Temporary Contemporary
MOCA’s first public program was a site-specific collaboration conceived by choreographer Lucinda Childs with architect Frank Gehry and composer John Adams at what was then the Temporary Contemporary. The performance included music by Adams and an extensive build out designed by Gehry. Available Light" was a 1983 cross-disciplinary performance featuring work from John Adams, Lucinda Childs, Frank O Gehry, Beverly Emmons and Ronaldus Shamask. Lucinda Childs was invited to create a site-specific artwork with maverick Los Angeles-based architect Frank Gehry who was known then for his sculptural approach to buildings and use of modest materials. The adventurous San Francisco-based composer John Adams joined the collaboration to create 53 minutes of music that he called "Light Over Water." "Available Light" inaugurated MOCA's public programs bringing together leading contemporary artists at a pivotal moment in their careers. In addition to Adams, Childs, Gehry, costume designer Ronaldus Shamask and lighting designer Beverly Emmons, Los Angeles photographers Grant Mudford and Garry Winogrand documented the piece, with Jeremy Gilbert-Rolfe, Ingram Marshal and Susan Sontag providing texts about the set, music and dance for the accompanying catalogue.
A performance work commissioned by MOCA and curated by Julie Lazar.