Downtown: MOCA
Permanent collection, thematic exhibitions of international scope. Painting, sculpture and environmental works created since 1940.
MOCA's galleries are clad in a distinctive rough-cut red Indian sandstone and topped by pyramidal skylights.
The galleries themselves are entered down a flight of stairs leading to a courtyard from where you can view the sensuous curve of the parapet above, which architect Arata Isozaki says was inspired by the dimensions of Marilyn Monroe.
Isozaki calls it the Monroe Curve.
MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary152 North Central Avenue,
Los Angeles, CA 90013
Five minutes from Cal Plaza, and easily accessible by free shuttle,
this former police-car garage houses some of MOCA's largest exhibitions, and includes a branch of The MOCA Store.
MOCA at the Pacific Design Center8687 Melrose Avenue, West Hollywood, CA 90069
Opened in January 2001, MOCA's West Hollywood venue is the compact building next to the landmark Pacific Design Center, also known as the "Blue Whale."
MOCA at California Plaza250 S. Grand Ave.
Los Angeles
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