• May 1 — May 7 2023

  Member Shopping Days

  

  Member Event, MOCA Store

  May 1 — May 7 2023

  Member Event, MOCA Store

  Member Shopping Days

  We are doubling the member discount at the MOCA Store. For a limited time, all members can enjoy 20% off items both online and in person.

Past Events

• May 1 — May 7 2023

  Member Shopping Days

  

  Member Event, MOCA Store

  May 1 — May 7 2023

  Member Event, MOCA Store

  Member Shopping Days

  We are doubling the member discount at the MOCA Store. For a limited time, all members can enjoy 20% off items both online and in person.

• Thursday
  May 4, 2023

  Ron Regé Jr. and the Halcyon Drawings
  Book Signing and Portfolio Presentation

  

  MOCA Store

  Thursday
  May 4, 2023

  MOCA Store

  Ron Regé Jr. and the Halcyon Drawings
  Book Signing and Portfolio Presentation

  MOCA Store is pleased to present an evening with Ron Regé Jr. and the complete drawings from his graphic novel Halcyon. On view will also be his previous book, The Weaver Festival Phenomenon, in a series of portfolio binders, laid out for attendees to explore. This will be a one-time only…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Friday
  May 5, 2023

  Curator-led walkthrough of Long Story Short

  

  Member Event

  Friday
  May 5, 2023

  Member Event

  Curator-led walkthrough of Long Story Short

  Members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Long Story Short led by MOCA Curator Anna Katz.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• May 5 — May 6 2023

  Ligia Lewis, A Plot/A Scandal, 2022

  

  May 5 — May 6 2023

  Ligia Lewis, A Plot/A Scandal, 2022

  A dance between affect and embodiment, seeing and being seen, Ligia Lewis’s new work, A Plot/A Scandal, constructs the poetics of refusal at the edges of representation. It is a scene in the making where excitement for that which does not fit might find its place. …

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Thursday
  May 11, 2023

  The Colburn School Dances at The Geffen

  

  Performance

  Thursday
  May 11, 2023

  Performance

  The Colburn School Dances at The Geffen

  Students from The Colburn School's Dance Academy and Advanced Modern Ensemble perform works by Rudy Perez, Colburn Faculty Member Katherine Cowgill, and Colburn Dance Dean Silas Farley, with music by Samuel Barber, Glen Branca, Philip Glass, and Michael Praetorius. Program:

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Thursday
  May 11, 2023

  Spring Fling for Teachers

  

  Education

  Thursday
  May 11, 2023

  Education

  Spring Fling for Teachers

  A free, celebratory evening for all 3rd-12th grade teachers. Raise a toast over tacos and free drinks, explore the galleries, win prizes, and rejuvenate with friends! Also, learn more about MOCA's classroom partnership program, Contemporary Art Start, which is now taking sign-ups for the 2023-24 school yea…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Saturday
  May 13, 2023

  KCHUNG PUBLIC: Labor

  

  Saturday
  May 13, 2023

  KCHUNG PUBLIC: Labor

  Los Angeles Artists Union, founded in 2011, was a 3 year project that sought to reimagine compensation, equity, and mutual aid in the Los Angeles art industry and beyond. On May 13th, 2023 KCHUNG (also founded in 2011) invites the public to the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA for an afternoon of performances, installati…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Sunday
  May 14, 2023

  Scent Rave: New Variations on Scent, Art, and Community
  Organized with Maxwell Williams of UFO Parfums

  

  Sunday
  May 14, 2023

  Scent Rave: New Variations on Scent, Art, and Community
  Organized with Maxwell Williams of UFO Parfums

  Olfactory artist and perfumer Maxwell Williams of UFO Parfums addresses the intersection of experimental handmade perfumery, contemporary art, dance music, and the communities that embrace all three. In addition to a DJ set by Brian Piñeyro aka DJ Python and a pop-up shop,…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Tuesday
  May 16, 2023

  Curator-led walkthrough of Carl Craig: Party/After-Party

  

  Member Event

  Tuesday
  May 16, 2023

  Member Event

  Curator-led walkthrough of Carl Craig: Party/After-Party

  Members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Carl Craig: Party/After-Party led by MOCA Curator Alex Sloane.

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Thursday
  May 18, 2023

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Clarissa Tossin
  Mojo’q che b’ixan ri ixkanulab’ / Antes de que los volcanes canten / Before the Volcanoes Sing, 2022, 64 min.
  West Coast premiere

  

  Screening

  Thursday
  May 18, 2023

  Screening

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Clarissa Tossin
  Mojo’q che b’ixan ri ixkanulab’ / Antes de que los volcanes canten / Before the Volcanoes Sing, 2022, 64 min.
  West Coast premiere

  MOCA Artist Film series is an active and dynamic platform for the presentation of artist films. Inspired by film and video works in MOCA’s renowned collection, the series will offer engaging and notable screenings and live programs with MOCA collection artists and beyond. With presentations in the Ahmanson Auditoriu…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Friday
  May 19, 2023

  Off-site walkthrough with artist Max Hooper Schneider

  

  Member Event

  Friday
  May 19, 2023

  Member Event

  Off-site walkthrough with artist Max Hooper Schneider

  Members at the MOCA Associate level and above are invited for an off-site walkthrough led by MOCA collection artist Max Hooper Schneider.

• Thursday
  May 25, 2023

  MOCA x Insomniac & Secret Project Present
  Party/After-Party Sessions

  

  Thursday
  May 25, 2023

  MOCA x Insomniac & Secret Project Present
  Party/After-Party Sessions

  This program is presented in conjunction with Carl Craig: Party/After Party.  Carl Craig brings the heat and energy of the club into the museum with Party/After-Party Sessions, a series of thr…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA