Current MOCA Exhibitions

The Museum of Contemporary Art is currently housing a couple interesting exhibits that should not be missed.

If you're interested in street art and graffiti, stop by the Geffen Contemporary for the Art in the Streets exhibit, the first major U.S. museum survey of this medium. This exhibition tracks the origins of street art and graffiti, which made their marks during the 1970s, and has since become a worldwide movement and phenomenon. Cities such as San Paulo, London, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York are the main focus and source for the work. With work from fifty of today's most influential street artists, this exhibition features paintings and mixed media sculptures; interactive installations are also included.

Art in the Streets is open at the Geffen Contemporary until August 8, 2011. Be sure to check it out over summer break!

For fashion enthusiasts, MOCA's Pacific Design Center is featuring the stunning designs of Rodarte, in Rodarte: States of Matter. Natives of Pasadena, sisters Kate and Laura Mulleavy launched Rodarte in 2005, after both graduating from UC Berkeley in 2001. Since their debut, the sisters were named CFDA Womenswear Designer of the Year in 2009. The exhibit features pieces selected out of their 12 collections created since 2005, including garments from Rodarte's Spring 2010, Fall 2010, and Fall 2008 collections; also displayed are original ballet garments, designed by the Mulleavy sisters, from the recent Oscar winning movie Black Swan.

Drawing inspiration from the tragic city of Juarez to Japanese slasher films, as seen in the photo below, the Mulleavy sisters never fail to create dynamic and animated garments guaranteed to wow audiences; their intricate designs are not to be missed.

This is Rodarte's first solo exhibition on the west coast; visit the Pacific Design Center by June 5, 2011 to view the exhibit.