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Los Angeles' MOCA Celebrates 30 Years With a Behemoth of a Retrospective

Where: 250 South Grand Avenue [map], Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90012
November 23, 2009 at 3:59 PM | by | Comments (0)

MOCA's First Thirty Years is a retrospective that covers 30 years of the Los Angeles museum's artistic contributions to the public. Since opening its doors in 1979, MOCA has prided itself on making the best of contemporary art available to the masses, and this behemoth of a collection—featuring more than 500 pieces by over 200 artists from 1940 to today—is a reflection of this cultural richness.

Novice art connoisseurs, or even those who don't know Mondrian from Michelangelo, will inarguably be impressed by this compendium of some of the 20th Century's most impressive pieces. Diane Arbus? Check. Jackson Pollock? Check. Mark Rothko? You get the idea. The list goes on and on, and the exhibition will enjoy a long run at the downtown location—through May 3rd of next year, to be exact.

A bonus to visiting this LA museum is that its location affords tourists and locals the rare opportunity to take advantage of the city's Metro line. If you opt to "Go Metro" and present a valid pass to the ticket office, you'll be rewarded with two-for-one general admission. Since much of LA isn't easily accessible by train, it's a certifiable adventure to ride the rails—at least that's how our car culture dependent friends have described it. Sort of sad, but true.

General admission to MOCA is $10, $5 for students and seniors. We highly suggest taking the opportunity to school yourself in contemporary art with a walk through of this exhibit, one of the more exciting ones we've seen open in the city in quite some time. And while you're there, a stop at on-site cafe Lemonade—a Beverly Hills and Venice favorite—wouldn't hurt.

Related Stories
· Collection: MOCA's First Thirty Years [Official Site]
· Museum Travel coverage [Jaunted]

[Photo: Rob Young]

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