Past Events

• May 5 — May 6 2023

  Ligia Lewis, A Plot/A Scandal, 2022

  

  May 5 — May 6 2023

  Ligia Lewis, A Plot/A Scandal, 2022

  A dance between affect and embodiment, seeing and being seen, Ligia Lewis’s new work, A Plot/A Scandal, constructs the poetics of refusal at the edges of representation. It is a scene in the making where excitement for that which does not fit might find its place. …

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Thursday
  May 11, 2023

  The Colburn School Dances at The Geffen

  

  Performance

  Thursday
  May 11, 2023

  Performance

  The Colburn School Dances at The Geffen

  Students from The Colburn School's Dance Academy and Advanced Modern Ensemble perform works by Rudy Perez, Colburn Faculty Member Katherine Cowgill, and Colburn Dance Dean Silas Farley, with music by Samuel Barber, Glen Branca, Philip Glass, and Michael Praetorius. Program:

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Saturday
  May 13, 2023

  KCHUNG PUBLIC: Labor

  

  Saturday
  May 13, 2023

  KCHUNG PUBLIC: Labor

  Los Angeles Artists Union, founded in 2011, was a 3 year project that sought to reimagine compensation, equity, and mutual aid in the Los Angeles art industry and beyond. On May 13th, 2023 KCHUNG (also founded in 2011) invites the public to the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA for an afternoon of performances, installati…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Sunday
  May 14, 2023

  Scent Rave: New Variations on Scent, Art, and Community
  Organized with Maxwell Williams of UFO Parfums

  

  Sunday
  May 14, 2023

  Scent Rave: New Variations on Scent, Art, and Community
  Organized with Maxwell Williams of UFO Parfums

  Olfactory artist and perfumer Maxwell Williams of UFO Parfums addresses the intersection of experimental handmade perfumery, contemporary art, dance music, and the communities that embrace all three. In addition to a DJ set by Brian Piñeyro aka DJ Python and a pop-up shop,…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Tuesday
  May 16, 2023

  Curator-led walkthrough of Carl Craig: Party/After-Party

  

  Member Event

  Tuesday
  May 16, 2023

  Member Event

  Curator-led walkthrough of Carl Craig: Party/After-Party

  Members at the Contributing level and above are invited to a walkthrough of Carl Craig: Party/After-Party led by MOCA Curator Alex Sloane.

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Thursday
  May 25, 2023

  MOCA x Insomniac & Secret Project Present
  Party/After-Party Sessions

  

  Thursday
  May 25, 2023

  MOCA x Insomniac & Secret Project Present
  Party/After-Party Sessions

  This program is presented in conjunction with Carl Craig: Party/After Party.  Carl Craig brings the heat and energy of the club into the museum with Party/After-Party Sessions, a series of thr…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA