Programs • MOCA

EVERY THURSDAY: 5:30PM & 6:30PM | EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: 12PM & 2PM

EVERY THURSDAY: 5:30PM & 6:30PM

EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: 12PM & 2PM

Exhibition Highlight Tours

Educators offer walkthroughs of current exhibitions at MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Walkthroughs begin in the lobby and last about 45 minutes; no reservations are required for individuals.
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Thursday
July 11, 7pm

Reading
Thursday
July 11, 7pm

Reading

Poet Amanda Gorman

Amanda Gorman was named the first Youth Poet Laureate of the United States in 2017. This young artist brings her powerful words and exuberance to MOCA for an evening of poetry.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Sunday
July 14, 7pm

Performance
Sunday
July 14, 7pm

Performance

L.A. City Municipal Dance Squad Presents: Slightly Guided Dance Party (for Women!)

L.A. City Municipal Dance Squad (LACMDS) is a high-energy, all-woman dance troupe leading monthly community workshops across the city. For this special program, LACMDS hosts their now-famous Slightly Guided Dance Party at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
July 17 — Aug 19

MOCA Store
July 17 — Aug 19

MOCA Store

nana-nana Pop-Up Shop

MOCA Store presents a pop-up shop with cult-favorite accessories brand nana-nana. Founded in 2007 by Hisato Takenouchi and based in Tokyo, nana-nana creates handbags and personal items for daily use with a minimal and refreshing design inspired by the nighttime views from an office window overlooking Tokyo. Using mostly PVC and leather materials in an array of solid and translucent colors, each bag is based on standard paper sizes from A6 to A3.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Thursday
July 18, 7pm

Screening
Thursday
July 18, 7pm

Screening

SCREEN: Okul Nodi

Tuni Chatterji’s lyrical documentary Okul Nodi (Endless River) is about Bhatiyali music, traditionally performed by the Majhis–people who row boats–of Bangladesh.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Sunday
July 21, 3pm

Lecture
Sunday
July 21, 3pm

Lecture

Artists on Artists: Liz Larner on Chris Burden

Renowned Los Angeles–based sculptor Liz Larner long worked in dialogue with artist Chris Burden and his work. Larner’s Corridor Red/Green (1991) is now in visual dialogue with Chris Burden’s iconic Exposing the Foundation of the Museum (1986) in the exhibition The Foundation of the Museum: MOCA’s Collection.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Thursday
July 25, 7pm

Screening
Thursday
July 25, 7pm

Screening

Filmforum at MOCA Presents: Breaking the Frame

The loss of pioneering artist Carolee Schneemann (1939–2019) this March prompted reflection on how her boundary-pushing and taboo shattering works in painting, performance, and film revolutionized art over the past five decades. One of the finest portraits of Schneemann is Marielle Nitoslawska’s remarkable feature-length film Breaking the Frame (2012). Los Angeles Filmforum at MOCA is delighted to host the film’s L.A. premiere.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Opens July 27 – Closes Sept 1

Opens July 27 –
Closes Sept 1

Opens July 27 – Closes Sept 1

Xu Zhen: In Just a Blink of an Eye
MOCA Grand Avenue