New gallery takes over space vacated by Claremont Museum of Art
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A new gallery has moved in to the space recently vacated by the Claremont Museum of Art.
The OBJCT Gallery has set up shop at the Packing House in Claremont and will open an exhibition titled ‘Claremont Modernism’ from Friday to April 25.
The Claremont Museum of Art closed to the public Dec. 27 and moved out of its space in the former citrus packing plant Dec. 31. As previously reported in The Times, the museum had been facing financial problems because of a lack of donations and was operating mostly on a staff of volunteers during its final weeks.
David Shearer, the director of OBJCT, told Culture Monster that the gallery is operating out of the space that used to be the museum’s gift shop. The upcoming exhibition will take place in the museum’s former exhibition space.
He said the gallery plans to stay permanently in the former shop space but said plans are uncertain about the exhibition space.
OBJCT has been operating a gallery in the Pomona Arts Colony for about a year. The gallery expanded into the Packing House about two months ago, according to Shearer.
‘Claremont Modernism’ will feature 40 to 50 works of art and design, including painting and sculptures by some of the regions most notable artists like Sam Maloof, Roland Reiss, Karl Benjamin and Harrison McIntosh. The show will also feature architectural drawings and photographs, including some by the late Julius Shulman.
[Updated: 1:12 p.m. March 2]: Some of the artwork in the exhibition is on loan from Harris and Marguerite McIntosh, the latter of whom is the emerita founding president and board member of the Claremont Museum of Art. [A previous version of the post incorrectly stated that the museum was loaning artwork for the show.]
The Packing House is overseen by Jeved Management, a real estate company that has developed culturally related property such as the Pomona Fox Theatre and the Emporia Arts District.-- David Ng
