Festival Guide
Burning Bridges, by James Turrell
- Saturday, January 21, 2012, 6:45 p.m.
- Admission: Free; no reservations required.
- Location: Pomona College, Bridges Auditorium, 450 North College Way, Claremont, CA 91711 Map
More performances at Pomona College, the same evening:
- Preparation F, by John White, 5:00 p.m.
- Burning Bridges, by James Turrell, 6:00 p.m.
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Also in Claremont:
Opening reception for the exhibition Clay’s Tectonic Shift: John Mason, Ken Price and Peter Voulkos, 1956-1968
Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, 251 East 11th Street, Claremont 91711
Saturday, January 21, 2012, 7:00–9:00 p.m., visit the Pacific Standard Time website for more information
Opening reception for the exhibition Liz Glynn: No Second Troy
Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, 251 East 11th Street, Claremont 91711
Saturday, January 21, 2012, 7:00–9:00 p.m. Free and open to the public, visit the Pitzer Gallery website for more information.
This event recreates James Turrell’s 1971 flare performance. Turrell is an internationally acclaimed artist best known for his Skyspaces and his early experiments with Light and Space art. In 1971, he staged Burning Bridges, a work utilizing highway flares in and around the arcaded façade of Bridges Auditorium, the central building on Marston Quad at Pomona College. According to Turrell and other audience members, at dusk, students (who were already in place in the alcoves) lit orange flares simultaneously. Almost immediately, the building was aglow with a brilliant orange hazy light and smoke.