Contemporary Art Meets Science at PST LA
This January, join the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art on an exclusive 3-day trip to Los Angeles, led by Executive Director Jessica May. The excursion will feature programming from PST Art—a series of exhibitions and public events throughout Los Angeles exploring connections between art and science, and how this convergence can help us address some of the most urgent problems of our time. Kemper patrons will enjoy curator-led tours of exhibitions with themes related to Indigenous knowledge, the climate crisis, and novel approaches to environmental activism. Throughout, we will get to know the best of LA's contemporary art scene through exclusive receptions at galleries, artist studios, and private collections, with a focus on underrepresented artists. Private visits to mega-galleries like Hauser & Worth will be complemented with visits to galleries known for their rosters of emerging and mid-career talent, like Various Small Fires and Nazarian / Curcio.
A particularly special visit to the private collection of Shulamit Nazarian, co-founder of the eponymous gallery Nazarian / Curcio. Our studio visits will be equally sensational and will include the likes of Catherine Opie, Amir Fallah, and Ken Gun Min.
Our meals will feature a combination of fine dining and casual, laid-back bites, all while embracing the diversity of LA's culinary landscape. Venues will be announced closer to the trip and will include some of Los Angeles' hardest-to-book restaurants, like the elegant Funke rooftop, a. o. c. wine cellar, Hauser's Manuela, and the effortlessly chic Otium. Other meals will tend towards the more casual, like K-Town favorites and catered museum lunches.
Guests will stay at the Prospect Hollywood, a luxurious 4-star property housed in a 1939 Hollywood Regency-style building. Dubbed by Condé Nast "the perfect hotel," the Prospect offers top-notch amenities and convenient access to the city's premier galleries, collections, and dining.
Your Kemper contact is Holly Bawden (hbawden@kemperart.com or 816-753-5784, office phone). Your Artful tour contact is Latasha Thomas (latasha@artfuljaunts.com or 781-658-2270, office phone).
The Kemper LA experience is priced at $3,950 per person in a double room sharing and $4,490 for a single traveler and includes all transportation, lodging, and specific meals during your trip. This trip is limited to 20 guests and your booking is requested by October 4, 2024. A minimum of 14 guests is required to operate this trip.
No refund will be provided for cancellations within sixty days of the trip's start date. If the museum has another patron to fill a spot a substitution will be allowed. After the trip has commenced, no refunds are available, even if the client does not partake in all of the trip's activities or leaves the trip early. We highly recommend trip insurance offered when booking.
All programming may change and is subject to availability of hosts, collectors and artists.
Our trip will start in the afternoon on the 15th (plan to arrive by noon for a ~3pm start) and the trip programming ends with dinner the 18th allowing patrons to depart at their own convenience on the 19th.
Flight recommendations:
Delta flight 8:00 AM from Kansas City arriving in Los Angeles at 12:09 PM
United Flight 9:07 AM from Kansas City Arriving in Los Angeles at 12:55 PM
- An immersive experience of Los Angeles in the company of Executive Director Jessica May
- Curator-led visits to all PST exhibition programming, affording guests inside access to one of the art world's most intriguing events. This includes Olafur Eliasson's site-specific installation at MOCA, LACMA's Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film, and the Autry's Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology, among others.
- Opportunities to meet influential curators, artists, collectors, and gallery directors
- Visits to the homes of significant Los Angeles collectors, including some with special ties to the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
- Visit to local studios to witness the artistic process of some of the most renowned contemporary artists
- Explore the diversity of LA's food scene, from casual outdoor meals to fine dining experiences
- Leadership by The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Executive Director Jessica May
- Trip will begin at 3pm of January 15 and conclude with dinner on January 18. Departures to follow the next morning
- Curator-led visits to PST exhibition programming. This will include Olafur Eliasson's site-specific installation at MOCA, LACMA's Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film, and the Autry's Future Imaginaries: Indigenous Art, Fashion, Technology, among others.
- Luxury accommodations at The Prospect Hollywood, a 4-star hotel in the heart of Hollywood
- Fine dining and cocktails at exciting, art-connected LA dining destinations, like Hauser & Worth's Manuela
- Lunches, cocktails, and dinners with art world leaders, such as curators, collectors, and artists, among others
- The Artful app, supplementing your trip, with information about all artists, venues, and individuals visited as well as expert recommendations for further research and collecting
- Accommodations Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday night at The Prospect Hollywood
- Entry to all studios, museums, and fairs, featuring an exclusive behind-the-scenes selection of PST exhibitions
- Meals and cocktail programs from Wednesday evening through Saturday dinner, featuring dining inspired by local flavors and specialities.
- All travel to studios, museums, and exhibits from hotel.
- All fees and gratuities, including baggage porter services.
Exclusions
- Breakfast is not included in the program.
- Please note, flights, airport transfers and hotel parking is not provided with our programming.
