This will make MOCA only the second museum in Los Angeles after the Museum of Tolerance to have a union.
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A Film Festival Illuminates the Experimental Edge of Appropriation Cinema
Although its roots go back more than half a century, in an era of “fake news” and “deep fakes,” appropriation cinema can be seen as a critical voice of resistance.
A Photographer Shows Deference For Sublime, Endangered Coastlines
Thomas Joshua Cooper has feverishly circumnavigated the globe in an effort to chart the Atlantic basin. His recent photos of the California coast, subject to wildfires and drilling, feel all the more poignant.
Meet LA’s Art Community: Adam Piron Says Art Was “Never Something Separate” From Life
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
“Guess Who Laid Us Off?”: Art Workers Stage Protests on Black Friday
Former employees of the Marciano Art Foundation gathered at Rodeo Drive’s Guess storefront to distribute flyers about their unionization attempt. Union members staged simultaneous actions in solidarity on the East Coast.
Join SCI-Arc’s Master’s Program for a Nonconventional Approach to Architectural Education
The SCI-Arc México initiative has spurred an ongoing dialog between the Los Angeles-based school and Mexican architects, artists, and thinkers.
Artists of the Darkness and Light
While Tatsumi Hijikata and Eikoh Hosoe reflected the countercultural mood of Japan’s postwar avant-garde, the trauma of World War II is inscribed in both artists’ aesthetics.
Learn More About Philip Guston’s Only Surviving Mural in California
A chance to visit the mural and listen to a discussion about this important but often overlooked moment in Guston’s career.
Meet LA’s Art Community: Gabriela Urtiaga Thinks “It’s a Great Moment for Latin American Art”
An interview series spotlighting some of the great work coming out of Los Angeles. Hear directly from artists, curators, and art workers about their current projects and personal quirks.
A Vision for Sustainable Housing and Design in Los Angeles
The architecture firm Brooks + Scarpa makes the case for greater building density and more sustainable design practices to combat the region’s acute housing shortage.
Employees at One of LA’s Largest Museums Announce Plans to Unionize
About 50 employees of the Museum of Contemporary Art gathered outside of MOCA Director Klaus Biesenbach’s office this morning and read a statement that formally declared their plans to form a union.
As Walls Go Up at Unprecedented Rates, Artists Use Them as Subversive Canvases
The Annenberg Space for Photography maps the complex landscape of walls and rends, openings and sutures, that, to an ever-larger degree, defines our age.