Back From the Ashes
Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art chief curator Paul Schimmel, next to Liz Larner’s sculpture “2 As 3 and Some, Too.” The exhibition “Collection: MOCA’s First Thirty Years” celebrates the museum’s anniversary. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA will reopen after being closed for 10 months because of the institution’s financial woes. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / For The Times)
A view inside of the Geffen Contemporary. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / For The Times)
Since its economic woes, the museum accepted a $30-million bailout from Eli Broad, announced almost $30 million in additional donations and cut staff and spending by 25%. The anniversary exhibition is intended to show “that MOCA has turned itself around, MOCA is out of surivival mode, and is self-sustainable and moving forward,” director Charles Young said. (Ringo H.W. Chiu / For The Times)
An installation view shows three paintings by Jackson Pollock, from left, untitled, “Number 3” and “Number 1.” (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
An installation view at MOCA Grand Avenue shows three works by Mark Rothko, left, before entering an area with a Jackson Pollock painting. The works at Grand Avenue cover from the 1940s through the 1970s, and the works at Geffen Contemporary are from the 1980s and onward. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
Alberto Giacometti statues tower over a room with a Sam Francis oil on canvas. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
