"Promises to Speak Volumes"

"But as you enter the 1960s, you see the Los Angeles art scene take root, and you discover one of the reasons it remains so vital today: Many of its most inventive pioneers are still alive and active. Robert Irwin (now in San Diego), John Baldessari (still in Santa Monica) and Ed Ruscha (long in Venice Beach), for example, are well represented in the show, each appearing at multiple junctions.
"'I think you will see as the exhibition progresses the growing impact of L.A. artists internationally,' Mr. Schimmel said. 'What begins as a sprinkling becomes by the end a dominant force.'"

In a September 2009 New York Times, Jori Finkel reviews "Collection" at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.