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04.17.2008

Paul McCarthy on Dan Graham

On the occasion of the opening of "Dan Graham: Beyond", artist Paul McCarthy spoke on the work of Dan Graham. Recorded February 13, 2009 at MOCA Grand Avenue.

 
See Also

The Dan Graham: Beyond gallery guide.

  03.04.2008

Dan Graham on Los Angeles

The work of Dan Graham has been central to the development of art since the 1960s—from the rise of minimalism, conceptualism, and video and performance art to explorations of architecture and the culture of rock and roll. In this video, the artist discusses New York and his experiences in working with artists from Los Angeles.

 
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The Dan Graham: Beyond gallery guide.

  03.04.2008

Mirror/Dash plays Dan Graham: Beyond

A special performance by Mirror/Dash, with Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore, at the opening of Dan Graham: Beyond.

Recorded February 14, 2009 at MOCA Grand Avenue.

 

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The Dan Graham: Beyond gallery guide.

  03.04.2008

Dan Graham in conversation with Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth

On the occasion of the opening of Dan Graham: Beyond, MOCA hosted a special conversation featuring Dan Graham in conversation with musicians Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth.

Recorded February 15, 2009 at MOCA Grand Avenue.

 

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part 2 | part 3 | part 4
See Also

The Dan Graham: Beyond gallery guide.

12.03.2008

Lisa Mark and Lynda Bunting on
To Illustrate and Multiply: An Open Book

Exhibition curators Lisa Mark and Lynda Bunting discuss the exhibition To Illustrate and Multiply: An Open Book

Installation view of To Illustrate and Multiply: An Open Book at MOCA Pacific Design Center, 2008, photo by Brian Forrest
 
Lynda Bunting
MOCA librarian
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29:44 (30.9 mb)
Lisa Gabrielle Mark
MOCA director of publications
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40:43 (42.1mb)
 
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The To Illustrate and Multiply: An Open Book online catalogue
11.18.2008

Frances Morris on Louise Bourgeois

Frances Morris, exhibition curator and head of collections at Tate Modern, discusses Louise Bourgeois.

Recorded October 26, 2008, at MOCA Grand Avenue.

Installation view of Louise Bourgeois at MOCA Grand Avenue, 2008, photo by Brian Forrest
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1:03:03 (66mb)
 
See Also

The Louise Bourgeois gallery guide
10.29.2008

Susanne Kippenberger Art Talk

In conjunction with the Villa Aurora, MOCA presented a special evening with Susanne Kippenberger, Berlin-based writer and author of Kippenberger. Der Künstler und seine Familien, an acclaimed 2007 biography on the life of her brother, Martin Kippenberger.

Recorded October 23, 2008, at MOCA Grand Avenue.

Installation view of Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective at MOCA Grand Avenue, 2008, photo by Brian Forrest
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36:26 (45mb)
 
See Also

Kippenberger. Der Künstler und seine Familien on Amazon.de
The Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective gallery guide


10.3.2008

Diedrich Diederichsen on Martin Kippenberger

On the occasion of the opening of Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective, Diedrich Diederichsen, curator, professor of Theory, Practice, and Transfer of Contemporary Art at the Vienna Art Academy, and author of a forthcoming German monograph on Kippenberger, discusses the artist’s work.

Recorded September 21, 2008, at MOCA Grand Avenue.

 
watch part one
19 min.
watch part two
20 min.
watch part three
18 min.
watch part four
24 min.
 
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1hr. 22min.
83mb
See Also

The Martin Kippenberger: The Problem Perspective gallery guide.


9.16.2008

This Language Of Image: Index Collaborative Poetry Reading

Four celebrated Los Angeles poets have written new poems in response to specific works in the exhibition Index: Conceptualism in California from the Permanent Collection. Listen to the poems by Elena Karina Byrne, David St. John, Paul Vangelisti, and Gail Wronsky, and view the works that inspired them below.

Elena Karina Byrne
Mermaid Triad: Desire

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Elena Karina Byrne
Pain - Elegy for Jack Goldstein

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David St. John
Asphalt Jungle

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David St. John
The Window

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Paul Vangelisti
Azusa: A Sequel for Wallace Berman and Stuart Z. Perkoff

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Gail Wronsky
Faster Pussycat Kill! Kill! (1965/1990)

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Gail Wronsky
Splendor in the Grass (1961/1990)

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See Also

The Index: Conceptualism in California from the Permanent Collection gallery guide.


8.20.2008

Connie Butler on Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave

Exhibition curator Connie Butler, MOCA Ahmanson curatorial fellow and The Robert Lehman Foundation chief curator of drawings at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, leads a walkthrough of Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave. Recorded Sunday August 3, 2008 at MOCA Grand Avenue.

 
Installation view of Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave. Photo by Brian Forrest.
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1:00:38 (54.8mb)
See Also

The Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave audio tour.


7.15.2008

Marlene Dumas on Measuring Your Own Grave

Listen to the artist discuss select works from her exhibition Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave.

Genetiese Heimwee (Genetic Longing) (1984), The Look-Alike (2005), and Duct Tape (2002–05)

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3:59
Dead Girl (2002), Martha—My Ouma (1984), and Het Kwaad is Banaal (Evil Is Banal) (1984)

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6:20
The Woman of Algiers (2001)

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2:32

The Secret (1994)

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1:11
The First People (I–IV) (1990)

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2:27

Magdalena (Newman’s Zip) (1995) and Magdalena (Manet’s Queen) (1995)

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3:36
Leather Boots (2000), Cracking the Whip (2000), and High Heeled Shoes (2000)

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3:43

Immaculate (2003), Miss Pompadour (1999) and Fingers (1999)

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3:36
Miss World (c. 1963)

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3:43

Black Drawings (1991–92)

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2:36
Models (1994)

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3:31

Measuring Your Own Grave (2003) and Moshekwa (2006)

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4:19
See Also

The Marlene Dumas: Measuring Your Own Grave gallery guide


7.17.2008

Morgan Fisher
on Lawrence Weiner: AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE

Artist Morgan Fisher leads a special closing-weekend discussion of Lawrence Weiner: AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE.

 

 
Installation view of Lawrence Weiner: AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE. Photo by Brian Forrest
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54:09 (66.6mb)
 
See Also

The Lawrence Weiner: AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE gallery guide (pdf)


6.05.2008

Exploring Kaprow’s Environments

On Sunday May 18, MOCA Curator Philipp Kaiser moderated a discussion between Skylar Haskard, Allen Ruppersberg, Barbara T. Smith, and Paul McCarthy exploring the artist’s reinventions of Allan Kaprow’s Environments and Happenings, created for Allan Kaprow–Art as Life.

 

 
Installation view of Allan Kaprow–Art as Life. Photo by Brian Forrest
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42:55 (32.6mb)
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45:03 (32.8mb)
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Allan Kaprow–Art as Life


3.27.2008

Allan Kaprow and Paul McCarthy

On the occasion of Paul McCarthy’s midcareer retrospective in 2000, MOCA hosted a conversation between McCarthy and Allan Kaprow. Kaprow was a teacher and mentor to McCarthy, and the two were in a dialogue with one another beginning in the late 1960s.

Paul McCarthy has served as an advisor to the exhibition Allan Kaprow–Art as Life, currently on view at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

 
Allan Kaprow in conversation with Paul McCarthy. Photo by Sylvia Mautner
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39:28 (31.6mb)
play download part two
38:55 (31.6mb)
See Also

Allan Kaprow–Art as Life


1.10.2008

Dick Hebdige on Takashi Murakami

Dick Hebdige, professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and exhibition catalogue contributor, discusses ©MURAKAMI.

Recorded December 2nd, 2007 at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.

 
Installation view of Artists' Gifts: Michael Asher at MOCA Grand Avenue, 2007, photo by Brian Forrest
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42:22 (32.6mb)
 
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© MURAKAMI


12.13.2007

Mason Williams

Artist and musician Mason Williams discusses his work in conjunction with the exhibition Artists’ Gifts: Michael Asher. Recorded December 9, 2007 at MOCA Grand Avenue.

 
Installation view of Artists' Gifts: Michael Asher at MOCA Grand Avenue, 2007, photo by Brian Forrest
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53:48 (42.2mb)
play download part 2
59:16 (48.2mb)
See Also

Artists' Gifts: Michael Asher
Mason Williams online


 
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