News for Release: January 25, 2024 

Media Contact:  
Ann Erdman  
(626) 375-2742  

SHAPING GRAVITY: ABSTRACT ART BEYOND THE PICTURE PLANE WILL BE TOPIC OF VIRTUAL DISCUSSION AND MUSEUM TOUR PRESENTED BY PASADENA SENIOR CENTER 

A Zoom discussion presented by the Pasadena Senior Center on Thursday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. will explore new dimensions of abstract art featuring the works of seven contemporary artists. 

This Cultural Thursday event with the title “Shaping Gravity: Abstract Art Beyond the Picture Plane” will feature an interactive exhibition at Forest Lawn Museum that challenges notions of what abstraction can be. The artists are all connected by their ties to Southern California and bring unique aesthetic and philosophic approaches to abstraction. 

The virtual tour will be conducted by James Fishburne, director of the museum. Fishburne earned his Ph.D. in Italian Renaissance Art History in 2014 at UCLA and has taught courses at UCLA, Cal State Long Beach, Pierce College and Valley College. He became director of the Forest Lawn Museum in 2018 and has curated several popular exhibits there. He has conducted virtual museum tours for Pasadena Senior Center audiences since 2021. 

Registration is free for members of the Pasadena Senior Center and only $5 for nonmembers 50 and older. To register or for more information visit  www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org and click on Activities & Events, then Special Events or call 626-795-4331. Residency in Pasadena is not required. Everyone who registers will receive an email link to the Zoom presentation.  

The Pasadena Senior Center’s mission is to improve the lives of older adults through caring service with opportunities for social interaction, fitness programs, basic support and needs services, education, volunteerism and community activism. With 10,000 Americans per day becoming older adults, the center is a leader in addressing the issues of aging and provides innovative, cutting-edge and nationally recognized programs for this population group.  

As a donor-supported nonprofit, the center operates without any local, state or federal funding and provides more services to older adults in the San Gabriel Valley than any other organization. Hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon. To learn more, visit www.pasadenaseniorcenter.org or call 626-795-4331.  

# # # 

Photo credit: Forest Lawn Museum