Michael C. McMillen
Selected works by exhibition
Michael C. McMillen / 
The Central Meridian (The Garage) (detail), 1981 / 
Los Angeles County Museum of Art / 
Art Museum Council Fund / 
art © Michael C. McMillen, photo © Fredrik Nilsen
Michael C. McMillen / 
The Central Meridian (The Garage) (detail), 1981 / 
Los Angeles County Museum of Art / 
Art Museum Council Fund / 
art © Michael C. McMillen, photo © Fredrik Nilsen
A Theory of Smoke
L.A. Louver, 2021
Michael C. McMillen / Observatory, 2021 / installation
Installation photography / 
Michael C. McMillen: A Theory of Smoke
Michael C. McMillen / 
Cinema Futura, 1990-2021 / 
mixed media wall installation / 
26 x 14 x 6 in. (66 x 35.6 x 15.2 cm)
Outpost,
L.A. Louver, 2016
Michael C. McMillen / 
The Pequod II, 1987 / 
wood & metal kinetic sculpture / 
96 x 77 x 206 in. (243.8 x 195.6 x 523.2 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Receiver, 2014-2016 / 
mixed media constructions: reengineered chair, vintage military electronics, 'Tides' (03:10) / 
dimensions variable
Michael C McMillen / 
Outpost, 2015 / 
reengineered chair, painted wood and metal, 19th century clock mechinism / 
52 x 19 x 28 in. (132.1 x 48.3 x 71.1 cm)
Sideshow, Matrix 171
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, Hartford, CT 2015
Installation photography / 
Michael C. McMillen: Sideshow, Matrix 171
Installation photography / 
Michael C. McMillen: Sideshow, Matrix 171
Installation photography / 
Michael C. McMillen: Sideshow, Matrix 171
Train of Thought
Oakland Museum of California 2011
Michael C. McMillen / 
Mike's Pool Hall, 1977 - 91 / 
mixed media / 
9 x 20 x 20 ft (2.74 x 6.09 x 6.09 m)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Deliverance, 1992 / 
mixed media / 
144 x 144 x 144 in. (365.8 x 365.8 x 365.8 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Train of Thought, 1990 / 
mixed media / 
22' x 18' x 9' (6.7 x 5.48 x 2.74 m)
Lighthouse
L.A. Louver, 2010
Michael C. McMillen / 
Neptune (Journey to the Surface), 1985 / 
wood and metal construction / 
34 x 67 x 13 in. (86.4 x 170.2 x 33 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Witch of Draconis, 1983 / 
wood and metal construction / 
72 x 24 x 36 in. (182.9 x 61 x 91.4 cm) / 
Private collection
Michael C. McMillen / 
Lighthouse (Hotel New Empire), 2010 / 
mixed media with artist digital motion picture / 
97 x 132 x 144 in. (246.4 x 335.3 x 365.8 cm)
Red Trailer Motel
L.A. Louver, 2004
Michael C. McMillen / 
Red Trailer Motel, 2003 / 
mixed media installation / 
dimensions variable / 
21 November 2003 - 3 January 2004
Michael C. McMillen / 
Red Trailer Motel, 2003 / 
mixed media installation / 
dimensions variable / 
21 November 2003 - 3 January 2004
Michael C. McMillen / 
Red Trailer Motel, 2003 / 
mixed media installation / 
dimensions variable / 
21 November 2003 - 3 January 2004
Dr. Crump's Mobile Field Lab
Installed at California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 2005
Michael C. McMillen / 
Dr. Crump's Mobile Field Lab / 
mixed media installation / 
dimensions variable
Michael C. McMillen / 
Dr. Crump's Mobile Field Lab / 
mixed media installation / 
dimensions variable
Michael C. McMillen / 
Dr. Crump's Mobile Field Lab / 
mixed media installation / 
dimensions variable
Skyroom installation
L.A. Louver, 1999
Michael C. McMillen / 
Bathos, 1998 / 
mixed media installation dimensions variable
The Laboratory of Sleep
L.A. Louver, 1997
Michael C. McMillen / 
The Laboratory of Sleep, 1997 / 
mixed media installation / 
dimensions variable
Pavilion of Rain
California State University, Northridge 1987
Michael C. McMillen / 
The Pavilion of Rain, 1987 / 
installation / 
132 x 288 x 210 in. (335.3 x 731.5 x 533.4 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
The Pavilion of Rain, 1987 / 
installation / 
132 x 288 x 210 in. (335.3 x 731.5 x 533.4 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
The Pavilion of Rain, 1987 / 
installation / 
132 x 288 x 210 in. (335.3 x 731.5 x 533.4 cm)
Bio

1946 Born, Los Angeles, CA
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA

Education:
1969 BA, San Fernando Valley State College
1972 MA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA
1973 MFA, University of California, Los Angeles, CA

biography
Portrait of Michael C. McMillen. Photo: Ari Young.
Photo: Ari Young
Current exhibitions
LACMA
Los Angeles, CA
13 Jun
Museum exhibition
Selected L.A. Louver exhibitions
14 Sep - 16 Oct 2021
Gallery exhibition
13 Jan - 13 Feb 2016
Gallery exhibition
15 Sep - 30 Oct 2010
Gallery exhibition
21 Nov 2003 - 3 Jan 2004
Gallery exhibition
Selected museum exhibitions
Palais de Tokyo
Paris, France
6 Jun - 8 Sep 2014
Museum exhibition
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland, CA
16 Apr - 14 Aug 2011
Museum exhibition
Mary Elizabeth Dee Shaw Gallery, Weber State University
Ogden, UT
2 Sep - 1 Nov 2008
Museum exhibition
UnMuseum, Contemporary Arts Center
Cincinnati, OH
25 Aug - 25 Sep 2007
Museum exhibition
Selected public commissions/installations
West Hollywood Urban Art Program
West Hollywood, CA
20 Mar 2018
Public commission/installation
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