• May 5 — May 11

  Member Shopping Days

  

  Member Event, MOCA Store

  May 5 — May 11

  Member Event, MOCA Store

  Member Shopping Days

  In appreciation for your support, all members receive an additional discount at the MOCA Store. From Monday, May 5 through Sunday, May 11, 2025 members can enjoy 20% off items both online and in person. From exclusive MOCA products to exhibition catalogues, jewelry, apparel, homewares, and gam…

  MOCA Grand Avenue The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• May 9 — May 10

  Milka Djordjevich, Bob

  

  Performance

  May 9 — May 10

  Performance

  Milka Djordjevich, Bob

  Bob is a manic whirlwind of methodical rapid-fire movements, dictated, performed and self-enforced by Milka Djordjevich. Set to throbbing music composed by Djordjevich, Bob eroticizes the labor of the dancing body–the repetition, the discipline, and the fallout. A mid-career taxonomy of s…

  WAREHOUSE at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA

• Thursday
  May 15, 6pm

  MOCA Store Presents
  How to Tell When We Will Die: A Celebration with Johanna Hedva
  Multimedia Presentation, Discussion, and Book Signing

  

  MOCA Store, Panel Discussion

  Thursday
  May 15, 6pm

  MOCA Store, Panel Discussion

  MOCA Store Presents
  How to Tell When We Will Die: A Celebration with Johanna Hedva
  Multimedia Presentation, Discussion, and Book Signing

  An event to celebrate Johanna Hedva's How to Tell When We Will Die: On Pain, Disability, and Doom, the visionary essay collection ten years in the making, that began with the seminal essay "Sick Woman Theory" going viral in 2016. Released in fall 2024, the essay collection's ongoing impact and reach has rev…

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Friday
  May 16

  Curator and Artist-led Walkthrough of Diary of Flowers: Artists and their Worlds with Clara Kim and Candice Lin

  

  Member Event

  Friday
  May 16

  Member Event

  Curator and Artist-led Walkthrough of Diary of Flowers: Artists and their Worlds with Clara Kim and Candice Lin

  Leadership Circle supporters at Curators Circle level and above are invited to an Artist-led walkthrough of Diary of Flowers: Artists and their Worlds with Candice Lin.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Saturday
  May 24, 3pm

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Harmony Holiday
  Abide With Me, 2024, 38 min.

  

  Screening

  Saturday
  May 24, 3pm

  Screening

  MOCA Artist Film Series: Harmony Holiday
  Abide With Me, 2024, 38 min.

  MOCA presents a screening of Abide With Me followed by a conversation with artist Harmony Holiday, moderated by Robin D.G. Kelley.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

Past Events

• Closed May 4 – Opened Nov 23 2024

  Closed May 4 –
  Opened Nov 23 2024

  Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968

  

  Closed May 4 – Opened Nov 23 2024

  Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968

  MOCA Grand Avenue
• Closed May 4 – Opened Nov 23 2024

  Closed May 4 –
  Opened Nov 23 2024

  MOCA Focus: Ana Segovia

  

  Closed May 4 – Opened Nov 23 2024

  MOCA Focus: Ana Segovia

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Thursday
  May 1, 6pm

  Ordinary People Walkthrough with Anna Katz

  

  Thursday
  May 1, 6pm

  Ordinary People Walkthrough with Anna Katz

  Join MOCA Senior Curator Anna Katz for a walkthrough of Ordinary People: Photorealism and the Work of Art since 1968.

  MOCA Grand Avenue

• Friday
  May 2, 2pm

  First Fridays
  Mercado MOCA

  

  Friday
  May 2, 2pm

  First Fridays
  Mercado MOCA

  Bienvenido de nuevo to The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA for a vibrant celebration of Latinx and Chicanx culture, from day to night, in the heart of Los Angeles. Join us on the plaza to enjoy delicious food, support 50+ local vendors and artisans, and experience live music from talented, community-based…

• Sunday
  May 4, 1pm

  Wrap-up: Womxn in Windows, Kilo Kish & Autumn Breon

  

  Performance

  Sunday
  May 4, 1pm

  Performance

  Wrap-up: Womxn in Windows, Kilo Kish & Autumn Breon

  As we wrap up our MOCA culture:LAB collaboration with Womxn In Windows, join us for two special performances by artists Kilo Kish and Autumn Breon. Kilo Kish presents Natural Resources Natural Resources is a performance work by Kilo Kish, created in collaboration with c…

  MOCA Grand Avenue