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    Which Way, L.A.?

    MOCA, LACMA and Eli Broad

    The art world is all abuzz over the latest offer to help the Museum of Contemporary Art, with its world-class collection of works created since 1945. Five years ago, MOCA was bailed out by local billionaire Eli Broad, but it's still in more than one kind of trouble, and LACMA, LA County's Museum of Art has proposed a merger.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    The art world is all abuzz over the latest offer to help the Museum of Contemporary Art, with its world-class collection of works created since 1945. Five years ago, MOCA was bailed out by local billionaire Eli Broad, but it's still in more than one kind of trouble, and LACMA, LA County's Museum of Art has proposed a merger.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      art critic, Los Angeles Times

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      MOCA Mobilization

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