Program areas at The Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles
Curatorial and exhibition programs: moca continued its dynamic exhibition program with The collection exhibitions "lonesome crowded west," "long story short, and "mapping an Art world," which highlighted artworks from The Museum's renowned collection of nearly 8,000 Contemporary artworks from 1940 to The present by established and emerging artists. Moca also presented major exhibitions of Los angeles-based artists judith f. baca, simone forti, tala madani, and henry taylor. Finally, moca featured The west coast presentations of The exhibitions "garrett bradley: american rhapsody and "carl craig: party/after-party." Moca also presented a robust schedule of performances including "carl craig party/after party sessions", a series of 3 concerts in collaboration with insomniac featuring moodymann, dj minx, & carl craig among others; ligia lewis's, "a plot/a scandal", which moca co-commissioned; "soup & tart", a presentation featuring 6 chefs and over 50 artists presented in collaboration with Art & culture; a residency with kchung radio which, in addition to regular radio broadcasts, included live performances from christian scott, kim ye, & alejandra herrera silva among others; french choreographer, dimitri chamblas's "slow show; & blacktronika, a day long festival featuring tyshawn sorey, moormother, dj haram, & suzi analogue among others.
Public affairs/information: a variety of promotional, advertising, and public announcements were produced by moca's communications department to inform The public of moca's activities and disseminate information relating to Contemporary Art. These activities included robust marketing, public relations efforts, social media campaigns, and digital offerings. These efforts were made in correlation with publicizing The Museum's exhibitions, programming, likeness, and institutional messaging efforts of moca.
Building operations and security:moca oversees two facilities in The downtown Los Angeles neighborhood. The moca grand ave building, designed by celebrated japanese architect arata isozaki, and The geffen Contemporary building, renovated by renowned California architect frank gehry. Both facilities are maintained daily and are secured twenty four hours a day, seven days a week to ensure The safety of all artworks in moca's care. In consultation with its environmental council and advisors, moca's environmental and sustainability strategist leads The Museum's sustainability efforts and environmentally focused programming.
Public engagement, learning & impact: moca is committed to providing enriching experiences to maximize access and inclusion in The arts. Education programming includes Contemporary Art start partnerships with teachers and schools, a nationally recognized teen program, and offerings for families. Public programs connect audiences and artists with exhibitions and environmental sustainability through panel discussions, talks, tours, music and more.