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Multiverse
September 21 - December 28, 2008
Opening Reception Saturday, September 20
Multiverse refers to the hypothesis that all of physical reality actually exists within a set of multiple, parallel
universes, of which our universe is merely one part. The possibility of many universes raises a myriad of
scientific, philosophical and theological questions that have been explored in various branches of theoretical
science, disciplines of thought and fiction. Multiverse will explore these issues artistically in a dynamic exhibition
featuring photographic installations, mixed media sculptures, video projections, a light box installation, and
sculpture from paper, among other media.
Artists continually create a visual vocabulary for themselves that parallels and portrays an idealized, imagined or
fantasized reality. Nature and its mysteries provide endless departure points for fictitious imagery that is
recognizable enough to have relevance, yet abstract enough to interrupt familiarity and probe deeper into our
psyches. From chimera to corporeality, Multiverse delves into alternative outcomes for the universe we believe
exists in singularity. “This exhibition represents the Museum’s interest in ideas that connect the arts and artists to
contemporary thinking and points-of-view,” said CMA Director William Moreno. “Exploring these provocative
ideas creates an opportunity for interdisciplinary discourse.”
Participating artists include Sebaastian Bremer (New York), Jedediah Caesar (Los Angeles), Emilie Halpern (Los
Angeles), Violet Hopkins (Los Angeles), Emre Hüner (Istanbul, Turkey), Miler Lagos (Bogotá, Colombia),
Nancy Macko (Claremont), Carter Mull (Los Angeles), Diane Thater (Los Angeles), Fred Tomaselli (New York),
and Kerry Tribe (Los Angeles). Multiverse artists will engage in an email exchange with local scholars,
discussing particular areas of science, psychology or the discipline of his/her choice, which will then be
incorporated into the exhibition. Multiverse is curated by Pilar Tompkins.
The Passerby Museum
September 21 - December 28, 2008
Opening Reception Saturday, September 20
The Passerby Museum makes its Southern California debut in Claremont! Created in 2002 by María Alós and
Nicolás Dumit Estévez in New York City, the Passerby Museum is an itinerant institution dedicated to presenting
temporary exhibitions in different cities. The museum draws its collection from donations from people who visit,
work or live where it is in operation at any given time.
The Passerby Museum has been presented in Madrid, Spain, Puebla, México, Kitchener, Canada, New York, New
York and twice in México City, Mexico and Havana, Cuba. At each location, visitors were asked to donate any
random object from their life to the Passerby Museum’s “collection.” The only requirement is that the object fit
into a sandwich bag. Its collection – which currently holds about 3,000 objects – has been exhibited to the public
in two occasions, last time in 2006, bringing more than 32,000 visitors to the Galería del Ayuntamiento (Puebla)
in less than a month and a half.
The Passerby Museum will be collecting items from visitors in Claremont for two weeks before the installation at
the Claremont Museum of Art (exact dates and collection locations are being determined). The installation will
include each of the approximately 3,000 items collected at all of the locations so far.
James Hueter: A Retrospective
February - April, 2009
Born in San Francisco in 1925 and a 60 year resident of Claremont, James Hueter epitomizes a generation of artists who were attracted to Claremont and its surrounding regions after World War II, establishing a growing reputation as an arts-rich environment. A 1948 graduate of Pomona College and a recipient of an MFA from the Claremont Graduate School in 1951, Hueter is representative of a large number of distinguished visual artists who settled in the area, greatly enriching the culture of the region and establishing early on its prominence as an artistic haven.
This survey exhibition will examine Hueter’s long and fertile career, from early realist paintings influenced by his teacher Henry Lee McFee to his latest works combining painting, sculpture, representation and illusion. This retrospective exhibition will introduce an artist of diligent devotion to his craft through decades of drawing, painting, photography, and sculpture. Hueter is truly one of the best kept secrets of this region, and this exhibition will stand as a testament to an important realization of the Claremont Museum of Art’s mission - one that celebrates Claremont’s rich artistic heritage through in-depth exhibitions.
Kerry Tribe, Still from Northern Lights (Cambridge), 2005; 16mm color film with optical sound, 4 min.; Courtesy of the artist and 1301PE, Los Angeles
Carter Mull, Ground, 2006; Office jet prints, Galaxy holographic film, aerosol paint; Courtesy Marc Foxx, Los Angeles and Rivington Arms, New York
Violet Hopkins, Temple of Aphrodite & Hermes, 2007; Colored pencil and acrylic ink on archival paper, Courtesy of the artist and David Kordansky Gallery
Miler Lagos, The woman clothes with the sun, and seven-headed dragon (detail), 2007; From the series CIMIENTO; Printed paper; Collection of Enrique Guerrero, Mexico City
