Past Events

• June 5 — June 21 2025

  Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot)
  POLICE STATE

  

  Performance

  June 5 — June 21 2025

  Performance

  Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot)
  POLICE STATE

  MOCA presents the world premiere of Nadya Tolokonnikova's (b. 1989 Norilsk, Russia) new site specific performance installation, POLICE STATE. Exploring the omnipresent mechanisms of control, surveillance, and systems of power, the work transforms WAREHOUSE into a visceral panopticon—a space where observers …

  WAREHOUSE at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Thursday
  June 5, 2025

  Talking Tour

  

  Conversation

  Thursday
  June 5, 2025

  Conversation

  Talking Tour

  Join artist Olivia Leiter for a talking tour of Diary of Flowers: Artists and their Worlds.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Friday
  June 6, 2025

  First Fridays
  Ashley Younniä of The Children of Sound

  

  Friday
  June 6, 2025

  First Fridays
  Ashley Younniä of The Children of Sound

  Join us for an evening of sounds curated by Ashley Younniä of The Children of Sound! Ashley Younniä is a New Jersey-born, LA-based DJ and multi-disciplinary music curator whose sonic storytelling is deeply rooted in the Black American tradition of house music brings her dynamic dance floor residency FEELIN…

  The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Saturday
  June 7, 2025

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Genesis P-orridge
  S/he is Still Her/e: The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary, 2024, 98 min.

  

  Screening

  Saturday
  June 7, 2025

  Screening

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Genesis P-orridge
  S/he is Still Her/e: The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary, 2024, 98 min.

  MOCA presents a screening of S/he is Still Her/e: The Official Genesis P-Orridge Documentary followed by a conversation with Genesse P-Orridge, director David Charles Rodrigues, and artist Ron Athey.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Sunday
  June 8, 2025

  MOCA Sunday Studio, with Sustainable Skillbuilding Workshop and Student-Led Tours

  

  All Ages

  Sunday
  June 8, 2025

  All Ages

  MOCA Sunday Studio, with Sustainable Skillbuilding Workshop and Student-Led Tours

  Sunday Studio is MOCA’s party for art lovers of all stripes! Join us for fun and unexpected art-making experiences inside and outside the museum.  Sculpture Plaza Create Art: Make your own print i…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Thursday
  June 12, 2025

  [CANCELLED] Talking Tour

  

  Conversation

  Thursday
  June 12, 2025

  Conversation

  [CANCELLED] Talking Tour

  Join artist Olivia Leiter for a talking tour of Diary of Flowers: Artists and their Worlds.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Saturday
  June 21, 2025

  [RESCHEDULED] Artist-led Walkthrough of POLICE STATE with Nadya Tolokonnikova, creator of Pussy Riot

  

  Member Event

  Saturday
  June 21, 2025

  Member Event

  [RESCHEDULED] Artist-led Walkthrough of POLICE STATE with Nadya Tolokonnikova, creator of Pussy Riot

  Leadership Circle supporters at Curators Circle level and above are invited to an Artist-led walkthrough of POLICE STATE led by Nadya Tolokonnikova.

  WAREHOUSE at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Saturday
  June 21, 2025

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Sharon Hayes
  Ricerche: four, 2024, 80 min.

  

  Screening

  Saturday
  June 21, 2025

  Screening

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Sharon Hayes
  Ricerche: four, 2024, 80 min.

  MOCA presents a screening of Ricerche:four followed by a conversation with artist Sharon Hayes and participants from the film.

• Sunday
  June 22, 2025

  
  Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot)
  POLICE STATE:
  Panel & Pussy Riot Siberia Performance

  

  Performance, Panel Discussion

  Sunday
  June 22, 2025

  Performance, Panel Discussion

  
  Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot)
  POLICE STATE:
  Panel & Pussy Riot Siberia Performance

  To mark the conclusion of her performance installation,

  WAREHOUSE at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Friday
  June 27, 2025

  Curator-led Walkthrough of MOCA Focus: Takako Yamaguchi and Fictions of Display with Anna Katz and José Luis Blondet

  

  Member Event

  Friday
  June 27, 2025

  Member Event

  Curator-led Walkthrough of MOCA Focus: Takako Yamaguchi and Fictions of Display with Anna Katz and José Luis Blondet

  Leadership Circle supporters at Curators Circle level and above are invited to a Curator-led walkthrough of MOCA Focus: Takako Yamaguchi and Fictions of Display led by Senior Curators Anna Katz and José Luis Blondet.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Saturday
  June 28, 2025

  Members’ Preview Day for MOCA Focus: Takako Yamaguchi and Fictions of Display

  Member Event

  Saturday
  June 28, 2025

  Member Event

  Members’ Preview Day for MOCA Focus: Takako Yamaguchi and Fictions of Display

  All members are invited to the Members' Preview Day for MOCA Focus: Takako Yamaguchi and Fictions of Display.

  MOCA Grand Avenue
• Closed Jan 4 – Opened June 29 2025

  Closed Jan 4 –
  Opened June 29 2025

  MOCA Focus: Takako Yamaguchi

  

  Closed Jan 4 – Opened June 29 2025

  MOCA Focus: Takako Yamaguchi

  MOCA Grand Avenue
• Closed Jan 4 – Opened June 29 2025

  Closed Jan 4 –
  Opened June 29 2025

  Fictions of Display

  

  Closed Jan 4 – Opened June 29 2025

  Fictions of Display

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Sunday
  June 29, 2025

  Catherine Sullivan on
  Fictions of Display

  

  Conversation

  Sunday
  June 29, 2025

  Conversation

  Catherine Sullivan on
  Fictions of Display

  Join us on the opening day of our new exhibition Fictions of Display to hear exhibiting artist Catherine Sullivan talking about her work in relation to the themes of the exhibition.

  MOCA Grand Avenue