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Thursday
May 2, 2019

Filmforum at MOCA Presents: Kevin Jerome Everson

Screening
Thursday
May 2, 2019

Screening

Filmforum at MOCA Presents: Kevin Jerome Everson

Kevin Jerome Everson, arguably one of the most prolific, and important experimental filmmakers currently working, is an artist who thinks through the particular problems of cinema by making it. Los Angeles Filmforum at MOCA is proud to present this program of recent work by Everson, with the artist in attendance.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Sunday
May 5, 2019

Day For Night

Performance
Sunday
May 5, 2019

Performance

Day For Night

CalArts Dance transforms its exploration of all things nocturnal (clubs, constellations, dreams, darkness) into an hour-long immersive multi-track dance installation for the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Sunday May 5 from 3 to 4 pm.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
May 8 — May 12
2019

Members' Shopping Days

MOCA Store
May 8 — May 12
2019

MOCA Store

Members' Shopping Days

MOCA members save 20% on all purchases at MOCA Store May 8–12. Stock up on the latest art monographs, exhibition catalogues, posters, and T-shirts, or find that special something just in time for Mother’s Day.
MOCA Grand Avenue The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Thursday
May 9, 2019

Artists on Artists: Miljohn Ruperto on Open House

Lecture
Thursday
May 9, 2019

Lecture

Artists on Artists: Miljohn Ruperto on Open House

Artist Miljohn Ruperto works across media and disciplines, often in collaboration with others. Typically drawing from historical and anecdotal events, Ruperto creates replicas and outlines from enactments to speculate on the nature of assumed facts and truth.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Saturday
May 11, 2019

Members' Behind-the-Scenes Museum Tour

Member Event
Saturday
May 11, 2019

Member Event

Members' Behind-the-Scenes Museum Tour

See the museum from the inside out! Get an insider’s look at MOCA Grand Avenue, from the rooftop to the basement, on this exclusive tour for members. Points of interest include the boardroom, the research library, and the architectural concepts behind Arata Isozaki’s 1986 design.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Sunday
May 12, 2019

Hand & Rose Mother's Day Flower Workshop

All Ages
Sunday
May 12, 2019

All Ages

Hand & Rose Mother's Day Flower Workshop

Hand & Rose, the delightful mobile florist shop spotted all around town and in front of MOCA Grand Avenue on Thursday nights, leads a special workshop for Mother’s Day. H&R owner and florist Sarah Lineberger teaches the art of flower arrangement—for mothers, by mothers, in honor of mothers. Participants of a…
MOCA Grand Avenue
Thursday
May 16, 2019

40 for LA: Sylvia Lavin on Arata Isozaki

Lecture
Thursday
May 16, 2019

Lecture

40 for LA: Sylvia Lavin on Arata Isozaki

As MOCA celebrates its 40th anniversary, 40 for LA offers audiences a behind-the-scenes glimpse into MOCA’s origins.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Closed Jan 20 2020 – Opened May 19 2019

Closed Jan 20 2020 –
Opened May 19 2019

The Foundation of the Museum: MOCA's Collection

Closed Jan 20 2020 – Opened May 19 2019

The Foundation of the Museum: MOCA's Collection
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Thursday
May 23, 2019

The Magic Hour Book Launch with Golden Spike Press

MOCA Store
Thursday
May 23, 2019

MOCA Store

The Magic Hour Book Launch with Golden Spike Press

Join us for the launch of the first annual publication of The Magic Hour, a project based in Twentynine Palms, California organized by Alice Wang & Ben Tong.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Thursday
May 30, 2019

Exhibition Walkthrough
Bennett Simpson and Rebecca Lowery on The Foundation of the Museum: MOCA's Collection

Lecture
Thursday
May 30, 2019

Lecture

Exhibition Walkthrough
Bennett Simpson and Rebecca Lowery on The Foundation of the Museum: MOCA's Collection

The Foundation of the Museum: MOCA’s Collection shows the collection as a changing, mutating landscape of developments in contemporary art and curatorial focus as well as the social and cultural backdrops that inform them.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA