Grand Avenue is the cultural heart of Downtown LA. From modern art museums and world-class concert halls to public green spaces visited by millions each year, Grand Avenue is a destination for tourists and locals alike. This fall, its museum scene will come to life, with revolutionary exhibitions on display at the Museum of Contemporary Art, The Broad, the Arizona State University Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (ASU FIDM) Museum and Dataland \u2014 the latter the newest addition to the arts scene in LA.<\/p>\n
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The Museum of Contemporary Art<\/p>\n
250 S. Grand Avenue, Los Angeles. 213-626-6222 moca.org<\/a><\/p>\n Founded in 1979, the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) has a collection of 8,000 objects with two distinct venues in Los Angeles \u2014 MOCA Grand Avenue and The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Little Tokyo. The museum\u2019s exhibits often focus on American and European art, including paintings, sculptures, photography, video and new media installations. On Sept. 20, it will open two exhibits that showcase the breadth of its collection.<\/p>\n The Expanding Field: MOCA\u2019s Collection from the 1940s to 1970s, now through Sept. 20<\/p>\n Open since April, this exhibit focuses on artwork from the 1940s to the 1970s. It demonstrates the museum\u2019s historical depth, the museum explains on its website, as well as a commitment to artistic experimentation and global awareness. \u201cThe Expanding Field: MOCA\u2019s Collection from the 1940s to 1970s\u201d includes a gallery dedicated to the abstract expressionist works of Mark Rothko, as well as paintings, sculptures and other works by Luchita Hurtado, Piet Mondrian, On Kawara and Anne Truitt.<\/p>\n In These Times: Recent Acquisitions at MOCA, Sept. 20 through Jan. 3, 2027<\/p>\n This upcoming exhibition will survey artworks that were added to the museum\u2019s extensive collection over the past five years. This includes works by the following, among others: Ed Bereal, Louise Bonnet, Andrea Bowers, Justin Caguiat, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Christina Forrer, Charles Gaines, Sawako Goda, Jacqueline Humphries, Alex Israel, Suzanne Jackson, Tomashi Jackson, Larry Johnson, Liz Larner, Julie Mehretu and Nairy Baghramian, Rebecca Morris, Kathleen Ryan, Diane Simpson, John Sparagana, Magdalena Suarez Frimkess, Henry Taylor, Vincent Valdez and Ulla Wiggen. \u201cIn These Times: Recent Acquisitions at MOCA\u201d is organized thematically by gallery.<\/p>\n Alexander Ap\u00f3stol Regime: Dramatis Personae, Sept. 20 through Jan. 3, 2027<\/p>\n Alexander Ap\u00f3stol is a Venezuelan artist based between Madrid and Caracas. The artist studied photography with Ricardo Armas, and art history at the Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas. His photographs, videos and installations focus on the iconography of the urban landscapes of his home and across South America. Ap\u00f3stol explores the entanglement of art and systems of political power, MOCA said on its website. The work on view in MOCA\u2019s upcoming exhibit is \u201cRegime: Dramatis Personae\u201d (2017), which is a series of black-and-white portraits that depict archetypal figures appearing on the stage of populist and authoritarian governments. The photos were taken in Caracas during the height of violent political repression that was underway in Venezuela in 2017. The exhibit will feature a total of 24 portraits, including \u201cThe Dictator,\u201d \u201cThe Masked Police Officer Who Acts with Impunity\u201d and \u201cThe Trusted Public Official.\u201d<\/p>\n Cecilia Vicu\u00f1a Quipu of Encounters: The Dream of Water, Nov. 15 through June 6, 2027<\/p>\n Cecilia Vicu\u00f1a, a New York-based Chilean artist who was named an inaugural recipient of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Environment and Art Prize, will debut a newly commissioned project at MOCA this November. \u201cQuipu of Encounters: The Dream of Water\u201d is the latest in Vicu\u00f1a\u2019s series of collective actions that she developed alongside the participation of communities and publics since the 1960s. It confronts the ongoing water crises unfolding in Los Angeles and in Chile. \u201cQuipu\u201d is derived from the Quechua word for \u201cknot.\u201d This exhibit will showcase an art piece created from a \u201cquipu of encounters.\u201d The exhibition is accompanied by a publication.<\/p>\n Julian Charri\u00e8re, Nov. 15 through June 6, 2027<\/p>\n Like Vicu\u00f1a, MOCA will display Julian Charri\u00e8re\u2019s inaugural Eric and Wendy Schmidt Environment and Art Prize exhibition starting Nov. 15. A Berlin-based artist from Switzerland, Charri\u00e8re will debut a new commission alongside his recent work devoted to the fragility and resilience of planetary water systems. The exhibition will be Charri\u00e8re\u2019s first museum presentation in Los Angeles, and it will feature immersive environments that explore humanity\u2019s relationship with the planet.<\/p>\n \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n The Broad<\/p>\n