The ARCO Center for Visual Art was a not-for-profit gallery, funded by the Atlantic Richfield Company in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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 California

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. It opened in 1976 and closed in 1984. The gallery focused on contemporary art. It was located at the Atlantic Richfield Plaza, 505 South Flower Street.

Selected exhibitors were Carlos Almaraz

Carlos Almaraz

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, Herbert Bayer

Herbert Bayer

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, Peter Alexander, Larry Bell

Larry Bell (artist)

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, Donald Cole

Donald Cole (painter)

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, William Crutchfield, Walter Gabrielson, Joe Goode

Joe Goode

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, George Herms, Craig Kauffman

Craig Kauffman (artist)

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, Liga Pang, Don Potts, Joseph Raffael

Joseph Raffael

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, Stuart Rapeport, Frank Romero, Edward Ruscha

Edward Ruscha

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, Hassel Smith, Michael Todd.