![]() Standing on top of it amplified the sounds from every angle, creating a sonic cocoon that siphoned the soundscape to you - a propeller of electronic synths grew stronger to the left and a ringing pitch settled just underneath a techno beat to the right. In reality, the X was the best place in the room. Inside the space, there was an X at the center with a light shining down where people found the perfect photo opportunity. “Party/After-Party,” originally commissioned by Dia Art Foundation in 2020, creates a visceral Afrofuturistic experience in MOCA’s Warehouse, bringing together light and sound. The club culture created at the gala continued into the exhibition space. “This is how I’ve always functioned with my music, parties and everything: that I spotlight my friends.” “The light in this situation is that I’m spotlighting my friend,” he said. While the tones were more muted than most in the room, his interpretation of light came in the camaraderie. Celebrities of the entertainment and art worlds collided, bringing together artists such as Tala Madani and Henry Taylor with entertainers such as Keanu Reeves and recent Grammy winner Samara Joy.Ĭraig attended wearing a look by Burberry’s Daniel Lee from his recent debut show. Vertical LED lights guided party-goers toward a bar at the entrance of the museum space. After all, that is what the night became - a mashup of club culture in the middle of a fundraising gala. ![]() Experiments in Light, Color and Space, MOCA at the Geffen Contemporary, 152 N. The interpretation was broad, blending looks that fit the club or an elegant soirée. A new exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art’s Little Tokyo warehouse might be characterized. Pale animal figures either stalk the shadowy space or lie. The most daring and literal ensemble was by someone in a black dress with multicolored balloons that spelled “PARTY” draped over her shoulder, her arm looped through the “P.” At Mass MoCA, a second-floor gallery has the somber air of a tomb, enveloped in shadow and broken at intervals by floods of bright light. ![]() Luminaries arrived at the function in a glimmering wardrobe, from sparkly pantsuits to monochrome pastels with touches of sequins and reflective material. This article was written by Léonore Vitry Becker for Art Republik. The theme was “Catch the Light,” coinciding with DJ and producer Carl Craig’s new exhibit “ Party/After-Party.” Li-Chen’s solo exhibition will run until 27 August 2017 at MOCA Taipei and Asia Art Centre, Taipei, Taiwan. The museum’s annual gala Saturday night - which raised more than $2.7 million - encouraged the people to shine, not just the art. The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA) is a contemporary art museum with two locations in greater Los Angeles, California. As techno dance music blasted, the Geffen Contemporary at the Museum of Contemporary Art created a space in homage to the Detroit techno scene and its legacy of Black artists. Lights reflected off bodies in the midst of a bumping room. ![]()
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