Programs • MOCA

Feb February 2023

Thursday
Feb 2

Member Event
Thursday
Feb 2

Member Event

Studio Visit with artist Analia Saban

Members at the Director’s Forum level and above are invited to an off-site studio visit with MOCA collection artist Analia Saban. An invitation with event details will be emailed to members at the Directors Forum level ($4,500) and above.
Thursday
Feb 2, 6pm

Screening, Reading
Thursday
Feb 2, 6pm

Screening, Reading

File Under: Slime – Book Launch and A Brief History of Slime

Artist Oliver Payne’s A Brief History of Slime (2022) borrows its title from Stephen Hawking’s best-selling book, A Brief History of Time (1988), and takes a Californian perspective on the global pervasiveness of American popular culture through the material phenomenon of slime. Payne's f…
MOCA Grand Avenue
Thursday
Feb 9

Member Event
Thursday
Feb 9

Member Event

Harmony Holiday on Henry Taylor: B Side

MOCA members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Henry Taylor: B Side led by artist Harmony Holiday. Holiday is a writer, dancer, and experimental filmmaker whose work surveys ancestry, death and rebirth, and celebrity. Guiding a tour through a selection of the work…
MOCA Grand Avenue
Saturday
Feb 11, 6pm

MOCA Store, Lecture
Saturday
Feb 11, 6pm

MOCA Store, Lecture

LOVE: A conversation between Alexandra Grant and Alma Ruiz

LOVE by Alexandra Grant is an event at MOCA Grand Avenue to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Artist Alexandra Grant will be in conversation with curator Alma Ruiz at the Ahmanson Auditorium, discussing her new book LOVE, recently published by Cameron Books. The conversation will be followed by …
MOCA Grand Avenue
Sunday
Feb 12

Member Event
Sunday
Feb 12

Member Event

Stanya Kahn on Tala Madani: Biscuits

MOCA members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Tala Madani: Biscuits led by artist Stanya Kahn. Stanya Kahn is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in film/video with a practice that includes drawing, painting, sculpture/installation, sound a…
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Thursday
Feb 16, 6:30pm

Thursday
Feb 16, 6:30pm

Art + Yoga with Marley Rae

Join us for a series of free one hour community based yoga sessions for all bodies and levels led by Namaste Marley Rae. Presented in conjunction with Judith F. Baca: World Wall and all classes will take place within the exhibition surrounded by Baca’s series of nine murals.
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Friday
Feb 17

Member Event
Friday
Feb 17

Member Event

Off-site walkthrough with artist Paul McCarthy

Members at the MOCA Associate level and above are invited for an off-site walkthrough led by artist Paul McCarthy.
Saturday
Feb 18, 12pm

Performance
Saturday
Feb 18, 12pm

Performance

Music at Geffen

Join us at the Aileen Getty Plaza at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA for a day of music and food on the occasion of Frieze Los Angeles 2023! Featuring music from KCHUNG Radio resident DJs and a live performance by zzzahara. Food will be available for purchase from Vurger Guyz and
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Saturday
Feb 18, 2pm

MOCA Store
Saturday
Feb 18, 2pm

MOCA Store

Tala Madani: Biscuits Book Signing and Blackboard (Further Education) Limited Edition T-Shirt Release

SCHEDULE CHANGENEW DATE AND TIME:Saturday, February 18, 2023, 2–4pm Join us at MOCA Store at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on Saturday, February 18th from 2⁠–4pm for a book signing with artist Tala Madani to celebrate the exhibition catalogue Tala Madani: Biscuits. Th…
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Saturday
Feb 18, 2:30pm

Lecture
Saturday
Feb 18, 2:30pm

Lecture

Curator-led Tour of Judith F. Baca: World Wall

Join us for a tour of Judith F. Baca: World Wall led by MOCA Curator Anna Katz, curator of the exhibition, on the occasion of Frieze Los Angeles 2023. Celebrated Chicana artist Judith F. Baca began her collaborative, portable mural World Wall: A Vision of the Future Without Fear in 198…
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Saturday
Feb 18, 4pm

Performance
Saturday
Feb 18, 4pm

Performance

Christina Catherine Martinez Presents: Stephanie Presents: Tala Madani

In her signature mode of performance as criticism, Christina Catherine Martinez will present a walkthrough of Tala Madani: Biscuits as Martinez's fictional alter-ego, an art publicist named Stephanie (no last name), whose PR agency operates under the ominous aegis of parent company Hexx Lux…
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Sunday
Feb 19, 1pm

Lecture
Sunday
Feb 19, 1pm

Lecture

Curator-led Tour of Simone Forti

Join us for a tour of Simone Forti led by MOCA Associate Curator Rebecca Lowery and MOCA Associate Curator Alex Sloane, curators of the exhibition, on the occasion of Frieze Los Angeles 2023. Simone Forti is the first exhibition on the West Coast to explore the monumental career of vis…
MOCA Grand Avenue
Sunday
Feb 19, 3pm

Lecture
Sunday
Feb 19, 3pm

Lecture

Henry Taylor and Friends
Discussion and Book Signing

Join us for a wide-ranging discussion with artist Henry Taylor, on the occasion of the landmark exhibition, Henry Taylor: B-Side. Taylor, exhibition curator Bennett Simpson, and special guests will consider the artist's 30-plus years' of work in painting, drawing, sculpture, and installation. A book signing…
MOCA Grand Avenue
Thursday
Feb 23, 6pm

MOCA Store, Reading
Thursday
Feb 23, 6pm

MOCA Store, Reading

Simone Forti, Oh, Tongue
Artist Book Launch

MOCA is honored to present the launch of Oh, Tongue (Nero Editions, 2023), a newly revised edition of Simone Forti’s journal, in which she shares her poetry and thoughts on dance, the body, writing, and the state of the world. The book is a collection of experimental texts, imagined dialogues, news ani…
MOCA Grand Avenue
Saturday
Feb 25

Member Event
Saturday
Feb 25

Member Event

Curator-led walkthrough of Simone Forti

MOCA members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Simone Forti led by MOCA Associate Curator Rebecca Lowery. Simone Forti is the first exhibition on the West Coast to explore the monumental career of visionary artist Simone Forti in depth. Forti…
MOCA Grand Avenue
Saturday
Feb 25, 6pm

Performance
Saturday
Feb 25, 6pm

Performance

KCHUNG PUBLIC: Love Song
Featuring Chief Adjuah formerly Christian Scott

Please join us for a very special performance from American cultural leader, jazz innovator, and musical pioneer Chief Adjuah, formerly Christian Scott, and his ensemble. This program is part of KCHUNG Radio’s ongoing residency at MOCA, KCHUNG Public. Please note that other pr…
MOCA Grand Avenue
Closed Feb 19 – Opened Sept 10 2022

Closed Feb 19 –
Opened Sept 10 2022

Closed Feb 19 – Opened Sept 10 2022

Judith F. Baca: World Wall
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Closed Feb 19 – Opened Sept 10 2022

Closed Feb 19 –
Opened Sept 10 2022

Closed Feb 19 – Opened Sept 10 2022

Garrett Bradley: American Rhapsody
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Closed Feb 19 – Opened Sept 10 2022

Closed Feb 19 –
Opened Sept 10 2022

Closed Feb 19 – Opened Sept 10 2022

Tala Madani: Biscuits
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Closed Feb 12 – Opened Apr 24 2022

Closed Feb 12 –
Opened Apr 24 2022

Closed Feb 12 – Opened Apr 24 2022

Lonesome Crowded West: Works from MOCA's Collection
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

Studio Visit with artist Analia Saban

File Under: Slime – Book Launch and A Brief History of Slime

Harmony Holiday on Henry Taylor: B Side

LOVE: A conversation between Alexandra Grant and Alma Ruiz

Stanya Kahn on Tala Madani: Biscuits

Art + Yoga with Marley Rae

Off-site walkthrough with artist Paul McCarthy

Music at Geffen

Tala Madani: Biscuits Book Signing and Blackboard (Further Education) Limited Edition T-Shirt Release

Curator-led Tour of Judith F. Baca: World Wall

Christina Catherine Martinez Presents: Stephanie Presents: Tala Madani

Curator-led Tour of Simone Forti

Henry Taylor and Friends
Discussion and Book Signing

Simone Forti, Oh, Tongue
Artist Book Launch

Curator-led walkthrough of Simone Forti

KCHUNG PUBLIC: Love Song
Featuring Chief Adjuah formerly Christian Scott

Judith F. Baca: World Wall

Garrett Bradley: American Rhapsody

Tala Madani: Biscuits

Lonesome Crowded West: Works from MOCA's Collection