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Rebel Exhibition @ MOCA Recap
Simply titled "Rebel," the artful homage to Nicholas Ray's 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause opened on May 12 at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. The exhibition features the works of names like James Franco, Douglas Gordon and Terry Richardson, and uses video,...
Rebel Exhibition @ MOCA
"Rebel" is the latest exhibition set to hit Los Angeles' Museum of Contemporary Art. Conceived by actor and author James Franco alongside Douglas Gordon, Harmony Korine, Damon McCarthy, Paul McCarthy, Terry Richardson, Ed Ruscha and Aaron Young, the presentation is an ode to...
The Painting Factory: Abstraction after Warhol @ MOCA Recap
A celebration of abstraction post-Warhol, The Painting Factory recalls the original studio that spawned the movement--Andy Warhol's Factory in the '60s. The exhibition traces the influence of Warhol as an abstractionist on painters like Christopher Wool, Rudolf Stingel, and the...
Cai Guo Qiang’s Mystery Circle @ MOCA Explosion Video
After getting a look at the photo recap yesterday, a video follows from Cai Guo Qiang's exhibition at the MOCA in Los Angeles. One piece that certainly captured the attention of those privileged enough to attend the opening was "Mystery Circle" - an installation featuring 40,000...
Cai Guo-Qiang “Sky Ladder” Exhibition @ MOCA
It has been several weeks since Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang started preparations for his "Sky Ladder" exhibition at the MOCA in Los Angeles. The opening this past Saturday night proved to be as explosive a reception as the fiery works themselves. Known for his gunpowder...
Cai Guo Qiang Sets Up Aliens and Explosives at the MOCA
This weekend celebrates the explosive opening of Cai Guo Qiang's exhibition at The Geffen Contemporary at the MOCA in Los Angeles. This incidentally also marks the first solo West Coast showcase of the lauded New York-based Chinese artist's works, and will feature commissioned...
Cai Guo-Qiang “Sky Ladder” Exhibition @ MOCA Preview
Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang has started preliminary work on his "Sky Ladder" Exhibition which opens April 8 at the MOCA in Los Angeles. The showing will be the first West Coast solo for the world-renowned New York-based artist and feature new commissioned works including three...
Museum of Contemporary Art Announces MOCA TV
The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles has announced that it will be one of many outlets providing original content for YouTube. MOCA TV, as the channel will be known, will be the first contemporary-art channel to be included and is scheduled to hit the interweb in July...
“Under the Big Black Sun” Exhibition @ MOCA Recap
Over 130 artists are displaying their most wicked works within The Geffen Contemporary at Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles revolving around the group exhibition "Under the Big Black Sun." The showing brings to the light the "exceptional fertility and diversity of...
Cy Twombly Tribute: A Scattering of Blossoms & Other Things Exhibition @ MOCA
Devoted solely to contemporary art, MOCA proudly presents an exhibition in tribute to legendary post-war painting master Cy Twombly whose art has played an important role in the development of contemporary art. Twombly has always been fascinated towards abstraction, symbols,...
Andy Warhol Campbell’s Soup Cans Exhibition @ MOCA
There are few artists as inextricably tied to a single piece as Andy Warhol is to his Campbell's Soup Cans. Inspiring a slew of pop-art devotees and setting off a wave of imitators, Warhol's take on the classic American soup can may be one of the most recognizable works of...
George Herms: Xenophilia (Love of the Unknown) Exhibition @ MOCA
A new exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art entitled "Xenophilia (Love of the Unknown)" showcases the work of legendary West Coast assemblage artist George Helms alongside that of his longtime friend and colleague, Robert Branaman, as well as several younger...
Street, 2011 @ MOCA
This video produced by MOCA captures Street, 2011, an installation that is currently on display at The Geffen Contemporary as part of the museum's "Art in the Streets" exhibition. With its haunting soundtrack and dim lighting, the video perfectly captures the eeriness of the...
MOCA x André x Levi’s Trucker Jacket
To commemorate the ongoing "Art in the Streets" exhibition currently on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Levi's has invited 10 artists to create a unique design for its classic trucker jacket as part of a limited edition capsule collection. Designed...
OUTSIDE IN: The Story of Art in the Streets Premiere Recap
In conjunction with the highly publicized "Art in the Streets" exhibition currently on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, a new film from director Alex Stapleton explores the creative processes of the artists involved and even documents some of their...
