At Tijuana Show Opening, Life More Interesting Than Art

The raucous opening of “Strange New World: Art and Design From Tijuana” at the Santa Monica Museum of Art seemed to perfectly encapsulate its subject matter. More than half of the attendees were chatting animatedly en Espanol. The place was extremely crowded, over-populated to the point of aural discomfort. Music was blasting out of a nearby building. Lines were long but cheerful at the one bar set up to serve everyone. The wait, coupled with record low temperatures, forced some well-dressed partiers to double-fist shots of tequila.

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