Baja to Vancouver: the West Coast and Contemporary Art.

SEATTLE ART MUSEUM

"Baja to Vancouver" sounds like the world's longest motorcross race, but it's actually a "tightly focused survey of representational artworks that respond to and engage with the West Coast's physical and social landscapes." With such stars as Stan Douglas, Marcos Ramirez, and Larry Sultan, and a supporting cast of emerging artists selected by West Coast curators (Ralph Rugoff, Matthew Higgs, Toby Kamps, Lisa Corrin, Daina Augaitis), the show should also have plenty of Pacific pizzazz. A couple sets of groovily garish motorcycle leathers, however, wouldn't hurt. Oct. 9-Jan. 4; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, Jan. 18, 2004-May 16, 2004; Vancouver Art Gallery, June 4, 2004-Sept. 6, 2004; California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, Oct. 6, 2004-Jan. 10, 2005.--PP