MOCA Grand Avenue
Isozaki, Arata
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Alternative Title
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA)
Date
1981-1986Description
Sunken courtyard and cafe area; MOCA the organization was founded in 1979; today the museum is housed in three facilities, MOCA Grand Avenue, The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (formerly the Temporary Contemporary) in Little Tokyo, and MOCA Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood. The Grand Avenue, downtown Los Angeles location is home to almost 5,000 artworks created since 1940. Its chief exhibition spaces are under the courtyard level, lit from above by groups of pyramidal skylights. The building was Isozaki's first project in the US. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 5/2/2013)
Type of Work
art museumSubject
architecture, contemporary (1960 to present), Art museums, Twentieth century
Rights
Rights Statement
Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only