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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Monday, November 2, 2009 MEDIA CONTACTS Lyn Winter MOCA Director of Communications Tel 213/633-5390 [email protected] Jessica Youn MOCA PR Coordinator Tel 213/633-5322 [email protected] MOCA UNVEILS LARGEST-EVER INSTALLATION OF WORKS FROM ITS WORLD-RENOWNED PERMANENT COLLECTION ON OCCASION OF MUSEUM’S 30TH ANNIVERSARY MORE THAN 500 ARTWORKS BY MORE THAN 200 ARTISTS THE GEFFEN CONTEMPORARY AT MOCA REOPENS Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years November 15, 2009–May 3, 2010 MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Robert Rauschenberg, Small Rebus, 1956 Doug Wheeler, RM 669, 1969 Toba Khedoori, detail of Untitled (Seats), 1996 Los Angeles—The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), will debut Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years on November 15, 2009, at MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. th Presented in celebration of the museum’s 30 anniversary, Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years is the largestever installation of the museum’s world-renowned permanent collection, which numbers nearly 6,000 artworks dating from 1939 to the present day. While works from the collection have been seen in more than 100 thematic exhibitions at MOCA since the museum’s founding in 1979, the new installation makes a significant portion of the collection accessible to the public on a long-term basis, filling the galleries at both of MOCA’s downtown Los Angeles locations with more than 500 artworks by over 200 artists and providing a comprehensive survey of the past 70 years of contemporary art history. – more – MOCA UNVEILS LARGEST-EVER EXHIBITION OF WORKS FROM COLLECTION ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY Page 2 of 7 Organized by MOCA Chief Curator Paul Schimmel, Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years occupies 24,000 square feet of exhibition space at MOCA Grand Avenue and an additional 26,000 square feet of exhibition space at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. Organized chronologically, the installation at MOCA Grand Avenue traces the full range of art-historical movements and styles since World War II, from abstract expressionism of the late 1940s and ’50s to pop, minimal, and conceptual art of the 1960s and ’70s. Emphasizing the variety that is a hallmark of contemporary art, the installation at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA features a proliferation of concepts, forms, and media, representing artwork made during the last three decades by a wide range of artists. Geographical as well as ideological overlaps and distinctions are highlighted, and a mix of well-established and lesser-known artists are featured. “MOCA is approaching this exhibition of works from its collection with the same level of ambition and depth that has characterized the museum’s most celebrated thematic exhibitions,” said Schimmel. “The museum has assembled its major holdings into an unprecedented installation that occupies 50,000 square feet in two museum buildings. The scope and scale of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years enables the public to build relationships with individual works of art and develop a sense of long-term engagement with the collection and the museum.” “ The opening of this comprehensive, chronological, and far-reaching exhibition of major works from MOCA’s renowned permanent collection marks a landmark in the history of contemporary art and in MOCA’s history,” said MOCA Chief Executive Officer Charles E. Young. “Nowhere else is it possible to see 500 or so significant contemporary art works together in one exhibition. In 30 years, MOCA has built one of the world’s greatest indepth postwar art collections. This exhibition is a celebration of that achievement and of the ambition for which the museum is so respected.” EXHIBITION HIGHLIGHTS Highlights of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years include: seminal works of abstract expressionism and pop art, such as Jackson Pollock’s large-scale drip painting Number 1, 1949 (1949), Willem de Kooning’s Two Women with Still Life (1952), Antoni Tàpies’s Grey and Black Cross. No. XXVI (1955), Alberto Giacometti’s Tall Figure II and Tall Figure III (both 1960), and Roy Lichtenstein’s Man with Folded Arms (1962); monographic groupings of individual artists drawn from MOCA’s in-depth holdings of works by Franz Kline, Claes Oldenberg, Robert Rauschenberg, and Mark Rothko; significant representations of works by minimalists Dan Flavin, Robert Irwin, Donald Judd, Ellsworth Kelly, and Brice Marden; influential post-minimalist and neo-expressionist works, such as Jean-Michel Basquiat’s Six Crimee (1982) and Anselm Kiefer’s Departure from Egypt (1984); conceptual works by On Kawara and Felix Gonzalez-Torres; entire suites of documentary photographs by Diane Arbus, Larry Clark, Lee Friedlander, Nan Goldin, and Helen Levitt; selections from MOCA’s extensive holdings of work by California artists Mike Kelley, Paul McCarthy, Laura Owens, Raymond Pettibon, Charles Ray, and Jason Rhoades; as well as presentations of several installation-based works, such as Doug Wheeler’s RM 669, (1969), Bruce Nauman’s Four Corner Piece (1971), Edward Ruscha’s Chocolate Room (1970–2004), Renée Green’s Import/Export Funk Office (1992–93), Douglas Gordon’s Between Darkness and Light (After William Blake) (1997), Pipilotti Rist’s I Couldn’t Agree with You More (1999), and Tabaimo’s public conVENience (2006). – more – MOCA UNVEILS LARGEST-EVER EXHIBITION OF WORKS FROM COLLECTION ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY Page 3 of 7 FEATURED ARTISTS Franz Ackermann Josef Albers Pierre Alechinsky David Altmejd John Altoon Francis Alÿs Carl Andre Chiho Aoshima Diane Arbus Richard Artschwager Michael Asher Jo Baer John Baldessari Lewis Baltz Matthew Barney Robert Barry Jean-Michel Basquiat Larry Bell Lynda Benglis Billy Al Bengston Tony Berlant Wallace Berman Cindy Bernard Alighiero Boetti Jonathan Borofsky Michaël Borremans Andrea Bowers Stanley Brouwn Chris Burden Daniel Buren Sophie Calle Gillian Carnegie Maurizio Cattelan Vija Celmins John Chamberlain Larry Clark Bruce Conner Tony Conrad Joseph Cornell Mary Corse Guy de Cointet Willem de Kooning Nicolas de Staël Jay DeFeo Thomas Demand Richard Diebenkorn Rineke Dijkstra Trisha Donnelly Marlene Dumas Carroll Dunham Sam Durant Öyvind Fahlström Jean Fautrier Judy Fiskin Dan Flavin Llyn Foulkes Sam Francis Robert Frank Lee Friedlander Tom Friedman Charles Gaines Isa Genzken Alberto Giacometti Robert Gober Nan Goldin Jack Goldstein Felix Gonzalez-Torres Joe Goode Douglas Gordon Rodney Graham Renée Green Mark Grotjahn Karl Haendel Rachel Harrison Richard Hawkins James Hayward Michael Heizer George Herms Thomas Hirschhorn Jim Hodges Christian Holstad Roni Horn Douglas Huebler Elliott Hundley Robert Huot Robert Irwin Neil Jenney Alfred Jensen Jasper Johns Larry Johnson Donald Judd Craig Kauffman On Kawara Mike Kelley Ellsworth Kelly William Kentridge Toba Khedoori Anselm Kiefer Martin Kippenberger Franz Kline Jeff Koons Lee Krasner Barbara Kruger Yayoi Kusama Ketty La Rocca Liz Larner Barry Le Va William Leavitt Zoe Leonard Helen Levitt Sol LeWitt Roy Lichtenstein Robert Longo Morris Louis Sarah Lucas Loretta Lux Robert Mangold Brice Marden Agnes Martin Gordon Matta-Clark Paul McCarthy John McCracken John McLaughlin Ana Mendieta John M. Miller Joan Miro Piet Mondrian Malcolm Morley Ree Morton Ed Moses Dave Muller Lee Mullican Wangechi Mutu Bruce Nauman Louise Nevelson Barnett Newman Jun Nguyen-Hatsushiba Paul Noble Cady Noland Kenneth Noland David Novros Chris Ofili Claes Oldenburg Catherine Opie Gabriel Orozco Laura Owens Roxy Paine Raymond Pettibon Adrian Piper Lari Pittman Sigmar Polke Jackson Pollock Kenneth Price Richard Prince Neo Rauch Robert Rauschenberg Charles Ray Ad Reinhardt Jason Rhoades Gerhard Richter Bridget Riley Pipilotti Rist James Rosenquist Susan Rothenberg Mark Rothko – more – Nancy Rubins Allen Ruppersberg Edward Ruscha Robert Ryman David Salle Lucas Samaras Julian Schnabel Gregor Schneider Joel Shapiro Jim Shaw Cindy Sherman Paul Sietsema Aaron Siskind Alexis Smith Kiki Smith David Smith Tony Smith Robert Smithson Yutaka Sone Frank Stella Thomas Struth Elaine Sturtevant Hiroshi Sugimoto Atsuko Tanaka Mark Tansey Antoni Tàpies Diana Thater Mark Tobey Fred Tomaselli Richard Tuttle Luc Tuymans Cy Twombly Gunther Uecker DeWain Valentine Francesco Vezzoli Bill Viola Kara Walker Andy Warhol William Wegman Lawrence Weiner Matthias Weischer James Welling John Wesley Franz West Doug Wheeler Hannah Wilke Christopher Williams Garry Winogrand Emerson Woelffer Christopher Wool Andrea Zittel MOCA UNVEILS LARGEST-EVER EXHIBITION OF WORKS FROM COLLECTION ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY Page 4 of 7 EXHIBITION WEB SITE The viewer experience of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years is augmented with a dedicated mini web site at moca.org, which is scheduled to launch concurrently with the exhibition opening. Encouraging further levels of personal engagement with the museum’s permanent collection, this in-depth interactive site features over 100 works on view in Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years, ranging from 1940 until today, by local, national, and international artists, mirroring the depth and breadth of the exhibition itself. Each artwork is accompanied by a short educational text that th highlights some of its themes or concerns. As well, the site provides definitions for some of the most important 20 - and st 21 -century art historical movements, linking them to the featured works as a way of mapping the broader discourses of contemporary art. Visitors to the exhibition will be able to access this dedicated site in the museum’s reading rooms. MOCA’S PERMANENT COLLECTION CATALOGUE This Is Not To Be Looked At: Highlights from the Permanent Collection of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles is MOCA’s first overview catalogue of its permanent collection. This fully illustrated 380-page hardcover publication features 150 artists with works in MOCA’s holdings. Distributed by DAP, the catalogue is available for $59.95 at all MOCA Store locations and at moca.org. Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years is presented by The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation. The exhibition is made possible by generous support from Wallis Annenberg and the Annenberg Foundation; Anonymous; Maria and Bill Bell; Nicolas Berggruen; Kelly and Robert Day; Gagosian Gallery; The Suzanne M. Nora Johnson and David G. Johnson Foundation; Elena and Victor Pinchuk; The Steven F. Roth Family Foundation; Catharine and Jeffrey Soros; Dasha Zhukova; Ovation TV, the Official Network Partner of MOCA; Yannick Mathieu and Kimberly Chang; and The MOCA Contemporaries. In-kind media support is provided by Los Angeles magazine and 89.9 KCRW FM. RELATED EVENTS AND PUBLIC PROGRAMS th MOCA NEW 30 Anniversary Gala SATURDAY, NOV 14, 2009—MOCA Grand Avenue Preview Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years at the MOCA NEW 30th Anniversary Gala, featuring a new one-nightonly performance by artist Francesco Vezzoli starring Lady Gaga and dancers from the Bolshoi Ballet performing the world premier of Speechless. All proceeds from this annual benefit support MOCA’s exhibition and education programs. INFO 310/201-5033 or [email protected] MOCA ♥ YOU Complimentary Museum Admission SUNDAY, NOV 15–FRIDAY, NOV 20—MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA MOCA opens its doors and brings its acclaimed collection of postwar art to the community with complimentary admission during the opening week of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years. Offer valid during regular museum hours, courtesy of Ovation TV. INFO 213/626-6222 or moca.org MOCA’s 30th Birthday Party SATURDAY, NOV 21, 7–11pm—MOCA Grand Avenue MOCA members are invited to celebrate the museum’s 30th anniversary at a birthday party to culminate the exciting opening week of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years. Enjoy an unforgettable art experience inspired by MOCA’s permanent collection with My Barbarian, a dynamic Los Angeles–based artist collective who will present The Fourth Wall, an evening of performance, music, and video. This playful and insightful participatory performance without a stage is an Engagement Party event. Cash bar and music. Join MOCA today! INFO 213/621-1794 or [email protected] FREE for MOCA members – more – MOCA UNVEILS LARGEST-EVER EXHIBITION OF WORKS FROM COLLECTION ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY Page 5 of 7 Art Talks: Artists’ Perspectives These talks by a selection of artists featured in Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years explore a range of topics, from in-depth discussions about one’s own art-making process and artistic practice to important influences and experiences during one’s career. Attendance is free with museum admission and reservations are not required. INFO 213/621-1745 or [email protected] SUNDAY, JAN 24, 3pm—MOCA Grand Avenue, Ahmanson Auditorium In conjunction with Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years, featured artist Llyn Foulkes discusses his varied work and career. FREE with museum admission THURSDAY, FEB 11, 6:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue, Ahmanson Auditorium Laura Owens discusses her work and that of her peers exhibited as part of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years. FREE SUNDAY, FEB 28, 3pm—MOCA Grand Avenue, Ahmanson Auditorium Judy Fiskin discusses her work as well as the work of other artists included in Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years whom have influenced her photo and video-based practice throughout her career. FREE with museum admission Art Talks: Curators’ Perspectives Join MOCA curatorial staff on the third Thursday of the month as they lead a walkthrough discussing a specific aspect, theme, or artist featured in Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years. INFO 213/621-1745 or [email protected] FREE; no reservations required THURSDAY, DEC 17, 6:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue Join MOCA Chief Curator Paul Schimmel for a walkthrough of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years as he discusses the organizing principles for this comprehensive exhibition. THURSDAY, JAN 21, 6:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue MOCA Director of Publications Lisa Mark will explore the language-based works featured in Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years in a walkthrough of the installation at MOCA Grand Avenue. THURSDAY, FEB 18, 6:30pm—The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA MOCA Associate Curator Bennett Simpson will lead a walkthrough of the installation of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 6:30pm—The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA Join MOCA Curator Alma Ruiz on a walkthrough of the installation of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 6:30pm—The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA MOCA Curator Philipp Kaiser will lead a walkthrough of the installation of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA. THURSDAY, MAY 20, 6:30pm—The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA MOCA Curatorial Assistant Christine Robinson will lead a walkthrough and discussion of the film and video featured in Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years. THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 6:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue MOCA Curatorial Assistant Lily Siegel will lead a walkthrough of the installation of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years at MOCA Grand Avenue. Art Talks are made possible by The Times Mirror Foundation Endowment, Good Works Foundation, and the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles. – more – MOCA UNVEILS LARGEST-EVER EXHIBITION OF WORKS FROM COLLECTION ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY Page 6 of 7 First Sundays are For Famil ies Workshops These hands-on, artist-led workshops are FREE for families with children ages five and up. This family program invites teens to drop in any time from 1–3:30pm, take a guided tour, and participate in artist-led workshops with their friends. No reservations required. INFO 213/621-1765 or [email protected] SUNDAY, DEC 6, 1–3:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue Join artists from LA ArtLab, an independent collective helping teens and young adults engage in the Los Angeles art scene, for hands-on gallery activities. Create poems and visual art inspired by Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years and then see your art come to life with the opportunity to share your words on stage with special guest poets and a live DJ. SUNDAY, JAN 3, 1–3:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue Engage with student artists from the MOCA Apprenticeship Program (MAP) and Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) Internship Program who collaborated to design this one-of-kind family workshop event. Join LACMA Interns for an interactive tour of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years and discuss why MOCA’s collection is world-renowned. After the tour, meet MOCA Apprentices on the Sculpture Plaza for a hands-on activity exploring the art techniques and processes discussed during the tour. SUNDAY, FEB 7, 1–3:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue Meet and work with Los Angeles–based artist collective Finishing School in their hands-on workshop, “POSTWAR ART.” Investigating the statement that MOCA’s collection is “one of the most important collections of postwar art in the world,” POST WAR ART explores the meaning of this term historically and in the context of present day. After a guided tour and discussion of the politically charged works included in Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years, you will have the opportunity to make unique slogan-styled signs envisioning a “postwar” world, which will be used in a demonstration held in the galleries at the conclusion of the workshop. SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 1–3:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue Join us for a family tour of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years followed by an opportunity to meet our guest artist and create your own original artwork with family and friends. Teens are welcome. SUNDAY, APRIL 4, 1–3:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue Drop-in and join fellow art fans for a family tour of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years followed by an opportunity to meet our guest artist and create your own original artwork. SUNDAY, MAY 2, 1–3:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue Don’t miss Big Family Day, the biggest family celebration of the year, featuring entertainment, artmaking activities, and student docents from MOCA’s Contemporary Art Start program discussing Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years. SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 1–3:30pm—MOCA Grand Avenue Join us for a family tour of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years followed by an opportunity to meet our guest artist and create your own original artwork with family and friends. Teens are welcome. First Sundays are For Families is generously supported by Bank of America, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors through the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, and the Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles. Teen Night 2010 SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 7–10pm—MOCA Grand Avenue For one night a year, teens take over the museum for an extravaganza of art, music, and more. Inspired by the exhibition Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years, this year’s Teen Night features live performances by local bands and DJs, a student art exhibition, art-making activities, and refreshments. Bring your friends, and join teens from all over Southern California for the biggest party of the year. INFO 213/621-1745 or [email protected] FREE – more – MOCA UNVEILS LARGEST-EVER EXHIBITION OF WORKS FROM COLLECTION ON 30TH ANNIVERSARY Page 7 of 7 Before MOCA: Two artists’ perspectives of Los Angeles in the 1970s THURSDAY, NOV 19, 7pm—MOCA Grand Avenue, Ahmanson Auditorium Join William Leavitt and Allen Ruppersberg, both of whom are featured in Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years, for a conversation with independent curator Carole Ann Klonarides about the experience of making and presenting work in the 1970s. This event is hosted by X-TRA, Los Angeles’s longest running contemporary art journal. FREE Herb & Dorothy Screening SUNDAY, DEC 13, 3pm—MOCA Grand Avenue, Ahmanson Auditorium Herb & Dorothy tells the story of Herbert Vogel, a postal clerk, and Dorothy Vogel, a librarian, who managed to build one of the world’s most important contemporary art collections with very modest means. In 2008, MOCA was the recipient of 50 works from this extraordinary collection through The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection: Fifty Works for Fifty States initiative, several of which are on view as part of Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years. INFO 213/621-1745 or [email protected] FREE with museum admission Course: Photography in the Style of… SATURDAYS: JAN 23 and 30; FEB 6, 20, and 27; and MARCH 6 11am–2pm, MOCA Grand Avenue 9am–noon, UCLA Extension, Westwood Stepping into the shoes and behind the lens of a visionary photographer can be a transformative experience. Offered in conjunction with MOCA’s exhibition Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years, this six-session course draws on the photography and artists in the exhibition as a source of inspiration for both subject and methodology. For the first class, participants will visit the exhibition and tour the works on view. Over the following five weeks, related historical and conceptual movements including street photography, portraiture, and urban and architectural photography will be explored via class discussion, text, and imagery. In addition, students will be given weekly assignments based on work by artists included in Collection such as Diane Arbus, Lewis Baltz, Lee Friedlander, and Rineke Dijkstra. Students are encouraged to experiment with their own style through study and execution of the techniques discussed in class. Instructor: Janice Gomez is a visual artist with a specialty in photography and installation art who has exhibited her work extensively in California, Massachusetts, and Hawaii. INFO/REG 310/825-9971 or uclaextension.edu $285 MOCA members, reg #V5084B $300 general, reg. #V50565 Please check moca.org for additional listings. ABOVE IMAGES (L–R): Robert Rauschenberg, Small Rebus, 1956, oil, graphite, paint swatches, paper, newspaper, magazine clippings, black-and-white photograph, U.S. map fragment, fabric, and three-cent stamps on canvas, 35 x 46 x 1 ¾ in., The Panza Collection, art © Estate of Robert Rauschenberg/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY; Doug Wheeler, RM 669, 1969, vacuum-formed Plexiglas and white UV neon light, 96 x 96 in., collection of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, purchased with funds provided by Bullocks Wilshire; Toba Khedoori, detail of Untitled (Seats), 1996, oil and wax on paper, 127 x 300 in., collection of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, purchased with funds provided by Lenore S. Greenberg and Laura-Lee Woods The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)—Celebrating 30 Years as the Nation’s Leading Contemporary Art Museum Founded in 1979, MOCA’s mission is to be the defining museum of contemporary art. The institution has achieved astonishing growth in its brief history—with three Los Angeles locations of architectural renown; more than 13,000 members; a world-class permanent collection of nearly 6,000 works international in scope and among the finest in the nation; hallmark education programs that are widely emulated; awardwinning publications that present original scholarship; and groundbreaking monographic, touring, and thematic exhibitions of international repute that survey the art of our time. MOCA is a private not-for-profit institution supported by its members, corporate and foundation support, government grants, and admission revenues. MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA are open 11am to 5pm on Monday and Friday; 11am to 8pm on Thursday; 11am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday; and closed on Tuesday and Wednesday. General admission is $10 for adults; $5 for students with I.D. and seniors (65+); and free for MOCA members, children under 12, and everyone on Thursdays from 5pm to 8pm, courtesy of Wells Fargo. MOCA Pacific Design Center is open 11am to 5pm Tuesday through Friday; 11am to 6pm on Saturday and Sunday; and closed on Monday. Admission to MOCA Pacific Design Center is always free. Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years, the most comprehensive presentation to date of the museum’s world-class permanent collection, opens at MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA on November 15, 2009. For 24-hour information on current exhibitions, education programs, and special events, call 213/626-6222 or access MOCA online at moca.org. ####
