• Apr 1 — July 24 2017

  Store Pop-Up: Tortoise General Store

  

  MOCA Store

  Apr 1 — July 24 2017

  MOCA Store

  Store Pop-Up: Tortoise General Store

  The MOCA Store at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA transforms into a Zakka-style shop, a Japanese design phenomenon referring to objects that improve your home, life, and appearance.

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

Past Events

• Thursday
  May 4, 2017

  Bennett Simpson

  Lecture

  Thursday
  May 4, 2017

  Lecture

  Bennett Simpson

  ​MOCA Senior Curator Bennett Simpson leads a walk-through of Carl Andre: Sculpture as Place, 1958–2010.

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Saturday
  May 6, 2017

  NTS @ MOCA w/ B&O PLAY

  

  All Ages

  Saturday
  May 6, 2017

  All Ages

  NTS @ MOCA w/ B&O PLAY

  ​NTS Radio and MOCA present an afternoon of live, outdoor music at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Sunday
  May 7, 2017

  Robin Coste Lewis

  

  Reading

  Sunday
  May 7, 2017

  Reading

  Robin Coste Lewis

  ​Robin Coste Lewis is the author of Voyage of the Sable Venus, winner of the 2016 National Book Award. This collection of poems is a meditation on the cultural depiction of women in the African diaspora. Coste Lewis considers the roles desire and race play in the construction …

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Thursday
  May 11, 2017

  Los Angeles Filmforum at MOCA Presents Arthur Jafa's Dreams Are Colder Than Death

  

  Screening

  Thursday
  May 11, 2017

  Screening

  Los Angeles Filmforum at MOCA Presents Arthur Jafa's Dreams Are Colder Than Death

  ​In person: Saidiya Hartman

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• May 12 — May 14 2017

  MORE for Members

  

  MOCA Store

  May 12 — May 14 2017

  MOCA Store

  MORE for Members

  As a thank you for your support, we are delighted to offer MOCA members a 20% discount (some exceptions apply) in the MOCA Stores from Friday, May 12 to Sunday, May 14.

  MOCA Grand Avenue The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA WAREHOUSE at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Thursday
  May 18, 2017

  Product Launch: Scribble by Jimenez Lai

  

  MOCA Store

  Thursday
  May 18, 2017

  MOCA Store

  Product Launch: Scribble by Jimenez Lai

  ​Join designer Jimenez Lai at the MOCA Store for the launch of his new lamp, Scribble.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Thursday
  May 18, 2017

  Greg Tate

  

  Lecture

  Thursday
  May 18, 2017

  Lecture

  Greg Tate

  Greg Tate, a leading voice on contemporary Black music, art, literature, film, and politics, lectures on the work of Kerry James Marshall.​

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Thursday
  May 25, 2017

  Tortoise General Store: Tenugui Demonstration from Kamawanu

  

  MOCA Store

  Thursday
  May 25, 2017

  MOCA Store

  Tortoise General Store: Tenugui Demonstration from Kamawanu

  ​Kamawanu demonstration: How to Use TenuguiThere are no rules for how to use tenugui. Tenuguis are multipurpose hand-dyed cotton towels that have a long tradition in everyday life in Japan. With their colorful inks and patterns, the tenugui are often used for wrapping items for gifts, turned into accessories…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA