A spectacular realization of Art and Science Collide, PST ART will open to the public with WE ARE: Explosion Event for PST ART, a newly-commissioned monumental artwork by world-renowned artist Cai Guo-Qiang presented at the iconic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Composed of daytime fireworks – a signature form of Cai’s art that uses organic, sustainable pigments and dyes rather than traditional pyrotechnics – and conceived and choreographed by the artist in collaboration with his custom AI model cAI™ (pronounced AI Cai), the work will mark the first event of its kind in US history.
Beginning at dusk, WE ARE is a multi-act performance featuring ten thousand twinkling mini firework shells installed throughout the seating bowl of the Coliseum, custom-developed daytime fireworks, and choreographed drones carrying pyrotechnic products. The result is a visual story full of mystery and wonder, igniting the sky with images that showcase AI’s revelation of a “heavenly secret” through the reduction of its dimensionality, followed by those recalling the myth of Prometheus’s theft of fire from the gods and suggesting a present-day parallel in the relationship between humanity and AI.
Parking Information: Pay parking available on site at Exposition Park.
Please note that RSVPs are required to participate.
No high heeled shoes or handbags are allowed in the venue.
