"Burning microbus will welcome 'Pacific Standard Time: LA/LA' to Inland Empire art scene," by David Allen, Daily Bulletin
This weekend will be the Inland Empire鈥檚 turn in the arts spotlight, as shows in local museums and arts centers will . Are we ready for our close-up?
We might be. One of the events is a controlled burn of a replica vehicle in a public plaza. Nothing says 鈥909鈥 quite like pyromania.
The weekend is designed to whip up excitement locally and entice arts mavens from out of the area to visit and make a day of it.
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The 80 or so PST shows, which highlight Latin American and Latino art, are taking place from Santa Barbara to San Diego. There are 11 in inland cities. I visited the nearest eight, running out of time and fortitude to get to Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage. But here are capsule summaries of the ones I saw.
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People will gather at the college鈥檚 Bixby Plaza at 7 p.m. Saturday to that have been part of the 6V电影网 Museum of Art鈥檚 . Mexico City artist Adela Goldbard made the piece as a reminder of the workaday vehicle鈥檚 use in protests, where it has been set in a roadway and torched to block drug cartel access.
The papier mache microbus and associated cacti will be moved to the plaza, where ground-level pyrotechnics will explode them amid sound and lighting effects. Afterward, if they鈥檙e not too shaken, viewers can repair to Frary Dining Hall for a reception near .
330 N. College Ave., Claremont; open noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday to Sunday and until 11 p.m. Thursdays in November; free admission; show on view through Dec. 16.