Past Events

• Thursday
  Sept 7, 2023

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Diane Severin Nguyen
  Tyrant Star, 2009, 16 min.
  IF REVOLUTION IS A SICKNESS, 2021, 19 min.

  

  Screening

  Thursday
  Sept 7, 2023

  Screening

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Diane Severin Nguyen
  Tyrant Star, 2009, 16 min.
  IF REVOLUTION IS A SICKNESS, 2021, 19 min.

  MOCA Artist Film series is an active and dynamic platform for the presentation of artist films. Inspired by film and video works in MOCA’s renowned collection, the series offers engaging and notable screenings and live programs with MOCA collection artists and beyond. With presentations in the Ahmanson Aud…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Saturday
  Sept 9, 2023

  Leadership Circle Walkthrough with MOCA collection artist Gala Porras-Kim

  

  Member Event

  Saturday
  Sept 9, 2023

  Member Event

  Leadership Circle Walkthrough with MOCA collection artist Gala Porras-Kim

  Leadership Circle supporters at the Curators Circle level and higher are invited to an off-site walkthrough led by MOCA collection artist Gala Porras-Kim.

• Saturday
  Sept 9, 2023

  KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
  Opening Celebration

  

  Saturday
  Sept 9, 2023

  KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
  Opening Celebration

  Kink Out is a bi-coastal collective that unites people of diverse identities with lived experience in BDSM culture through art, activism, community organizing, and conversation. With KINK OUT: EPHEMERA, a month-long residency, the collective transforms MOCA’s WAREHOUSE into an active archive for those who l…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Sept 12 — Sept 26 2023

  KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
  Affinity Tuesdays

  

  Sept 12 — Sept 26 2023

  KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
  Affinity Tuesdays

  Kink Out is a bi-coastal collective that unites people of diverse identities with lived experience in BDSM culture through art, activism, community organizing, and conversation. With KINK OUT: EPHEMERA, a month-long residency, the collective transforms MOCA’s WAREHOUSE into an active archive for t…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Wednesday
  Sept 13, 2023

  In Conversation: Reynaldo Rivera

  

  Member Event

  Wednesday
  Sept 13, 2023

  Member Event

  In Conversation: Reynaldo Rivera

  Members at the Contributing level and higher are invited to a conversation with MOCA collection artist Reynaldo Rivera.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Thursday
  Sept 14, 2023

  KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
  Artist Talk with Sheree Rose

  

  Thursday
  Sept 14, 2023

  KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
  Artist Talk with Sheree Rose

  Kink Out is a bi-coastal collective that unites people of diverse identities with lived experience in BDSM culture through art, activism, community organizing, and conversation. With KINK OUT: EPHEMERA, a month-long residency, the collective transforms MOCA’s WAREHOUSE into an active archive for those who l…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Sunday
  Sept 17, 2023

  MOCA x East of Borneo present
  Artist Hangouts

  

  Panel Discussion

  Sunday
  Sept 17, 2023

  Panel Discussion

  MOCA x East of Borneo present
  Artist Hangouts

  Co-organized by MOCA and East of Borneo, join us for a panel discussion focused on the formation of the city’s vibrant art scene as it existed through artists, their networks and relationships, and their social spaces and han…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Tuesday
  Sept 19, 2023

  Leadership Circle Walkthrough with MOCA collection artist Sean Scully

  

  Member Event

  Tuesday
  Sept 19, 2023

  Member Event

  Leadership Circle Walkthrough with MOCA collection artist Sean Scully

  Leadership Circle supporters at the Director’s Forum level and higher are invited to an off-site walkthrough and reception led by MOCA collection artist Sean Scully.

• Thursday
  Sept 21, 2023

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Ai Weiwei
  Chang’an Boulevard, 2004, 10 hr. 13 min.

  

  Screening

  Thursday
  Sept 21, 2023

  Screening

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Ai Weiwei
  Chang’an Boulevard, 2004, 10 hr. 13 min.

  Screenings of Chang’an Boulevard will take place during regular museum hours on Thursday, September 21 and Friday September 22. Ai Weiwei will be joined in conversation with MOCA's Executive Director Johanna Burton and artist Charles Gaines on Thursday, September 21 at 6pm, followe…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Thursday
  Sept 21, 2023

  KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
  Workshop: Bootblacking, Rope, and Impact play

  

  Thursday
  Sept 21, 2023

  KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
  Workshop: Bootblacking, Rope, and Impact play

  Kink Out is a bi-coastal collective that unites people of diverse identities with lived experience in BDSM culture through art, activism, community organizing, and conversation. With KINK OUT: EPHEMERA, a month-long residency, the collective transforms MOCA’s WAREHOUSE into an active archive for those who l…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Friday
  Sept 22, 2023

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Ai Weiwei
  Chang’an Boulevard, 2004, 10 hr. 13 min.

  

  Screening

  Friday
  Sept 22, 2023

  Screening

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Ai Weiwei
  Chang’an Boulevard, 2004, 10 hr. 13 min.

  MOCA Artist Film series is an active and dynamic platform for the presentation of artist films. Inspired by film and video works in MOCA’s renowned collection, the series offers engaging and notable screenings and live programs with MOCA collection artists and beyond. With presentations in the Ahmanson Aud…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Sunday
  Sept 24, 2023

  MOCA Store Presents George Baker’s Lateness and Longing: On the Afterlife of Photography
  Conversation and Book Signing

  

  MOCA Store

  Sunday
  Sept 24, 2023

  MOCA Store

  MOCA Store Presents George Baker’s Lateness and Longing: On the Afterlife of Photography
  Conversation and Book Signing

  Join the MOCA Store for an exciting evening celebrating George Baker's latest book, Lateness and Longing: On the Afterlife of Photography (University of Chicago Press, 2023)…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Thursday
  Sept 28, 2023

  KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
  Working Girls: The Blade. A Conversation about Street Based Sex Work

  

  Thursday
  Sept 28, 2023

  KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
  Working Girls: The Blade. A Conversation about Street Based Sex Work

  Kink Out is a bi-coastal collective that unites people of diverse identities with lived experience in BDSM culture through art, activism, community organizing, and conversation. With KINK OUT: EPHEMERA, a month-long residency, the collective transforms MOCA’s WAREHOUSE into an active archive for those who l…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Saturday
  Sept 30, 2023

  MOCA Climate Conversations: Fluid States

  

  Environmental Council

  Saturday
  Sept 30, 2023

  Environmental Council

  MOCA Climate Conversations: Fluid States

  Open to all, the new MOCA Climate Conversations series seeks to create a space for collective learning and dialogue, providing a platform for engaging with pressing topics, fostering awareness, and inspiring action around the diverse facets of climate, culture, and environmental justice.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Saturday
  Sept 30, 2023

  KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
  Closing Celebration

  

  Saturday
  Sept 30, 2023

  KINK OUT: EPHEMERA
  Closing Celebration

  Kink Out is a bi-coastal collective that unites people of diverse identities with lived experience in BDSM culture through art, activism, community organizing, and conversation. With KINK OUT: EPHEMERA, a month-long residency, the collective transforms MOCA’s WAREHOUSE into an active archive for those who l…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA