ALSO ON VIEW
THEASTER GATES: AN EPITAPH FOR CIVIL RIGHTS
OCTOBER 1, 2011–FEBRUARY 13, 2012
THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA
Enjoy an insider's view of MOCA on members-only tours. Members will get a comprehensive tour of MOCA Grand Avenue, including a peek into permanent collection storage and the boardroom, an overview of MOCA's landmark Bunker Hill building, and tips on how to make the most of membership. Space is limited; reservations are required.
2.4.12
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
Gather inspiration from the current exhibitions—the campy, demented, and glamorous style of Kenneth Anger's films and the glitz and the distortion of Weegee's celebrity mania photographs, with the Echo Park Film Center and artists Rick Bahto, Alee Peoples, and Cosmo Segurson. The workshop will take place on an imaginary film set, where participants will take photographs that highlight the props and costumes of the scene, catch the cast and crew at work, or alter the image using various analog photographic tricks such as glass and mirrors.
2.5.12
THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA
Artist Ilene Segalove will discuss her work in conjunction with Under the Big Black Sun: California Art 1974-1981, which features Segalove's The Mom Tapes (1974), All the Pants I Had Except the Ones I Was Wearing (Front and Back) (1974/2010), The History of a Woman is the History of Her Jewelry (1975/2010), Meet the Turk (Meet the Jerk) (1975), and U.S. Treasury Nose (1979).
2.5.12
THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA
Kate Flint, provost professor of English and art history at USC, will examine how advances in flash photography impacted Weegee and photography in Los Angeles.
2.9.12
MOCA GRAND AVENUE