some events at MOCA this month

THURSDAY, MAY 3
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
6:30pm
MOCA ART TALKS PRESENTED BY GALLERY C
A screening and dialogue with video artist Koki Tanaka and MOCA Curatorial Assistant Gabriel Ritter in conjunction with Out of the Ordinary: New Video From Japan. Click here to view the trailer.!

INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org
FREE
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SUNDAY, MAY 6
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
1–3:30pm
FIRST SUNDAYS ARE FOR FAMILIES EVENT
Discover magic in humble materials and find surprises in the process of sculpting with artist/educator David McDonald in this workshop created in celebration of The Art of Richard Tut! tle.

INFO 213/621-1712 or carias@moca.org
FREE; no reservations required

WEDNESDAY, MAY 9
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
7:30pm, (50 min.)

SCREENING
The second screening in the series Out of the Ordinary: New Video from Japan showcases contemporary Japanese video with an emphasis on sound and animation by Ryoko Aoki + Zon Ito, Taro Izumi, Tomoki Kakitani, Takehito Koganezawa, Chikara Matsumoto, and Tabaimo. Click here to view the trailer.

Screening is FREE and open to the general public.
Space is limited; reservations are required
RSVP 213/633-5373


THURSDAY, MAY 10
MOCA GRAND AVENUE AND
THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY
AT MOCA
noon–8pm
DOWNTOWN ART WALK
MOCA is a participating venue.

INFO downtownartwalk.com
FREE

SATURDAY–SUNDAY, MAY 12–13
THROUGHOUT YUCCA AND WONDER VALLEYS
HIGH DESERT TEST SITES: WEEKEND EVENT
High Desert Test Sites hosts a public weekend event in conjunction with Andrea Zittel: Critical Space. Participating artists include Lisa Anne Auerbach, Piotr Urkanski, and And! rea Zittel, among others. Zittel will install customized wagon stations at A–Z West for the occasion.

INFO highdeserttestsites.com

SUNDAY, MAY 13
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
3pm
MOCA ART TALKS PRESENTED BY GALLERY C
Exhibition curator Madeleine Grynsztejn of SFMOMA discusses The Art of Richard Tuttle.

INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.org
FREE with museum admission
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
3–5pm
TEENS OF CONTEMPORARY ART (TOCA) EVENT
Find art in the everyday in Poetics of the Handmade and create your own utilitarian art object with artist Carolyn Castaño. Snacks provided.

INFO 213/633-! 5310 or dgray@moca.org
FREE; no reservations required

MONDAY, MAY 14
THE GEFFEN
CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA
LAST CHANCE TO VIEW ANDREA ZITTEL: CRITICAL SPACE
Don’t miss this remarkable survey of the work of American artist Andrea Zittel. The exhibition focuses on the artist’s investigation of fundamental aspects of contemporary domestic and urban life in Western society. Exhibition closes May 14 at 5pm.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 16
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
7:30pm, (70 min.)
SCREENING
As the final screening in the series Out of the Ordinary: New Video from Japan, MOCA presents the world premiere of NA-MU (2004–07) by Hiroyuki Oki. Chronicling the artist’s journey from his home on the Japanese island of Shikoku! to Israel and Tibet, this video collage presents a poetic vision of personal epiphany. The screening will be followed by a Q & A session with the artist.

Screening is FREE and open to the general public.
Space is limited; reservations are required
RSVP 213/633-5373

THURSDAY, MAY 17
MOCA GRAND AVENUE
6:30pm
MOCA ART TALKS PRESENTED BY GALLERY C
Exhibition curator Alma Ruiz leads a walkthrough of MOCA Focus: Alexandra Grant.

INFO 213/621-1745 or education@moca.or! g
FREE

SATURDAY, MAY 19
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
2pm
PANEL DISCUSSION AND BOOKSIGNING
Celebrate the release of GRAFFITI L.A.: Street Styles and Art. The panel, moderated by James Prigoff, will include a slide presentation by author Steve Grody and a discussion about the stylistic distinctions a! nd evolution of Los Angeles graffiti with several veteran graffiti writers. A booksigning will follow at the MOCA Store.

INFO 213/621-1710
FREE with museum admission

SUNDAY, MAY 20
MOCA PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER
LAST CHANCE TO VIEW SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED: CONTEMPORARY PREFABRICATED HOUSES
Challenging common preconceptions about prefab homes, the exhibition features a variety of modern modular dwellings that capture the spirit and imagination of a new generation of architects and homebuyers. While you’re there, explore a broad selection of con! temporary art books at the MOCA Store featuring ART CATALOGUES. The exhibition closes May 20 at 6pm.
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL,
1010 ABBOT KINNEY BLVD.
11am–6pm
(Open studios
11:30am–4:30pm)
28TH ANNUAL VENICE ART WALK & AUCTIONS
An annual celebration of art, architecture, music, and fine cuisine benefiting the Venice Family Clinic. Highlights include a 400–piece silent art auction, self-gui! ded tours of over 60 artists’ studios, special exhibitions, and live music.

INFO veniceartwalk.info
TICKETS $50 general; 15% discount for MOCA members; price includes catalogue
To purchase tickets, call 310/392-9255 by May 16.
MOCA member discount is valid through May 16 for tickets purchased by phone only.
PACIFIC DESIGN CENTER, SILVERSCREEN THEATER
2pm
THE RALPH TORNBERG/MUSEUM DIRECTOR’S
DISTINGUISHED LECTURE SERIES
Griselda Pollock presents “Cultures of Life: Why did feminism make such a difference to art at the end of the twentieth century?”
Pollock is a celebrated British feminist art historian and cult! ural analyst currently teaching at the University of Leeds. Her main research interests are in the issues of gender, race, class, and sexuality in international modern and contemporary art and cinema.

Looking at the legacies and potentials of feminism in relation to WACK! Art and the Feminist Revolution, the Tornberg series investigates how feminist thinking on all levels—social, artistic, political, psychological, and theoretical—is important in our cultural life.

TICKETS $15 MOCA members; $20 nonmembers
Advance tickets required; no refunds
Tickets are available at all MOCA box offices or online. To purchase tickets, click here.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 23
MOCA GRAND AVENUE,
AHMANSON AUDITORIUM
7:30pm,
(74 min., English subtitles)
SCREENING
In collaboration with Out of the Ordinary: New Video From Japan, MOCA hosts a Getty presentation of Video Letter (1982). One of the most well-known pieces of early video art from Japan, this video features a poignant, philosophical, and often! comical exchange of “video letters” between poet Shuntarō Tanikawa and playwright and filmmaker Shūji Terayama, in the months leading up to Terayama’s death.

RSVP 213/633-5373
FREE; reservations required