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The L.A. Times gives a glorious list of the best in art for 2011<\/a>, with Charles Garabedian<\/a> & Michael C. McMillen<\/a> in the top of the ranks!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Charles Garabedian: A Retrospective<\/strong>, Santa Barbara Museum of Art. An innovator in the return to national prominence of figurative painting more than 30 years ago, Garabedian took his place among the best painters Los Angeles has produced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael C. McMillen: Train of Thought<\/strong>, Oakland Museum of California. The social shock of the 1970s set the distinctive tone of humor and dread for the next 40 years of the Los Angeles artist\u2019s eccentric and poignant assemblage sculptures, films and installations<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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Charles Garabedian,\u00a0Starless Night<\/em>, 2009,\u00a0acrylic on paper,\u00a047 \u00be x 61 in. (121.3 x 154.9 cm)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Charles Garabedian,\u00a0Untitled<\/em>, 2007,\u00a0charcoal on paper,\u00a072 x 48 in. (182.9 x 121.9 cm)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Michael C McMillen,\u00a0Train of Thought<\/em>, 1990,\u00a0kinetic mixed media installation,\u00a022\u2019 x 18\u2019 x 9\u2019<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Michael C McMillen,\u00a0Deliverance<\/em>, 1992,\u00a0kinetic mixed media installation,\u00a0144 x 144 x 144 in. (365.8 x 365.8 x 365.8 cm)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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