Museum exhibition
Michael C. McMillen
Train of Thought
Michael C. McMillen / 
Lighthouse (Hotel New Empire), 2010  / 
      mixed media with artist digital motion picture  / 
      104 x 132 x 144 in. (264.2 x 335.3 x 365.8 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Lighthouse (Hotel New Empire), 2010  / 
      mixed media with artist digital motion picture  / 
      104 x 132 x 144 in. (264.2 x 335.3 x 365.8 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Lighthouse (Hotel New Empire), 2010  / 
      mixed media with artist digital motion picture  / 
      104 x 132 x 144 in. (264.2 x 335.3 x 365.8 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Lighthouse (Hotel New Empire), 2010  / 
      mixed media with artist digital motion picture  / 
      104 x 132 x 144 in. (264.2 x 335.3 x 365.8 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Lighthouse (Hotel New Empire), 2010  / 
      mixed media with artist digital motion picture  / 
      104 x 132 x 144 in. (264.2 x 335.3 x 365.8 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Red Trailer Motel, 2003 / 
      installation  / 
      installed dimensions variable
Michael C. McMillen / 
Red Trailer Motel, 2003 / 
      installation  / 
      installed dimensions variable
Michael C. McMillen / 
Red Trailer Motel, 2003 / 
      installation  / 
      installed dimensions variable
Michael C. McMillen / 
Red Trailer Motel, 2003 / 
      installation  / 
      installed dimensions variable
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 / 
Deliverance, 1992 / 
      mixed media / 
      144 x 144 x 144 in. (365.8 x 365.8 x 365.8 cm)
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)
Michael C. McMillen / 
      Train of Thought, 1990 / 
      mixed media / 
      22' x 18' x 9' (6.7 x 5.48 x 2.74 m)
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)
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 / 
Java, 2006 / 
stained wood and glue / 
136 x 47 x 6 in. (345.4 x 119.4 x 15.2 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Bulls-eye's Last Voyage (Critical thinkers struggle to distance themselves from a foundering theory), 1997 / 
      oil on panel / 
      12 x 14 3/4 in./17 1/8 x 19 5/8 in. (fr)
Michael C. McMillen / 
The Museum of Wax, Strings & Springs, 1995 - 97  / 
      cabinet with specimens Nos. 157-187 inclusive  / 
      37 1/2 x 29 1/2 x 4 in. (95.25 x 74.93 x 10.16 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Interceptor, 1996 / 
      wood, metal, glass, .049 two stroke aircraft engine, bamboo and code / 
      25 x 106 x 6 in. (63.5 x 269.24 x 15.24 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Picasso's Last Words, 1995 / 
5 glass, wax, metal / 
39 x 11 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (99.06 x 29.21 x 34.29 cm)
Michael C. McMillen / 
Dracula's Daughter, 1994 / 
      mixed media installation / 
      dimensions variable
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 / 
Dr. Caligari, 1989 / 
      mixed media / 
      16 x 24 3/4 in. (40.64 x 60.33 cm)
Oakland Museum of California
Oakland, CA
16 Apr - 14 Aug 2011
museumca.org

artist profile

Catalogue

Presented by the Oakland Museum of California, this exhibition spans the 40-year career of mixed-media artist, Michael C. McMillen. Viewers are invited into an altered reality created through large-scale multisensory installations, assemblages, sculptures, paintings, drawings, and films. A 190-page catalogue accompanies the exhibition.

Selected articles

Ollman, Leah. "Michael C. McMillen"
Art in America. November 2011.
artinamericamagazine.com | full article, PDF

Ollman, Leah. "Castoffs get second life in Michael McMillen's hands"
Los Angeles Times. 31 July 2011.
articles.latimes.com | full article, PDF

Knight, Christopher. "Reveries on a shattered world"
Los Angeles Times. 25 May 2011.
full article, PDF

Modenessi, Jennifer. "Artist Michael McMillen constructs alternate realities with sculpture, film"
Contra Costa Times. 17 April 2011.
mercurynews.com
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