Real and HyperReal, January 30, 2010 - August 1, 2010, New Wing, First Floor, Gibson Family and Plaza Galleries, San José Museum of Art.

Inside Out: Selections from the Permanent Collection, November 20, 2004 - July 9, 2006, New Wing, Second Floor, South Metro A and Central Skylight Galleries, San José Museum of Art.

Collection Highlights, November 2, 2002 - September 12, 2004, New Wing, Gibson Family Gallery and Plaza Gallery, First Floor, San José Museum of Art.

Is the Medium the Message?: Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection, March 2, 2002 - June 2, 2002, New Wing, Metro A, Skylight and South Galleries, Second Floor, San José Museum of Art.

Collecting Our Thoughts: The Community Responds to Art in the Permanent Collection, June 23, 2001 - September 23, 2001, New Wing, Metro A, Skylight and South Galleries, Second Floor, San José Museum of Art.

Real and HyperReal (2010)

Michael C. McMillen showcases his trompe l’oeil (fool the eye) ability, a skill he developed as a prop and miniature artist on such films as Blade Runner, 1982. In , McMillen fastidiously crafted a miniature world that investigates theatrical reality. This mixed-media installation is loosely based on the psychedelic headshops that the artist visited during his youth in the heyday of the 1960s counterculture. McMillen wrote:

The walls are festooned with posters of the period, images of pop icons, Dylan, Hendrix, Joplin, and concerts at the Fillmore. A miniature strobe light periodically flashes from the back of the interior, while the muted strains of Tim Buckley or The Grateful Dead are heard faintly through the viewing doors. Is there a slight whiff of patchouli to be noticed as one peers into the viewer?

This object was included in the following exhibitions:

• Is the Medium the Message?: Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection , 3/2/2002 - 6/2/2002
• Real and HyperReal San Jose Museum of Art , 1/30/2010 - 8/1/2010

• Installation Dimensions: 80 x 24 x 1 3/4 in. (203.2 x 60.96 x 4.45 cm)

This object has the following bibliographic references:

• Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection. Selections: The San Jose Museum of Art Permanent Collection San Jose Museum of Art. San Jose, CA, 2004
  Page Number: 150-151

This object is a member of the following portfolios: