Julian Charrière, Midnight Zone (still), 2024, 4K video, 16:10 aspect ratio, 3D ambisonic soundscape, 56 min., continuous video loop © 2025 ProLitteris, Zürich; Copyright the artist.
For the inaugural Eric and Wendy Schmidt Environment and Art Prize exhibition at MOCA, Julian Charrière (b. 1987, Morges, Switzerland; lives in Berlin) will debut a new commission as well as recent work devoted to the fragility and resilience of planetary water systems. A juried award that supports artists whose practices engage critical intersections of art, architecture, design, climate, conservation, sustainability, and environmental justice, the Schmidt Prize exhibition marks Charrière’s first museum presentation in LA. Expanding on his interdisciplinary practice, this exhibition features immersive environments that explore humanity’s evolving relationship with the planet, inviting audiences to reflect on the urgent realities of climate change and environmental degradation while meditating on nature’s powerful, raw beauty.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a catalogue.
The Eric and Wendy Schmidt Environment and Art Prize is a juried award supporting artists whose practices engage critical intersections of art, architecture, design, climate, conservation, sustainability, and environmental justice.
Julian Charrière is organized by Paula Kroll, Assistant Curator, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
Presenting support is provided by the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Environment and Art Prize.
Lead support is provided by the MOCA Environmental Council.
Major support is provided by Maria Seferian.
Exhibitions at MOCA are supported by the MOCA Fund for Exhibitions with lead funding provided by The Goodman Family Foundation. Major funding is provided by Tatiana Botton, Kathi and Gary Cypres, Alfred E. Mann Charities, and Alicia Miñana and Robert Lovelace. Generous funding is provided by Michael and Zelene Fowler, The Earl and Shirley Greif Foundation, John Morace and Tom Kennedy, Daryl and Robert Offer, Jonathan Segal, and the Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation.