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2023

September 18, 2023

MOCA CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS SERIES DEBUTS SEPTEMBER 30TH

MOCA PRESENTS FIRST SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITION FOR LOS ANGELES–BASED ARTIST EDDIE RODOLFO APARICIO THIS NOVEMBER

MOCA PRESENTS PAUL PFEIFFER: PROLOGUE TO THE STORY OF THE BIRTH OF FREEDOM

ARTIST FILM SERIES RETURNS TO MOCA GRAND AVENUE

MOCA PRESENTS WONMI’S WAREHOUSE PROGRAMS FALL 2023 SEASON

NOW ON VIEW: MAPPING AN ART WORLD: LOS ANGELES IN THE 1970S-1980S

MOCA ANNOUNCES THREE NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

MOCA X INSOMNIAC AND SECRET PROJECT PRESENT PARTY/AFTER-PARTY SESSIONS

MOCA GALA 2023 CELEBRATES EXHIBITIONS BY CARL CRAIG AND HENRY TAYLOR, BRINGING TOGETHER WORLDS OF ART, MUSIC, AND FASHION

MOCA APPOINTS ENVIRONMENTAL & SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIST

MOCA APPOINTS JOSÉ LUIS BLONDET SENIOR CURATOR

MOCA PRESENTS WONMI’S WAREHOUSE PROGRAMS SPRING/SUMMER 2023 SEASON

MOCA ANNOUNCES MOCA GALA 2023 PRESENTED BY TIFFANY & CO.

MOCA LAUNCHES MOCA ARTIST FILM SERIES

MOCA PRESENTS CARL CRAIG: PARTY/AFTER-PARTY

MOCA ANNOUNCES 2022 ACQUISITIONS

MOCA ANNOUNCES NIMOY EMERGING ARTISTS PUBLICATION SERIES

2022

December 15, 2022

MOCA PRESENTS SIMONE FORTI

MOCA ANNOUNCES TOGETHER THURSDAYS

MOCA PRESENTS HENRY TAYLOR: B SIDE

MOCA ANNOUNCES JESSICA NUNN AS CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER AND JILL DAVIS AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

MOCA PRESENTS ART FOR EARTH’S SAKE

MOCA PRESENTS WONMI'S WAREHOUSE PROGRAMS FALL 2022 SCHEDULE

MOCA PRESENTS GARRETT BRADLEY: AMERICAN RHAPSODY

MOCA PRESENTS TALA MADANI: BISCUITS

MOCA PRESENTS JUDITH F. BACA: WORLD WALL

MOCA GALA 2022 RETURNS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR JOHANNA BURTON

MOCA ANNOUNCES THREE NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MOCA ANNOUNCES MOCA GALA 2022

MOCA APPOINTS CLARA KIM CHIEF CURATOR & DIRECTOR OF CURATORIAL AFFAIRS

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May 16, 2022

MOCA AND AFSCME MEMBERS ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT

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March 29, 2022

MOCA PRESENTS WONMI’S WAREHOUSE PROGRAMS SPRING 2022 SCHEDULE

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March 17, 2022

MOCA PRESENTS SONIC BOOM BY DEREK FORDJOUR ON THE FACADE OF MOCA GRAND

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2021

November 10, 2021

VANS X MOCA LAUNCH ARTIST-INSPIRED COLLECTION

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September 2, 2021

MOCA ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SUN & SEA LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE TOUR SEPTEMBER 15

MOCA PRESENTS PIPILOTTI RIST: BIG HEARTEDNESS, BE MY NEIGHBOR

2021–22 MOCA ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

CHRISTINA QUARLES JOINS MOCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MOCA PRESENTS JENNIFER PACKER: EVERY SHUT EYE AIN'T SLEEP

DURING COVD-19 CLOSURE MOCA ACQUIRES MORE THAN 100 SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART AND ADDS SIX NEW TRUSTEES

2020

October 14, 2020

MOCA FORMS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL

MOCA MASKS NOW AVAILABLE IN KID SIZE

MOCA LAUNCHES FACE MASK PROJECT MOCA MASKS (#MOCAmasks) TO BENEFIT MUSEUM

MOCA PRESENTS GERHARD RICHTER: PAINTING AFTER ALL

MOCA PRESENTS PIPILOTTI RIST: BIG HEARTEDNESS, BE MY NEIGHBOR

2019

December 6, 2019

AFSCME, MOCA ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO PROCEED TO VOLUNTARY RECOGNITION OF UNION

November 20, 2019

MOCA OFFERS FREE GENERAL ADMISSION STARTING ON JANUARY 11, 2020

MOCA RECEIVES FOUNDING GIFT FROM TRUSTEE WONMI KWON TO LAUNCH WONMI’S WAREHOUSE PROGRAMS

MOCA PRESENTS A NEW OUTDOOR INSTALLATION BY LARRY BELL

MOCA PRESENTS WITH PLEASURE: PATTERN AND DECORATION IN AMERICAN ART 1972–1985

MOCA PRESENTS OPEN HOUSE: GALA PORRAS-KIM

MOCA ANNOUNCES PERFORMANCE EXHIBITION XU ZHEN: IN JUST A BLINK OF AN EYE

MOCA BOARD PRESIDENT CAROLYN CLARK POWERS PLEDGES $10 MILLION FOR FREE ADMISSION TO MOCA

MOCA ANNOUNCES CURATORIAL APPOINTMENT AND ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ANNOUNCES
MOCA BENEFIT 2019

THE FOUNDATION OF THE MUSEUM: MOCA’S COLLECTION

MOCA PRESENTS OPEN HOUSE: ELLIOTT HUNDLEY

MOCA AT THE PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER IN WEST HOLLYWOOD WILL END THIS SPRING

2018

November 12, 2018

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MOCA ANNOUNCES FIVE NEW MEMBERS

MOCA ANNOUNCES THE REINSTALLATION OF THE MONUMENTAL WALL WORK BY ARTIST BARBARA KRUGER

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MOCA ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD LEADERSHIP

MOCA PRESENTS LAURA OWENS

MOCA PRESENTS ZOE LEONARD: SURVEY

MOCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTS KLAUS BIESENBACH AS NEXT DIRECTOR

2018-19 MOCA ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

MOCA PRESENTS ONE DAY AT A TIME: MANNY FARBER AND TERMITE ART

MOCA PRESENTS 69: DÉJÀ VU

2017

December 19, 2017

MOCA PRESENTS REAL WORLDS: BRASSAÏ, ARBUS, GOLDIN

MOCA PRESENTS LAUREN HALSEY: WE STILL HERE, THERE

MOCA PRESENTS JACKSON POLLOCK’S NUMBER 1, 1949: A CONSERVATION TREATMENT

MOCA PRESENTS WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE

MOCA ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF PAUL BESSIRE AS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

POST EVENT MEDIA ALERT: 10TH MOCA DISTINGUISHED WOMEN IN THE ARTS LUNCHEON

10TH MOCA DISTINGUISHED WOMEN IN THE ARTS LUNCHEON

MOCA PRESENTS ANNA MARIA MAIOLINO

MOCA PRESENTS ADRIÁN VILLAR ROJAS: THE THEATER OF DISAPPEARANCE

MOCA PRESENTS AXIS MUNDO: QUEER NETWORKS IN CHICANO L.A.

MOCA PRESENTS PETER SHIRE: NAKED IS THE BEST DISGUISE

2017 MOCA GALA

MOCA ANNOUNCES CURATORIAL STAFF ADDITIONS

THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA SPRING 2017 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

MOCA ANNOUNCES A SIGNIFICANT GIFT OF ARTWORK

MOCA GRAND AVENUE SPRING 2017 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

2016

December 22, 2016

MOCA BOARD ELECTS MARIA ARENA BELL AND DAVID G. JOHNSON AS LIFE TRUSTEES

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December 20, 2016

MOCA MEDIA ADVISORY: TERRY RILEY RESIDENCY

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December 2, 2016

MOCA MEDIA ADVISORY: MOCA ANNOUNCES THE RESIGNATION OF BOARD MEMBER STEVEN MNUCHIN

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November 10, 2016

MOCA PRESENTS RICK OWENS: FURNITURE

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July 20, 2016

MOCA PRESENTS R. H. QUAYTMAN, MORNING: CHAPTER 30

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July 20, 2016

MOCA PRESENTS MICKALENE THOMAS: DO I LOOK LIKE A LADY?

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July 20, 2016

MOCA PRESENTS GAETANO PESCE: MOLDS (GELATI MISTI)

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July 20, 2016

MOCA MEDIA ADVISORY: STOREFRONT: PARADISE GARAGE

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June 27, 2016

MOCA PRESENTS DOUG AITKEN: ELECTRIC EARTH

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June 23, 2016

MOCA BOARD ELECTS PETER MORTON AS A NEW TRUSTEE

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April 26, 2016

MOCA PRESENTS BARBARA KASTEN: STAGES

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MARCH 30, 2016

LEADING CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUMS RELEASE ROOM TO RISE STUDY

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MARCH 21, 2016

THE UNDERGROUND MUSEUM, IN COLLABORATION WITH MOCA, PRESENTS NON-FICTION

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MARCH 3, 2016

MOCA PRESENTS DON'T LOOK BACK: THE 1990S at MOCA

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MARCH 3, 2016

MOCA MEDIA ADVISORY: STOREFRONT: PUBLIC FICTION: THE POET AND THE CRITIC, AND THE MISSING

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FEBRUARY 24, 2016

MOCA MEDIA ADVISORY: WOLVESMOUTH : TAXA

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FEBRUARY 17, 2016

MOCA PRESENTS HITO STEYERL: FACTORY OF THE SUN

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2015

DECEMBER 17, 2015

MOCA BOARD ELECTS FOUR NEW TRUSTEES: GABRIEL BRENER,
MARY KLAUS MARTIN, ADAM SENDER, AND ARTIST LARI PITTMAN

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NOVEMBER 18, 2015

MOCA AND THE HAMMER MUSEUM PRESENT TWO CATHERINE OPIE EXHIBITIONS

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OCTOBER 8, 2015

MOCA ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

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OCTOBER 1, 2015

9TH MOCA DISTINGUISHED WOMEN IN THE ARTS LUNCHEON

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AUGUST 10, 2015

MOCA ANNOUNCES STOREFRONT: A NEW ARTIST PROJECT SPACE AT THE MUSEUM'S GRAND AVENUE LOCATION

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JULY 28, 2015

MOCA PRESENTS MAGDALENA FERNÁNDEZ

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JULY 15, 2015

MOCA PRESENTS MATTHEW BARNEY: RIVER OF FUNDAMENT

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JUNE 10, 2015

MOCA PRESENTS STEP AND REPEAT

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MAY 31, 2015

MOCA’S 36TH GALA PRESENTED BY LOUIS VUITTON RAISES OVER $3 MILLION

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MAY 12, 2015

MOCA ANNOUNCES ANNUAL GALA

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APRIL 23, 2015

MOCA PRESENTS TONGUES UNTIED

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MACH 4, 2015

MOCA PRESENTS WILLIAM POPE.L: TRINKET

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MARCH 4, 2015

MOCA PRESENTS STURTEVANT: DOUBLE TROUBLE

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MARCH 4, 2015

MOCA PRESENTS KAHLIL JOSEPH: DOUBLE CONSCIENCE

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

MOCA BOARD ELECTS FOUR NEW TRUSTEES: AILEEN GETTY, ANDREW NIKOU, JAMIE MCCOURT, AND CHARA SCHREYER

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2014

NOVEMBER 22, 2014

MOCA CHIEF CURATOR HELEN MOLESWORTH APPOINTS LANKA TATTERSALL AS ASSISTANT CURATOR

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Press and media are welcome to visit the museum with advance reservations during regular museum hours. Please send your visit request to Danielle Bias via email at dbias@moca.org. A submission of valid media identification is required to receive a pair of complimentary admission tickets. To be added to the museum's database, to update your information at any time, or to request further information and high-resolution images please also contact Danielle Bias at dbias@moca.o…

2023

MOCA CLIMATE CONVERSATIONS SERIES DEBUTS SEPTEMBER 30TH

MOCA PRESENTS FIRST SOLO MUSEUM EXHIBITION FOR LOS ANGELES–BASED ARTIST EDDIE RODOLFO APARICIO THIS NOVEMBER

MOCA PRESENTS PAUL PFEIFFER: PROLOGUE TO THE STORY OF THE BIRTH OF FREEDOM

ARTIST FILM SERIES RETURNS TO MOCA GRAND AVENUE

MOCA PRESENTS WONMI’S WAREHOUSE PROGRAMS FALL 2023 SEASON

NOW ON VIEW: MAPPING AN ART WORLD: LOS ANGELES IN THE 1970S-1980S

MOCA ANNOUNCES THREE NEW APPOINTMENTS TO THE SENIOR LEADERSHIP TEAM

MOCA X INSOMNIAC AND SECRET PROJECT PRESENT PARTY/AFTER-PARTY SESSIONS

MOCA GALA 2023 CELEBRATES EXHIBITIONS BY CARL CRAIG AND HENRY TAYLOR, BRINGING TOGETHER WORLDS OF ART, MUSIC, AND FASHION

MOCA APPOINTS ENVIRONMENTAL & SUSTAINABILITY STRATEGIST

MOCA APPOINTS JOSÉ LUIS BLONDET SENIOR CURATOR

MOCA PRESENTS WONMI’S WAREHOUSE PROGRAMS SPRING/SUMMER 2023 SEASON

MOCA ANNOUNCES MOCA GALA 2023 PRESENTED BY TIFFANY & CO.

MOCA LAUNCHES MOCA ARTIST FILM SERIES

MOCA PRESENTS CARL CRAIG: PARTY/AFTER-PARTY

MOCA ANNOUNCES 2022 ACQUISITIONS

MOCA ANNOUNCES NIMOY EMERGING ARTISTS PUBLICATION SERIES

2022

MOCA PRESENTS SIMONE FORTI

MOCA ANNOUNCES TOGETHER THURSDAYS

MOCA PRESENTS HENRY TAYLOR: B SIDE

MOCA ANNOUNCES JESSICA NUNN AS CHIEF PEOPLE & CULTURE OFFICER AND JILL DAVIS AS CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

MOCA PRESENTS ART FOR EARTH’S SAKE

MOCA PRESENTS WONMI'S WAREHOUSE PROGRAMS FALL 2022 SCHEDULE

MOCA PRESENTS GARRETT BRADLEY: AMERICAN RHAPSODY

MOCA PRESENTS TALA MADANI: BISCUITS

MOCA PRESENTS JUDITH F. BACA: WORLD WALL

MOCA GALA 2022 RETURNS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR JOHANNA BURTON

MOCA ANNOUNCES THREE NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MOCA ANNOUNCES MOCA GALA 2022

MOCA APPOINTS CLARA KIM CHIEF CURATOR & DIRECTOR OF CURATORIAL AFFAIRS Download Press Release

MOCA AND AFSCME MEMBERS ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT Download Press Release

MOCA PRESENTS WONMI’S WAREHOUSE PROGRAMS SPRING 2022 SCHEDULE Download Press Release

MOCA PRESENTS SONIC BOOM BY DEREK FORDJOUR ON THE FACADE OF MOCA GRAND Download Press Release

2021

VANS X MOCA LAUNCH ARTIST-INSPIRED COLLECTION Download Press Release

MOCA ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

SUN & SEA LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE TOUR SEPTEMBER 15

MOCA PRESENTS PIPILOTTI RIST: BIG HEARTEDNESS, BE MY NEIGHBOR

2021–22 MOCA ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

CHRISTINA QUARLES JOINS MOCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

MOCA PRESENTS JENNIFER PACKER: EVERY SHUT EYE AIN'T SLEEP

DURING COVD-19 CLOSURE MOCA ACQUIRES MORE THAN 100 SIGNIFICANT WORKS OF ART AND ADDS SIX NEW TRUSTEES

2020

MOCA FORMS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL

MOCA MASKS NOW AVAILABLE IN KID SIZE

MOCA LAUNCHES FACE MASK PROJECT MOCA MASKS (#MOCAmasks) TO BENEFIT MUSEUM

MOCA PRESENTS GERHARD RICHTER: PAINTING AFTER ALL

MOCA PRESENTS PIPILOTTI RIST: BIG HEARTEDNESS, BE MY NEIGHBOR

2019

AFSCME, MOCA ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO PROCEED TO VOLUNTARY RECOGNITION OF UNION

November 20, 2019

MOCA OFFERS FREE GENERAL ADMISSION STARTING ON JANUARY 11, 2020

MOCA RECEIVES FOUNDING GIFT FROM TRUSTEE WONMI KWON TO LAUNCH WONMI’S WAREHOUSE PROGRAMS

MOCA PRESENTS A NEW OUTDOOR INSTALLATION BY LARRY BELL

MOCA PRESENTS WITH PLEASURE: PATTERN AND DECORATION IN AMERICAN ART 1972–1985

MOCA PRESENTS OPEN HOUSE: GALA PORRAS-KIM

MOCA ANNOUNCES PERFORMANCE EXHIBITION XU ZHEN: IN JUST A BLINK OF AN EYE

MOCA BOARD PRESIDENT CAROLYN CLARK POWERS PLEDGES $10 MILLION FOR FREE ADMISSION TO MOCA

MOCA ANNOUNCES CURATORIAL APPOINTMENT AND ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ANNOUNCES MOCA BENEFIT 2019

THE FOUNDATION OF THE MUSEUM: MOCA’S COLLECTION

MOCA PRESENTS OPEN HOUSE: ELLIOTT HUNDLEY

MOCA AT THE PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER IN WEST HOLLYWOOD WILL END THIS SPRING

2018

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MOCA ANNOUNCES FIVE NEW MEMBERS

MOCA ANNOUNCES THE REINSTALLATION OF THE MONUMENTAL WALL WORK BY ARTIST BARBARA KRUGER

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MOCA ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD LEADERSHIP

MOCA PRESENTS LAURA OWENS

MOCA PRESENTS ZOE LEONARD: SURVEY

MOCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTS KLAUS BIESENBACH AS NEXT DIRECTOR

2018-19 MOCA ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

MOCA PRESENTS ONE DAY AT A TIME: MANNY FARBER AND TERMITE ART

MOCA PRESENTS 69: DÉJÀ VU

2017

MOCA PRESENTS REAL WORLDS: BRASSAÏ, ARBUS, GOLDIN

MOCA PRESENTS LAUREN HALSEY: WE STILL HERE, THERE

MOCA APPOINTS CLARA KIM CHIEF CURATOR & DIRECTOR OF CURATORIAL AFFAIRS

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MOCA AND AFSCME MEMBERS ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT

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MOCA PRESENTS WONMI’S WAREHOUSE PROGRAMS SPRING 2022 SCHEDULE

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MOCA PRESENTS SONIC BOOM BY DEREK FORDJOUR ON THE FACADE OF MOCA GRAND

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VANS X MOCA LAUNCH ARTIST-INSPIRED COLLECTION

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THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ANNOUNCES
MOCA BENEFIT 2019