Closed Feb 12
2023
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Opened Apr 24
2022
Past Events
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Closed Feb 12 2023 – Opened Apr 24 2022
Closed Feb 12 2023 –
Opened Apr 24 2022Lonesome Crowded West: Works from MOCA's Collection
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Closed Feb 19 2023 – Opened Sept 10 2022
Closed Feb 19 2023 –
Opened Sept 10 2022Judith F. Baca: World Wall 
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Closed Feb 19 2023 – Opened Sept 10 2022
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Opened Sept 10 2022Tala Madani: Biscuits 
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Closed Feb 19 2023 – Opened Sept 10 2022
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Opened Sept 10 2022Garrett Bradley: American Rhapsody 
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Thursday
Feb 2, 2023Studio Visit with artist Analia Saban 
Member EventThursday
Feb 2, 2023Member EventStudio Visit with artist Analia Saban
Members at the Director’s Forum level and above are invited to an off-site studio visit with MOCA collection artist Analia Saban. An invitation with event details will be emailed to members at the Directors Forum level ($4,500) and above. -
Thursday
Feb 2, 2023File Under: Slime – Book Launch and A Brief History of Slime 
Screening, ReadingThursday
Feb 2, 2023Screening, ReadingFile Under: Slime – Book Launch and A Brief History of Slime
Artist Oliver Payne’s A Brief History of Slime (2022) borrows its title from Stephen Hawking’s best-selling book, A Brief History of Time (1988), and takes a Californian perspective on the global pervasiveness of American popular culture through the material phenomenon of slime. Payne's f…MOCA Grand Avenue -
Thursday
Feb 9, 2023Harmony Holiday on Henry Taylor: B Side 
Member EventThursday
Feb 9, 2023Member EventHarmony Holiday on Henry Taylor: B Side
MOCA members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Henry Taylor: B Side led by artist Harmony Holiday. Holiday is a writer, dancer, and experimental filmmaker whose work surveys ancestry, death and rebirth, and celebrity. Guiding a tour through a selection of the work…MOCA Grand Avenue -
Saturday
Feb 11, 2023LOVE: A conversation between Alexandra Grant and Alma Ruiz 
MOCA Store, LectureSaturday
Feb 11, 2023MOCA Store, LectureLOVE: A conversation between Alexandra Grant and Alma Ruiz
LOVE by Alexandra Grant is an event at MOCA Grand Avenue to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Artist Alexandra Grant will be in conversation with curator Alma Ruiz at the Ahmanson Auditorium, discussing her new book LOVE, recently published by Cameron Books. The conversation will be followed by …MOCA Grand Avenue -
Sunday
Feb 12, 2023Stanya Kahn on Tala Madani: Biscuits 
Member EventSunday
Feb 12, 2023Member EventStanya Kahn on Tala Madani: Biscuits
MOCA members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Tala Madani: Biscuits led by artist Stanya Kahn. Stanya Kahn is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in film/video with a practice that includes drawing, painting, sculpture/installation, sound a…The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA -
Thursday
Feb 16, 2023Art + Yoga with Marley Rae 
Thursday
Feb 16, 2023Art + 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 -
Friday
Feb 17, 2023Off-site walkthrough with artist Paul McCarthy 
Member EventFriday
Feb 17, 2023Member EventOff-site walkthrough with artist Paul McCarthy
Members at the MOCA Associate level and above are invited for an off-site walkthrough led by artist Paul McCarthy. -
Saturday
Feb 18, 2023Music at Geffen 
PerformanceSaturday
Feb 18, 2023PerformanceMusic at Geffen
Join us at the Aileen Getty Plaza at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA for a day of music and food on the occasion of Frieze Los Angeles 2023! Featuring music from KCHUNG Radio resident DJs and a live performance by zzzahara. Food will be available for purchase from Vurger Guyz andThe Geffen Contemporary at MOCA -
Saturday
Feb 18, 2023Tala Madani: Biscuits Book Signing and Blackboard (Further Education) Limited Edition T-Shirt Release 
MOCA StoreSaturday
Feb 18, 2023MOCA StoreTala Madani: Biscuits Book Signing and Blackboard (Further Education) Limited Edition T-Shirt Release
SCHEDULE CHANGENEW DATE AND TIME:Saturday, February 18, 2023, 2–4pm Join us at MOCA Store at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on Saturday, February 18th from 2–4pm for a book signing with artist Tala Madani to celebrate the exhibition catalogue Tala Madani: Biscuits. Th…The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA -
Saturday
Feb 18, 2023Curator-led Tour of Judith F. Baca: World Wall 
LectureSaturday
Feb 18, 2023LectureCurator-led Tour of Judith F. Baca: World Wall
Join us for a tour of Judith F. Baca: World Wall led by MOCA Curator Anna Katz, curator of the exhibition, on the occasion of Frieze Los Angeles 2023. Celebrated Chicana artist Judith F. Baca began her collaborative, portable mural World Wall: A Vision of the Future Without Fear in 198…The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA -
Saturday
Feb 18, 2023Christina Catherine Martinez Presents: Stephanie Presents: Tala Madani 
PerformanceSaturday
Feb 18, 2023PerformanceChristina Catherine Martinez Presents: Stephanie Presents: Tala Madani
In her signature mode of performance as criticism, Christina Catherine Martinez will present a walkthrough of Tala Madani: Biscuits as Martinez's fictional alter-ego, an art publicist named Stephanie (no last name), whose PR agency operates under the ominous aegis of parent company Hexx Lux…The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA -
Sunday
Feb 19, 2023Curator-led Tour of Simone Forti 
LectureSunday
Feb 19, 2023LectureCurator-led Tour of Simone Forti
Join us for a tour of Simone Forti led by MOCA Associate Curator Rebecca Lowery and MOCA Associate Curator Alex Sloane, curators of the exhibition, on the occasion of Frieze Los Angeles 2023. Simone Forti is the first exhibition on the West Coast to explore the monumental career of vis…MOCA Grand Avenue -
Sunday
Feb 19, 2023Henry Taylor and Friends
Discussion and Book Signing
LectureSunday
Feb 19, 2023LectureHenry Taylor and Friends
Discussion and Book SigningJoin us for a wide-ranging discussion with artist Henry Taylor, on the occasion of the landmark exhibition, Henry Taylor: B-Side. Taylor, exhibition curator Bennett Simpson, and special guests will consider the artist's 30-plus years' of work in painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation. A book signing…MOCA Grand Avenue -
Thursday
Feb 23, 2023Simone Forti, Oh, Tongue
Artist Book Launch
MOCA Store, ReadingThursday
Feb 23, 2023MOCA Store, ReadingSimone Forti, Oh, Tongue
Artist Book LaunchMOCA is honored to present the launch of Oh, Tongue (Nero Editions, 2023), a newly revised edition of Simone Forti’s journal, in which she shares her poetry and thoughts on dance, the body, writing, and the state of the world. The book is a collection of experimental texts, imagined dialogues, news ani…MOCA Grand Avenue -
Saturday
Feb 25, 2023Curator-led walkthrough of Simone Forti 
Member EventSaturday
Feb 25, 2023Member EventCurator-led walkthrough of Simone Forti
MOCA members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Simone Forti led by MOCA Associate Curator Rebecca Lowery. Simone Forti is the first exhibition on the West Coast to explore the monumental career of visionary artist Simone Forti in depth. Forti…MOCA Grand Avenue -
Saturday
Feb 25, 2023KCHUNG PUBLIC: Love Song
Featuring Chief Adjuah formerly Christian Scott
PerformanceSaturday
Feb 25, 2023PerformanceKCHUNG PUBLIC: Love Song
Featuring Chief Adjuah formerly Christian ScottPlease join us for a very special performance from American cultural leader, jazz innovator, and musical pioneer Chief Adjuah, formerly Christian Scott, and his ensemble. This program is part of KCHUNG Radio’s ongoing residency at MOCA, KCHUNG Public. Please note that other pr…MOCA Grand Avenue