Tom Van Sant: 'An Earth Twin at the Digital Dawn'

Tom Van Sant’s treatise on the environment and the future is on view until February 1, 2025, but head to the opening at the 18th Street Arts Center for a special event that’s part of Santa Monica’s DNA Festival. Van Sant, who died in 2023, started working with scientist and collaborator Dr. L. Van Warren in the late 1980s on Earth Twin’s predecessor, the GeoSphere Project, which aims to create “an accurate, interactive, awe-inspiring replica of the Earth that would make its complex systems visible and bring humankind together to know, love, and care for our planet.” The show is presented in conjunction with PST ART: Art & Science Collide, which will host dozens of events this fall across more than 70 partner arts organizations in the area. Watch this space for more highlights to look forward to!