http://moca.org News events from moca.org en-us Sun, 21 Mar 10 00:09:16 -0700 Sun, 21 Mar 10 00:09:16 -0700 moca.org events@moca.org webmaster@moca.org 60 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=3&day=24#24 For The MOCA Contemporaries's fourth annual Art Panel Series, a range of experts will discuss "30 Years of Art in L.A.," exploring the evolution of contemporary art in Los Angeles and the city as an art center. Three monthly gatherings will consider: local and global perspectives, regional institutions and exhibitions, and practicing interdisciplinary art. Advance ticket purchase required INFO 213/633-5348 or contemporaries@moca.org TICKETS $145 series; $60 per panel Wed, 24 Mar 10 18:30:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=3&day=24#24 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=3&day=25#25 In conjunction with the Los Angeles Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, MOCA presents a panel discussion exploring the effect of the Internet on traditional media and the quality and ethics of arts journalism. The Future of Art Criticism is moderated by Sasha Anawalt, director of the University of Southern California Annenberg Arts Journalism Program. INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org FREE; no reservations required Thu, 25 Mar 10 18:30:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=3&day=25#25 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=1#1 Join artist collective My Barbarian for a re-presentation of The Fourth Wall, a performance commissioned to celebrate MOCA's 30th birthday. Accompanied by videos and original music, the group stages institutional transparency in comic and critical scenes adapted from interviews with MOCA staff. INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org FREE; no reservations required Thu, 01 Apr 10 18:30:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=1#1 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=4#4 Graffiti has had a long history that dates back to ancient Egypt and Rome! Investigate graffiti inspired artwork in Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years in a guided tour. Then, meet graffiti artist Cre8, who will get you started creating your own personal mark making. Everyone is welcome. INFO 213/621-1765 or fflores@moca.org FREE; no reservations required Sun, 04 Apr 10 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=4#4 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=8#8 The Downtown Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour of the many galleries and museums in downtown Los Angeles. As a participating venue, MOCA provides the perfect stop on this downtown art excursion with FREE museum admission from 5-8pm, courtesy of Wells Fargo. Take advantage of the free Art Walk DASH shuttle from 7-10pm. The closest shuttle stop is approximately four blocks from MOCA Grand Avenue on Spring and 3rd Streets; the last shuttle leaves at 9:45pm. INFO downtownartwalk.com FREE Thu, 08 Apr 10 15:00:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=8#8 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=8#8 In conjunction with the MAK Center for Art and Architecture's exhibition How Many Billboardsu, MOCA will screen a two-part series of films and video exploring advertising, media, and popular culture. Program two (total running time 117 min.) features: Phantom Limb (2009, 16mm, 18 min.) by Jennifer Bornstein; Endless Dreams and Water Between (2009, DVD, 74 min.) by Renée Green; and Lottery of the Sea (2006, DV Cam, 25 min.) by Allan Sekula. How Many Billboardsu is a public exhibition mounted on Los Angeles billboards that highlights the legacy of California's conceptually oriented art. INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org FREE; no reservations required Thu, 08 Apr 10 18:30:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=8#8 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=11#11 On the occasion of the exhibition Las Vegas Studio, MOCA and the University of California (UCI) Humanities Center present a symposium investigating the history and legacy of the landmark 1972 publication Learning from Las Vegas with regard to architecture, artistic practice, and urbanism. Learning from Las Vegas galvanized the postmodern movement in architecture and restored to critics and architects a sense of appreciation for the maligned commercial architecture of the Las Vegas Strip. Its authors–architects Robert Venturi, Denise Scott Brown, and Steven Izenour–famously promoted the merits of the "ordinary and ugly" aspects of everyday landscapes above the "heroic and original" qualities of architectural modernism. INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org FREE; no reservations required Sun, 11 Apr 10 15:00:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=11#11 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=15#15 MOCA Curatorial Assistant Christine Robinson leads a walkthrough and discussion of the film and video featured in Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years. INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org FREE; no reservations required Thu, 15 Apr 10 18:30:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=15#15 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=15#15 Presented on the occasion of LA Opera's Ring Festival LA, a panel of experts takes on themes and symbols of "The Ring" that have permeated 20th-century literature, philosophy, psychology, and even movies and cartoons. Moderated by James R. Kincaid, Aerol Arnold professor of English and faculty chair, University of Southern California (USC), panelists include: Leo B. Braudy, university professor and Leo S. Bing chair in English and American literature and professor of English, USC; Roberto Ignacio Diáz, associate professor of Spanish and Portuguese and comparative literature, USC; John P. Nuckols, vice president, advancement, LA Opera; and John Carlos Rowe, associates chair in humanities and professor of English and American studies and ethnicity, USC. INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org FREE; tickets available at the MOCA box office; no reservations required Thu, 15 Apr 10 19:00:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=15#15 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=17#17 Using the work in Collection MOCA's First Thirty Years as a resource, art historian Gwen Robertson will introduce participants to the major movements and ideas in art since the postwar era. The four-session course will include slide presentations and gallery discussions. Instructor: Gwen Robertson is an art historian and MOCA educator. Advance registration required INFO/REG 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org $130 MOCA members; $150 nonmembers Sat, 17 Apr 10 11:00:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=17#17 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=18#18 In conjunction with Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years, artist Charles Gaines discusses his work and career. INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org FREE with museum admission; no reservations required Sun, 18 Apr 10 15:00:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=18#18 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=21#21 For The MOCA Contemporaries's fourth annual Art Panel Series, a range of experts will discuss 30 Years of Art in L.A., exploring the evolution of contemporary art in Los Angeles and the city as an art center. Three monthly gatherings will consider: local and global perspectives, regional institutions and exhibitions, and practicing interdisciplinary art. Advance ticket purchase required INFO 213/633-5348 or contemporaries@moca.org TICKETS $145 series; $60 per panel Wed, 21 Apr 10 18:30:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=4&day=21#21 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=5&day=2#2 Don't miss Big Family Day, the biggest family celebration of the year, featuring entertainment, art-making activities, and student docents from MOCA's Contemporary Art Start program discussing Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years. Everyone is welcome! INFO 213/621-1765 or fflores@moca.org FREE; no reservations required Sun, 02 May 10 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=5&day=2#2 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=5&day=9#9 Through vintage footage, photographs, and interviews with artists John Baldessari, Frank Gehry, Dennis Hopper, Edward Ruscha, and others, The Cool School tells the story of L.A.'s Ferus Gallery, which launched the careers of several artists featured in Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years, including Ed Moses, Billy Al Bengston, John Altoon, and Wallace Berman. INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org FREE with museum admission; no reservations required Sun, 09 May 10 15:00:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=5&day=9#9 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=5&day=13#13 The Downtown Art Walk is a free, self-guided tour of the many galleries and museums in downtown Los Angeles. As a participating venue, MOCA provides the perfect stop on this downtown art excursion with FREE museum admission from 5-8pm, courtesy of Wells Fargo. Take advantage of the free Art Walk DASH shuttle from 7-10pm. The closest shuttle stop is approximately four blocks from MOCA Grand Avenue on Spring and 3rd Streets; the last shuttle leaves at 9:45pm. INFO downtownartwalk.com FREE Thu, 13 May 10 15:00:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=5&day=13#13 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=5&day=19#19 For The MOCA Contemporaries's fourth annual Art Panel Series, a range of experts will discuss "30 Years of Art in L.A.," exploring the evolution of contemporary art in Los Angeles and the city as an art center. Three monthly gatherings will consider: local and global perspectives, regional institutions and exhibitions, and practicing interdisciplinary art. Advance ticket purchase required INFO 213/633-5348 or contemporaries@moca.org TICKETS $145 series; $60 per panel Wed, 19 May 10 18:30:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=5&day=19#19 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=5&day=20#20 MOCA Curator Philipp Kaiser will discuss the notion of expanded drawing in a walkthrough of Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years. INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org FREE; no reservations required Thu, 20 May 10 18:30:00 -0700 http://www.moca.org/museum/event_calendar.php?m=5&day=20#20