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Paz Errázuriz’s Intimate Photos Document the Lives of Trans Sex Workers in Chile

by Cassie Packard October 17, 2021October 19, 2021

The unvarnished photographs celebrate the lives, beauty, and resilience of an oppressed group at Chile’s social peripheries in the 1980s, and the series was recently acquired by MOCA in Los Angeles.

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Protesters Demand the Resignation of Museum of Chinese in America Director

by Hakim Bishara July 19, 2021July 19, 2021

“Institutions like MOCA are facilitating the destruction of our community under the cover of social justice,” said activist Yanin Peña.

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Artists Request Museum of Chinese in America Remove Their Work From Its Collection

by Hakim Bishara July 12, 2021July 13, 2021

Artists Colin Chin and Nicholas Liem decried MOCA’s acceptance of $35 million in funding from NYC as part of a jail expansion plan.

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Scorched Museum of Chinese in America Archives Building Will Be Rebuilt

by Hakim Bishara February 28, 2020

The announcement quelled concerns by community members that the city had neglected its pledge to help recover the museum’s damaged archives.

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MOCA Employees Submit Union Cards to the National Labor Relations Board

by Matt Stromberg November 27, 2019December 29, 2021

Employees cited low wages relative to experience, lack of benefits, schedule instability, and high turnover as some of the reasons behind their decision to unionize.

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A Student of Manny Farber Organizes a Film Series in His Honor

by Matt Stromberg December 12, 2018December 13, 2018

Blame the Audience presents cinematic works that resonate with Farber’s teachings.

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Photography in Search of the Real

by Michael Valinsky August 4, 2018February 25, 2019

Real Worlds invites viewers to consider photography not just as documentation of myriad moments but as a means to more deeply understand lives and interpersonal relationships in Western cities.

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Bringing the Signs and Textures of South Central LA into the Museum

Avatar photo by Abe Ahn April 27, 2018

Lauren Halsey’s site-specific installation transforms the typically austere space of the museum into a utopian dream made of the people, symbols, and imagery of South Central Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles Art Community Reacts to Firing of MOCA Chief Curator Helen Molesworth

by Matt Stromberg March 15, 2018March 15, 2018

The announcement of Molesworth’s departure shocked and dismayed many in the Los Angeles art world. But some MOCA insiders have also said she contributed to a toxic work environment.

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Protesters Honor Ana Mendieta at LA Opening of Carl Andre Retrospective

by Matt Stromberg April 14, 2017April 16, 2017

Artists and activists gathered at MOCA Geffen to protest what they consider Mendieta’s erasure from the canon and the disassociation of her death from Andre’s story.

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Doug Aitken’s Masterful Videos and Boring Sculptures

by Devon Van Houten Maldonado December 28, 2016

‘Electric Earth’ illustrates the difficulty of a sweeping retrospective by smashing excellent video work up against shallow sculpture.

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Steven Mnuchin, Trump’s Treasury Secretary Pick, Resigns from LA Museum Board

by Matt Stromberg December 7, 2016

The man that President-elect Donald Trump want to be his Treasury secretary just resigned from the MOCA board.

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