Past Events

• Thursday
  Dec 1, 2022

  New Landscapes: Kim Abeles

  

  Member Event

  Thursday
  Dec 1, 2022

  Member Event

  New Landscapes: Kim Abeles

  MOCA members at the Curators Circle level and above are invited to a conversation between artist Kim Abeles and MOCA Associate Curator Rebecca Lowery at the Stoneview Nature Center in Culver City.

• Thursday
  Dec 1, 2022

  Energizing the Climate Movement

  

  Thursday
  Dec 1, 2022

  Energizing the Climate Movement

  Musicians, artists, writers, and data scientists, together, can catalyze climate action—both by inspiring others and by looking inward at their own craft and communities. This panel has created real, positive action in ways and among communities that haven't traditionally been involved in climate change. T…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Saturday
  Dec 3, 2022

  Suzanne Lacy on Judith F. Baca: World Wall

  

  Member Event

  Saturday
  Dec 3, 2022

  Member Event

  Suzanne Lacy on Judith F. Baca: World Wall

  MOCA members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Judith F. Baca: World Wall led by MOCA collection artist Suzanne Lacy. An artist, educator, writer, and professor at the USC Roski School of Art and Design, Lacy is renowned as a pioneer in socially engaged art. Movin…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Saturday
  Dec 3, 2022

  Visual AIDS, Being & Belonging
  With videos from Camila Arce, Davina “Dee” Conner and Karin Hayes, Jaewon Kim, Clifford Prince King, Santiago Lemus and Camilo Acosta Huntertexas

  

  Screening

  Saturday
  Dec 3, 2022

  Screening

  Visual AIDS, Being & Belonging
  With videos from Camila Arce, Davina “Dee” Conner and Karin Hayes, Jaewon Kim, Clifford Prince King, Santiago Lemus and Camilo Acosta Huntertexas

  Visual AIDS presents a program of seven short videos highlighting under-told stories of HIV and AIDS from the perspective of artists living with HIV across the world.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Sunday
  Dec 4, 2022

  Healing through Movement with Tatiana Zamir

  

  Sunday
  Dec 4, 2022

  Healing through Movement with Tatiana Zamir

  Integrating various healing modalities, including movement therapy techniques, these workshops seek to release stress and cultivate joy. Tatiana Zamir encourages liberation from self-doubt, insecurities, fear, and limiting beliefs to support our healing journeys as individuals and as a collective. Starting from our world within, participants are guided to embody their strengths, increase confidence and creativity, and create a more peaceful and just world.

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Sunday
  Dec 4, 2022

  Better Balance: Imagining equity among humanity and the natural world
  With Nina Simons, Nalleli Cobo, Lyla June, and Jerry Tello

  

  Sunday
  Dec 4, 2022

  Better Balance: Imagining equity among humanity and the natural world
  With Nina Simons, Nalleli Cobo, Lyla June, and Jerry Tello

  Leading environmental and social activists, Nina Simons, Nalleli Cobo, Lyla June, and Jerry Tello consider balance, or lack thereof, between humanity and nature; wealth and health; profit and the environment and how the themes depicted in World Wall can be utilized as a catalyst for social change.

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Dec 5 — Dec 11 2022

  Member Shopping Days

  

  Member Event, MOCA Store

  Dec 5 — Dec 11 2022

  Member Event, MOCA Store

  Member Shopping Days

  This holiday season we are doubling the member discount at the MOCA Store. From Monday, December 5 through Sunday, December 11, 2022, members can enjoy 20% off items both online and in person. From exclusive MOCA products to exhibition catalogues, jewelry, apparel, homewares, and games for all…

  MOCA Grand Avenue The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Thursday
  Dec 8, 2022

  Off-site Walkthrough with artist Uta Barth

  

  Member Event

  Thursday
  Dec 8, 2022

  Member Event

  Off-site Walkthrough with artist Uta Barth

  Members at the MOCA Associate level and above are invited for an off-site walkthrough led by MOCA collection artist Uta Barth. As an artist-founded museum, artists are central to MOCA's history and vision for the future. This event is part of an ongoing series of walkthroughs where members can…

• Thursday
  Dec 8, 2022

  Tala Madani and Ottessa Moshfegh in Conversation

  

  Lecture

  Thursday
  Dec 8, 2022

  Lecture

  Tala Madani and Ottessa Moshfegh in Conversation

  Join Ottessa Moshfegh, celebrated author of Lapvona (2022) and My Year of Rest and Relaxation (2018), and artist Tala Madani in the galleries of Tala Madani: Biscuits, her first North American survey, as they engage in a wide-ranging conversation about pushing boundaries, dark co…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Friday
  Dec 9, 2022

  Art and Krimes by Krimes
  Directed by Alysa Nahmias and featuring Jesse Krimes, Russell Craig, Jared Owens, and Gilberto Rivera

  

  Screening

  Friday
  Dec 9, 2022

  Screening

  Art and Krimes by Krimes
  Directed by Alysa Nahmias and featuring Jesse Krimes, Russell Craig, Jared Owens, and Gilberto Rivera

  Art and Krimes by Krimes is a documentary film which centers on the story of Jesse Krimes, a visual artist who, while serving six years in federal prison, secretly created monumental works of art - including a 40 foot mural made with prison bed sheets, hair gel, and newspaper. Following the screening Jesse Krimes engages in a conversation around the film and his practice.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Saturday
  Dec 10, 2022

  Artist-led walkthrough of Garrett Bradley: American Rhapsody

  

  Member Event

  Saturday
  Dec 10, 2022

  Member Event

  Artist-led walkthrough of Garrett Bradley: American Rhapsody

  MOCA members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Garrett Bradley: American Rhapsody led by artist Garrett Bradley. Garrett Bradley: American Rhapsody is the first solo museum presentation of the work of Los Angeles- and New Orleans-based artist…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Sunday
  Dec 11, 2022

  Art for Earth’s Sake: Staying Cool: Designers Green Art Buildings
  With Lance Collins, Fred Fisher, Simone Paz, and Kulapat Yantrasast.
  Moderated by Frances Anderton.

  

  Lecture, Environmental Council

  Sunday
  Dec 11, 2022

  Lecture, Environmental Council

  Art for Earth’s Sake: Staying Cool: Designers Green Art Buildings
  With Lance Collins, Fred Fisher, Simone Paz, and Kulapat Yantrasast.
  Moderated by Frances Anderton.

  Museums and private collections can generate a high energy footprint, from the construction of new buildings to the climate-controlled storage. Add to that the emissions and waste generated by the production, installation and demolition of temporary exhibitions and art fairs. What are architects and design…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Friday
  Dec 16, 2022

  Curator-led walkthrough of Henry Taylor: B Side

  

  Member Event

  Friday
  Dec 16, 2022

  Member Event

  Curator-led walkthrough of Henry Taylor: B Side

  MOCA members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Henry Taylor: B Side led by MOCA Curatorial Assistant Anastasia Kahn. Surveying thirty years of Henry Taylor’s work in painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation, this retrospective celebrates a Los A…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Friday
  Dec 16, 2022

  Art + Yoga with Marley Rae

  

  Friday
  Dec 16, 2022

  Art + Yoga with Marley Rae

  Join us for a series of free one hour community based yoga sessions for all bodies and levels led by Namaste Marley Rae. Presented in conjunction with Judith F. Baca: World Wall and all classes will take place within the exhibition surrounded by Baca’s series of nine murals.

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA