Claremont, CA -The Claremont Museum of Art is pleased to present Multiverse, a conceptually-driven exhibition dealing with physics, cosmology, natural phenomena, and philosophy,  to February 1, 2009. 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.

Dublin, Ireland - Michael Kane (b. 1935, Co. Wicklow) sees painting as a conductor of meaning in human experience. His work is uncompromisingly figurative. He does not particularly stress figure or ground but both seem larger and more mythical than ordinary reality. Kane’s figures make exaggerated gestures, and are themselves fashioned by large painterly gestures - yet his visceral execution draws profoundly on the intellect.

ANGERS, FRANCE - The Fine Arts Museum in Angers (France) is presenting an exhibition devoted to artist Daniel Tremblay (1950-1985). Tremblay's career began in 1980 at the Paris Biennale and terminated with his accidental death in 1985, at the age of thirty-five. During those five years he produced over 130 drawings, sculptures, low reliefs and installations. On view through 3 May, 2009.

BENTONVILLE, AR - A detail of an iconic nineteenth-century landscape by Francis Guy graces the front of the 2008 holiday card from the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Winter Scene in Brooklyn, which depicts a busy street scene from the artist’s neighborhood, is the most recent work to be announced as part of the museum’s permanent collection. A section from the lower right-hand corner of this wintry landscape appears on the front of the card, and an image of the full painting appears on the back.

Newcastle upon Tyne, UK - The Stanley Spencer exhibition has previously been on show at Tate Liverpool. A major exhibition of work by one of the most innovative artists of the 20th century is to go on show at the Laing Art Gallery in Newcastle.  On exhibition through 11 January, 2009.

ALICANTE, SPAIN - As a result of the collaboration agreement between the IVAM and the Diputación de Alicante, the exhibition Miradas arquitectónicas en la colección del IVAM (Architectonic Views in the Collection of the IVAM) offers an overview of the different and complex ways in which architecture has been represented as an object and sign by an important group of photographers, sculptors and painters since the advent of modernity.

New York City - The Feldman Gallery will present Greenhouse Britain, an installation that addresses Global Warming by Helen Mayer Harrison and Newton Harrison and the Harrison Studio & Associates (Britain). The work proposes nothing less than an alternate narrative about how people might withdraw as waters rise, what new forms of settlement might look like and what properties or content a new cultural landscape might have in response to the Global Warming phenomenon. It also demonstrates how a city at risk might be defended.

ROTTERDAM, NL - After many years at the centre of thorny debate, Santa Claus, the renowned sculpture by Paul McCarthy, is being relocated to a definitive new home on the Eendrachtsplein, having spent three years in asylum in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen's courtyard and a brief stop-over on the pavement alongside the museum entrance. Santa Claus will be transported to his permanent new home on Friday, 28 November 2008, accompanied in parade by the Binnenweg Association (Vereniging De Binnenweg, which represents retailers on one of the country’s longest shopping streets), the new guardian angels of Santa Claus.

CHICAGO.- Long heralded as the nation's premier fair for outstanding contemporary decorative arts and design, the 15th SOFA CHICAGO staged at historic Navy Pier, November 7-9, 2008, matched the diversity and richness of the work on offer by 100 international dealers, with appreciative crowds of more than 34,000 seasoned and new collectors, scoring brisk sales. As CBS Marketwatch of The Wall Street Journal Digital Network, which includes Barrons Online, reported in its November 20th story, A Sweet Spot in the Art Market, "Fine art auctions have been a tough sell this season, but contemporary decorative pieces sold well at the recent SOFA Chicago Fair."

SEDONA, AZ - Sedona’s Turquoise Tortoise Gallery welcomes second generation Navajo sculptor Lance Yazzie on “1^st Friday” to showcase his latest traditional and contemporary works.  Celebration of the holiday season begins with the gallery’s reception on December 5^th, from 5-8 p.m., when Yazzie will answer questions from visitors about his techniques and inspiration.