Programs • MOCA

Apr April 2022

Saturday
Apr 2, 2022

Eternal Spa
Organized with QNA

Performance
Saturday
Apr 2, 2022

Performance

Eternal Spa
Organized with QNA

Eternal Spa, presented in collaboration with artists Angela Dimayuga, jas lin, 미친년/ michinyeon (Kwonyin, Na Mira, and Saewon Oh), Brandon Nguyen, Daphne Nguyen (aka Fine China) and Yuki, and Scott Oshima invites visitors into a multi-sensorial, durational performance in the historic Japanese American neighborhood of Little Tokyo.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Sunday
Apr 3, 2022

The Workshop at MOCA with Inner-City Arts and Instagram

All Ages
Sunday
Apr 3, 2022

All Ages

The Workshop at MOCA with Inner-City Arts and Instagram

Join MOCA, Inner-City Arts, and Instagram for a celebratory afternoon of fun, art-making, and student performances inspired by #spreadheART, Instagram’s campaign to connect people across distances with inspiring, artistic messages of hope and healing during the pandemic.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Tuesday
Apr 5, 2022

Off-site Walkthrough with Artist Ulysses Jenkins

Member Event, Lecture
Tuesday
Apr 5, 2022

Member Event, Lecture

Off-site Walkthrough with Artist Ulysses Jenkins

Members at the MOCA Associate level and above are invited for an off-site walkthrough led by MOCA collection artist Ulysses Jenkins and curator Erin Christovale.
Saturday
Apr 9, 2022

Teen Night 2022: Rooted

Saturday
Apr 9, 2022

Teen Night 2022: Rooted

MOCA Teen Night 2022: Rooted is produced by the MOCA Teen Program, a group of diverse teens engaging in the work of the museum by collaborating on projects, working with artists, and meeting with museum professionals.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Sunday
Apr 10, 2022

God Particle Quartet:
Dr. Stephon Alexander, Melvin Gibbs, Jaron Lanier, and Will Calhoun

Performance
Sunday
Apr 10, 2022

Performance

God Particle Quartet:
Dr. Stephon Alexander, Melvin Gibbs, Jaron Lanier, and Will Calhoun

For a performance at MOCA, God Particle will perform as God Particle Quartet with special guests Jaron Lanier, the multi-instrumentalist and revered computer scientist often referred to as the father of virtual reality, and celebrated drummer Will Calhoun.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Thursday
Apr 14, 2022

Pollution, Policy, and Art

Lecture, Environmental Council
Thursday
Apr 14, 2022

Lecture, Environmental Council

Pollution, Policy, and Art

This panel discussion brings together a range of artists and advocates to discuss the multithreaded hydra that is plastics pollution and how we can get our hands around it. Participants include Melissa Aguayo, Liz Larner, Hugo McCloud, and Erica Montelongo. The panel is organized and facilitated by activist and organizer Calla Rose Ostrander.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Saturday
Apr 16, 2022

The Big Hearted Print Shop

MOCA Store, All Ages
Saturday
Apr 16, 2022

MOCA Store, All Ages

The Big Hearted Print Shop

Join us Saturday! Pipilotti Rist: Big Heartedness, Be My Neighbor presents The Big Hearted Print Shop.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Saturday
Apr 16, 2022

SPINNING

Performance
Saturday
Apr 16, 2022

Performance

SPINNING

Join us at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on the Aileen Getty Plaza for a monthly series of daytime dancing and food, featuring screen-printing from The Big Hearted Print Shop.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Thursday
Apr 21, 2022

Curator-led Walkthrough of Old and New Dreams: Recent Acquisitions in a Collection

Member Event, Lecture
Thursday
Apr 21, 2022

Member Event, Lecture

Curator-led Walkthrough of Old and New Dreams: Recent Acquisitions in a Collection

MOCA members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Old and New Dreams: Recent Acquisitions in a Collection led by MOCA Senior Curator Bennett Simpson.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Saturday
Apr 23, 2022

Member Preview Day of Lonesome Crowded West: Works from MOCA’s Collection

Member Event, Lecture
Saturday
Apr 23, 2022

Member Event, Lecture

Member Preview Day of Lonesome Crowded West: Works from MOCA’s Collection

Members at all levels are invited to be among the first to experience Lonesome Crowded West: Works from MOCA’s Collection at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Apr 24 — Apr 30 2022

Member Shopping Days

Member Event, MOCA Store
Apr 24 — Apr 30 2022

Member Event, MOCA Store

Member Shopping Days

We are doubling the member discount at the MOCA Store! From Sunday, April 24 through Saturday, April 30, members can enjoy 20% off items both online and in person.
MOCA Grand Avenue The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Apr 29 — Apr 30 2022

Honor, an Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra Starring Lili Taylor

Performance
Apr 29 — Apr 30 2022

Performance

Honor, an Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra Starring Lili Taylor

Honor is a subversive performance by conceptual artist Suzanne Bocanegra masquerades as an artist talk but reveals her current obsession—and aesthetic engagement with—one of The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s greatest tapestries, the colossal Honor. Honor features celebrated theater artist Lili Taylor in the title role of The Artist.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Friday
Apr 29, 2022

Off-site Walkthrough of Simone Forti’s An Other Pretty Autumn

Member Event
Friday
Apr 29, 2022

Member Event

Off-site Walkthrough of Simone Forti’s An Other Pretty Autumn

Members at the MOCA Associate level and above are invited for an off-site walkthrough of An Other Pretty Autumn, a solo exhibition of dancer, choreographer, artist, and writer Simone Forti.
Closed Feb 12 2023 – Opened Apr 24 2022

Closed Feb 12 2023 –
Opened Apr 24 2022

Lonesome Crowded West: Works from MOCA's Collection

Closed Feb 12 2023 – Opened Apr 24 2022

Lonesome Crowded West: Works from MOCA's Collection
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

Eternal Spa
Organized with QNA

The Workshop at MOCA with Inner-City Arts and Instagram

Off-site Walkthrough with Artist Ulysses Jenkins

Teen Night 2022: Rooted

God Particle Quartet:
Dr. Stephon Alexander, Melvin Gibbs, Jaron Lanier, and Will Calhoun

Pollution, Policy, and Art

The Big Hearted Print Shop

SPINNING

Curator-led Walkthrough of Old and New Dreams: Recent Acquisitions in a Collection

Member Preview Day of Lonesome Crowded West: Works from MOCA’s Collection

Member Shopping Days

Honor, an Artist Lecture by Suzanne Bocanegra Starring Lili Taylor

Off-site Walkthrough of Simone Forti’s An Other Pretty Autumn

Lonesome Crowded West: Works from MOCA's Collection