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      Past Exhibition

      Michael C. McMillen: The Pequod II

      On view October 10, 2020 to September 11, 2022

      Today's hours:

      10 am–5 pm

      Monday

      10 am–5 pm

      Tuesday

      Closed

      Wednesday

      Closed

      Thursday

      10 am–5 pm

      Friday

      10 am–5 pm

      Saturday

      10 am–5 pm

      Sunday

      10 am–5 pm

      Monday

      10 am–5 pm

      Tuesday

      Closed

      Wednesday

      Closed

      Thursday

      10 am–5 pm

      Friday

      10 am–5 pm

      Saturday

      10 am–5 pm

      Sunday

      10 am–5 pm

      Michael C. McMillen’s The Pequod II derives its title from the whaling ship in Herman Melville’s 1851 literary classic Moby Dick.

      The ship’s name refers to the Pequot tribe whose members survive today in Connecticut. Suspended in air like an apparition, the vessel and its billowing sails suggest constant motion, yet it never makes progress.

      Look closely and you can see how McMillen created his meticulously detailed assemblage out of common domestic objects, such as vacuum cleaner parts and colanders. His mastery of illusionary techniques draws on traditions from Hollywood set design. McMillen’s father worked as a set builder and McMillen himself worked on renowned films, including Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Blade Runner.

      Share your impressions with us on social media using #PEMpresenttense and #MichaelCMcMillen

      TOP VIDEO CLIP: Michael C. McMillen, The Pequod II, 1987. © Michael C. McMillen. Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA.

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