#MOCA LA

[cmonstah]

"In a painting by [Henry] Taylor, you might find keen observations of the L.A. landscape, with its unforgiving light, low-rise architecture and tricked-out cars. You might run into historical figures such as Miles Davis and Cicely Tyson standing before the White House, in a work that smashes together places and times.

"You will inevitably confront social forces. In several paintings, the forms of prison architecture loom on the horizon, a reminder of the carceral state’s intrusions on Black life. In others, Taylor pays tribute to the ideas and aesthetics of the Black Panthers. One such work opens the MOCA show: a nearly 12-foot-tall canvas of his brother Randy, who helped establish a chapter of the Panthers in Ventura, standing before a spectral figure of an animal that could be a panther.

"Elsewhere, art history itself is up for dissection. Paintings might riff directly on Picasso’s bawdy “Les Demoiselles d’Avignon” or Modigliani’s languorous nudes; others make subtler allusions. A 2006 canvas titled 'Fatty' shows a man standing before a corner market wielding a can of Olde English as if it were a royal orb — homie as Holy Roman Emperor."

Henry Taylor is renowned for his portraits. I attempted to paint a portrait of him in words. Read the full story here.

"Untitled," 2021, seen above, is inspired by a 400-year-old portrait of Henry V of England (Photo by Jeff McLane)

[theharrowing]

lol these rolling stones shots were taken at the museum of contemporary art (moca) in downtown LA. if you’re in the area, go check it out! it’s cool.

here are pics i took there a couple months back:

[edgarfabianfrias]

Sharing documentation of the performance Somos Brujxs that I did at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles as a part of HI, SOLO #11.

Click the link below to see more photos and video documentation.

[estefanyailen]

"Luego recordé que... SOY...YO... Así que simplemente lo arreglé!"

— Moca - Tsuki Odyssey.

[awesometheauthor]

Last week I finished my fourth book, An Areito Of Freedom and Survival. Slavery in Puerto Rico.

The book is about the genealogy of descendants of slaves who worked in the hacienda Inuena in Aceituna, Moca. The slaver was Juan Pellot a Frenchman who came to Puerto Rico during 1804.

His two brothers and sister owned Iruena and ended up with 300 slaves forced from their homeland in New Guinea.

Historical records are scarce but I have worked the genealogy of the Pellot to fill in those historical gaps.

If you have been searching for your ancestry that leads back to Africa, then this book is for you.

Also included are slave lists from New Orleans, Louisiana.

The book also contains the genealogy of the Maldonado, Cajigas, Nieves, de la Victoria, Vargas, Alvarez, de Jesus, Legrand and many other surnames.

[lobuenodepuertorico]

Joven puertorriqueño de Moca es becado en la NASA por una idea única

[afranciscomiradiezblr-blog]

Cerámica Moca... https://youtu.be/MkzVkuLaZ1c

La cerámica moca es una técnica de decoración sobre engobe alcalino fresco. La reacción que produce una mezcla de infusión ácida de tabaco a la que se le añade algún óxido como colorante, cuando se pone sobre un engobe o barbotina recién aplicado en el punto de contacto comienzan a crecer las dendritas. La técnica Moca consiste en la reacción entre un componente ácido y otro alcalino, el engobe. Para ello se mezcla tabaco y agua (aunque también se pueden emplear vinagre, zumo de limón...)

[buscandoelparaiso]

[janniksnr]

finita giornata di laboratorio tornata alla mia attività preferita ovvero recuperare tutto quello che è successo durante la giornata e la prima cosa che vedo è la foto degli scamattesi feliciotti in allenamento e poi letteralmente la colla che dire sono felicissima sollevatissima grz vlaudio tvtb

[theaskew]

Max Yavno (American 1911-1985, lived and worked in Los Angeles), High School Beach, 1949. Silver print, 6 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. | 17.15 x 23.81 cm. (Source: MoCA, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles)

[efsacco]

Tejer la vida: Lacemakers remembered

A look at some literature on mundillo and seven tejedoras in Moca, Puerto Rico

I was blessed to meet an elder generation of lacemakers— tejedoras or mundillistas–, before they passed on.  I met  many amazing people when I was involved with field research for my project, thanks to happening upon Ada Hernandez Vale in Jaime Babilonia’s Farmacia in the Plaza, the heart of Barrio Pueblo, Moca.  Ada was carrying her chihuahua, Trompito, and in Spanish asked me if I was looking…

[losagelessinthetwentytwo]

Henry Taylor, B-Side, MOCA LA

[adamgnade]

The Nick Bernal/matty terrones audio book my label released, Les Tirs, got a nice write-up from Julia Dixon Evans over at the San Diego NPR station, KPBS:

If you prefer to have fiction read aloud to you, accompanied by gentle yet unsettling instrumental music, I have a recommendation for you. If you like your short stories set in the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego La Jolla Campus at an opening night reception for the Niki de Saint Phalle exhibition, and there's also some sort of climate apocalypse? Boy do I have a recommendation for you.

Hello America Stereo Cassette is a "record label for writers," the brainchild of former San Diegan Adam Gnade. Stories are released on cassette tape, but you can also get downloadable files to stream if you don't have access to a tape deck. Their recent release, "Les Tirs," is a collaboration between local writer, publisher and Burn All Books co-founder Nick Bernal and musician Matty Terrones. Bernal's storytelling is sharp, with a keen use of detail and a balance of softness and violence that left me thinking about it long after the recording ended. He juggles multiple points of view seamlessly and cleverly, and weaves apocalyptic fear with a sense of jadedness and resignation that honestly felt too real after the last few years we've had.

The story's name is a nod to Saint Phalle's "Tirs," or shooting paintings, which were featured at MCASD when it reopened in April. There are several references to other works of art in the story, including the tables of artisan gifts in the gift shop. And be sure to listen to the whole thing for an excellent (and terrifying) use of Robert Irwin's 1997 site-specific work, "1°2°3°4°" at the story's climax.

[artchyoungk]

Music Hall for a single audience, Paris.

Conductor’s podium and music stand of Carnegie Hall, New York.

NBC and Citibank at Moma, New York.

Airplane Parts by Nancy Rubins at the Walt Disney Concert Hall.

Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Museum of Contemporary Art.

[afranciscomiradiezblr-blog]

Cerámica Moca... https://youtu.be/MkzVkuLaZ1c

La cerámica moca es una técnica de decoración sobre engobe alcalino fresco. La reacción que produce una mezcla de infusión ácida de tabaco a la que se le añade algún óxido como colorante, cuando se pone sobre un engobe o barbotina recién aplicado en el punto de contacto comienzan a crecer las dendritas. La técnica Moca consiste en la reacción entre un componente ácido y otro alcalino, el engobe. Para ello se mezcla tabaco y agua (aunque también se pueden emplear vinagre, zumo de limón...)

[dailyrothko]

Taken a few minutes ago at the MOCA in LA. Unfortunately my favorite Rothko isn’t on display at the moment but this one (No. 46 [Black, Ochre, Red Over Red]) is just as stunning. The way the red seeps through the darkness at the bottom!!

Which is your favorite? This one is great too, it's a good example of his interest in translucency, I think and shows why Rothko copies always look wrong as they don't have that floating, fading feeling

Thanks so much for this