Programs • MOCA

Apr April 2020

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

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

EVERY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY: 12:30PM & 2:30PM

CANCELED: TALKING TOURS

Led by our team of knowledgeable educators, MOCA’s Talking Tours are a great way to connect to contemporary art for free. Each tour is designed to provide visitors with the opportunity to discuss, ask questions, and dive deeper into the works on view.
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Wednesday
Apr 1

Virtual
Wednesday
Apr 1

Virtual

Virtual MOCA: Past, Present, & Future

Look back and reflect on MOCA’s history, past exhibitions, initiatives, programs, and permanent collection, and see how all of these efforts relate to our present offerings and future initiatives. This series is led by MOCA's team of curators.
Apr 3 — Apr 5

All Ages, Canceled
Apr 3 — Apr 5

All Ages, Canceled

CANCELED: Printed Matter's 2020 LA Art Book Fair

Taking lead from our colleagues at Printed Matter, the LA Art Book Fair—scheduled to take place at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA from April 3–5, 2020—has been canceled. The festival is a yearly highlight on MOCA’s calendar, where over 30,000 people come through our doors on one weekend at the Geffen. Although we w…
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA
Saturday
Apr 4, 11am

All Ages
Saturday
Apr 4, 11am

All Ages

CANCELADO: Talking Tours en Español

Acompáñenos en nuestras visitas guiadas mensuales gratuitas en español.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Sunday
Apr 5, 1pm

All Ages
Sunday
Apr 5, 1pm

All Ages

CANCELED: Sunday Studio: Kimberly Faith Waid + Writopia Lab

Explore, discover, and create your own artwork inspired by the works on view in Seven Stations: Selections from MOCA’s Collection.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Thursday
Apr 9, 7pm

Lecture
Thursday
Apr 9, 7pm

Lecture

CANCELED: Exhibition Walkthrough: Mia Locks on Seven Stations

Join MOCA Senior Curator and Head of New Initiatives Mia Locks for a walkthrough of the exhibition Seven Stations: Selections from MOCA’s Collection
MOCA Grand Avenue
Sunday
Apr 12, 1:30pm

Lecture
Sunday
Apr 12, 1:30pm

Lecture

CANCELED: Symposium: Pattern and Decoration

MOCA has taken specific measures to keep our visitors and staff healthy and safe. We have been monitoring coronavirus (COVID-19) closely and in line with suggestions from The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, we have decided to cancel Symposium: Pattern and Decoration in an effort to help with …
MOCA Grand Avenue
Thursday
Apr 16, 7pm

Lecture
Thursday
Apr 16, 7pm

Lecture

CANCELED: Kim MacConnel and Anna Katz in Conversation

A founding member of the Pattern and Decoration movement, San Diego–based artist Kim MacConnel is best known for his unstretched paintings made up of uneven strips of printed bedsheets and hand-painted fabrics. Join MacConnel and MOCA Curator Anna Katz for a discussion of his practice and contributions to the P&D movement.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Saturday
Apr 18, 11am

Member Event
Saturday
Apr 18, 11am

Member Event

CANCELED: Members' Behind-the-Scenes Museum Tour

See the museum from the inside out! Get an insider’s look at MOCA Grand Avenue, from the rooftop to the basement, on this exclusive tour for members.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Sunday
Apr 19, 3pm

Lecture
Sunday
Apr 19, 3pm

Lecture

CANCELED: Artists on Artists: Clarissa Tossin on With Pleasure

Influenced by her upbringing in Brasília, Brazil, a planned modernist utopia, Los Angeles–based artist Clarissa Tossin investigates the cultural and economic exchanges between Brazil and her current home, the United States, through her work. Join Tossin in conversation to discuss her process in relation to the exhibition With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972–1985.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Thursday
Apr 23, 7pm

Reading
Thursday
Apr 23, 7pm

Reading

CANCELED: Return from Exile IV

For the fourth installment of the Return from Exile series, poet and writer Harmony Holiday will explore the concept of the djeli—the griot or storyteller in the African Diaspora. Join Holiday, the creator of the series, in looking closely at poets and writers who recount events that would otherwise go unrecorded.
MOCA Grand Avenue
Wednesday
Apr 29, 6:30pm

Member Event
Wednesday
Apr 29, 6:30pm

Member Event

CANCELED: MIX at MOCA

MOCA has taken specific measures to keep our visitors and staff healthy and safe. We have been monitoring coronavirus (COVID-19) closely and in line with suggestions from The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, we have decided to cancel MIX at MOCA in an effort to help with containment. There is …
Thursday
Apr 30, 7pm

Lecture
Thursday
Apr 30, 7pm

Lecture

CANCELED: Artists on Artists: Alex Olson on With Pleasure

Alex Olson juxtaposes patterns, shapes, colors, and textures to create abstract paintings of symbols and linguistic figures. Playing with qualities both graphic and visceral, her paintings construct a series of marks into almost legible works, prompting in the viewer a desire to understand and investigate. Join Olson in exploring the Pattern and Decoration movement and MOCA’s exhibition With Pleasure: Pattern and Decoration in American Art 1972–1985 in tandem with her process.
MOCA Grand Avenue