May 2007- Claremont Graduate University’s Masters of Arts in Arts and Cultural Management Program (MAACM) celebrated the culmination of its Exhibition Methods Practicum course with the opening of its exhibition, “Moving Past Present.”

 

“Moving Past Present” is the cumulative event of a year-long exploration that  provided a transdisciplinary, hands-on approach for twelve MA and MFA students. The CGU students were responsible for all aspects of the exhibition—including the concept, construction and final show.

 

Drawing from both historical and contemporary works of art from the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery at Scripps College and the Pomona College Museum of Art collections, along with works from local area artists and Los Angeles galleries, “Moving Past Present” explored liminal space created by moments of uncertainty, ambiguity, and rapid structural change. By bringing together the singular and combined energies of over 30 visual works, produced across a range of mediums, “Moving Past Present” is an endeavor to open a dialogue regarding the intersection between personal and cultural conditions and how this transition might be understood as a contemporary Zeitgeist. 

 

Works by: Enrique Chagoya, Steve Comba, Boris Deutsch, Connor Everts, Claire Falkenstein, Viola Frey, Wendell Gladstone, Ken Johnson, Joe Jones, John Paul Jones, Vassily Kandinsky, Matsumi Kanemitsu, Suzanne Klotz-Reilly, Billy O’Brien, Robert Rauschenberg, Fritz Scholder, Pascual Sisto, and June Wayne.