los Angeles at 9331 Venice Boulevard in Culver City at 9AM, and should return by 7PM. Ticket price is $60, and includes a seat on the bus as well as lunch. Advanced registration is required.
This exhibit is made possible with support from Getty through its PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative, with additional support from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Remote Sensing: Explorations Into the Art of Detection is among more than 70 exhibitions and programs presented as part of PST ART. Returning in September 2024 with its latest edition, PST ART: Art & Science Collide, this landmark regional event explores the intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide, please visit pst.art.
