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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 Eva Seta via email at eseta@moca.org. A submission of valid media identification is required to receive a pair of complimentary admission tickets. 

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2022

November 10, 2022

MOCA ANNOUNCES TOGETHER THURSDAYS


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October 27, 2022

MOCA PRESENTS HENRY TAYLOR: B SIDE


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October 20, 2022

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


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September 27, 2022

MOCA PRESENTS ART FOR EARTH’S SAKE


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September 7, 2022

MOCA PRESENTS WONMI'S WAREHOUSE PROGRAMS FALL 2022 SCHEDULE


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August 30, 2022

MOCA PRESENTS GARRETT BRADLEY: AMERICAN RHAPSODY 


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August 30, 2022

MOCA PRESENTS TALA MADANI: BISCUITS


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August 30, 2022

MOCA PRESENTS JUDITH F. BACA: WORLD WALL


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June 5, 2022

MOCA GALA 2022 RETURNS UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF DIRECTOR JOHANNA BURTON


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June 1, 2022

MOCA ANNOUNCES THREE NEW MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES


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May 31, 2022

MOCA ANNOUNCES MOCA GALA 2022


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May 25, 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


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August 17, 2021

SUN & SEA LAUNCHES NATIONWIDE TOUR SEPTEMBER 15


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July 21, 2021

MOCA PRESENTS PIPILOTTI RIST: BIG HEARTEDNESS, BE MY NEIGHBOR


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July 14, 2021

2021–22 MOCA ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE


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July 1, 2021

CHRISTINA QUARLES JOINS MOCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES


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June 24, 2021

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


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May 3, 2021

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


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2020

October 14, 2020

MOCA FORMS ENVIRONMENTAL COUNCIL


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September 24, 2020

MOCA MASKS NOW AVAILABLE IN KID SIZE


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August 6, 2020

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


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February 26, 2020

MOCA PRESENTS GERHARD RICHTER: PAINTING AFTER ALL


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February 26, 2020

MOCA PRESENTS PIPILOTTI RIST: BIG HEARTEDNESS, BE MY NEIGHBOR


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2019

December 6, 2019

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


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November 20, 2019

MOCA OFFERS FREE GENERAL ADMISSION STARTING ON JANUARY 11, 2020


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October 24, 2019

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


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September 12, 2019

MOCA PRESENTS A NEW OUTDOOR INSTALLATION BY LARRY BELL


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August 19, 2019

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

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August 19, 2019

MOCA PRESENTS OPEN HOUSE: GALA PORRAS-KIM


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July 15, 2019

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

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May 18, 2019

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


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May 8, 2019

MOCA ANNOUNCES CURATORIAL APPOINTMENT AND ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE


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April 22, 2019

THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART ANNOUNCES
MOCA BENEFIT 2019

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April 8, 2019

THE FOUNDATION OF THE MUSEUM: MOCA’S COLLECTION

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March 11, 2019

MOCA PRESENTS OPEN HOUSE: ELLIOTT HUNDLEY

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January 16, 2019

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

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2018

November 12, 2018

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MOCA ANNOUNCES FIVE NEW MEMBERS

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October 18, 2018

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

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October 9, 2018

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MOCA ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD LEADERSHIP

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September 24, 2018

MOCA PRESENTS LAURA OWENS

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September 24, 2018

MOCA PRESENTS ZOE LEONARD: SURVEY

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July 31, 2018

MOCA BOARD OF TRUSTEES APPOINTS KLAUS BIESENBACH AS NEXT DIRECTOR

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July 30, 2018

2018-19 MOCA ADVANCE EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

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July 30, 2018

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

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July 23, 2018

MOCA PRESENTS 69: DÉJÀ VU

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2017

December 19, 2017

MOCA PRESENTS REAL WORLDS: BRASSAÏ, ARBUS, GOLDIN


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December 19, 2017

MOCA PRESENTS LAUREN HALSEY: WE STILL HERE, THERE


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December 19, 2017

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

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December 19, 2017

MOCA PRESENTS WELCOME TO THE DOLLHOUSE

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November 28, 2017

MOCA ANNOUNCES THE APPOINTMENT OF PAUL BESSIRE AS CHIEF DEVELOPMENT OFFICER

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November 2, 2017

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

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October 10, 2017

10TH MOCA DISTINGUISHED WOMEN IN THE ARTS LUNCHEON

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August 2, 2017

MOCA PRESENTS ANNA MARIA MAIOLINO


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August 2, 2017


MOCA PRESENTS ADRIÁN VILLAR ROJAS: THE THEATER OF DISAPPEARANCE

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August 2, 2017

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

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April 12, 2017

MOCA PRESENTS PETER SHIRE: NAKED IS THE BEST DISGUISE

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April 4, 2017

2017 MOCA GALA

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March 24, 2017

MOCA ANNOUNCES CURATORIAL STAFF ADDITIONS

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March 7, 2017

THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA SPRING 2017 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE

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March 1, 2017

MOCA ANNOUNCES A SIGNIFICANT GIFT OF ARTWORK


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February 21, 2017

MOCA GRAND AVENUE SPRING 2017 EXHIBITION SCHEDULE


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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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