PASADENA, CA.-The Norton Simon Museum presents today Translucence: Southern California Art from the 1960s and 1970s, on view through August 28, 2006. Translucence: Southern California Art in the 1960s and 1970s presents twenty-three objects by ten prominent local artists whose work during the 1960s and 1970s explored the concepts of perception, reflection, light and illusion. Working with industrial materials such as cast acrylic, glass, Plexiglas and polyester resin, artists Peter Alexander, Larry Bell, Ron Davis, Guy Dill, Laddie John Dill, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman, Helen Pashgian, DeWain Valentine and Norman Zammitt created objects that were innovative and technically impressive. Ranging in size from six to one hundred and seventy-four inches, the featured works are meant to be experienced from multiple perspectives, as the various surfaces are activated by the shifting of light and position of the viewer. The exhibition will be accompanied by an illustrated brochure and a series of public programs.