Posts Tagged ‘MOCA’

Rob Pruitt’s Pop Touched Me

Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

By JRS

Gavin Brown's Enterprise transformed

On Saturday night, Gavin Brown’s West Village Enterprise played host to the launch of Rob Pruitt’s first collective monograph, Pop Touched Me. A Barbour-clad Pruitt sat perched behind a table, taking up to five minutes to personalize each patron’s book (while an annoyed Brown shouted at him to “hurry it along”). A pack of gum was an essential prop, as he chewed a new piece for each book, spitting it into the title page and, folding it over so as not to stick, inscribed, “My DNA” above. (more…)

Jeffrey Deitch Named New Director of MOCA

Monday, January 11th, 2010

By JRS

MOCA's new director, Jeffrey Deitch

MOCA's new director, Jeffrey Deitch

Los Angeles’ Museum of Contemporary Art has officially ended its worldwide search for a new museum director today, announcing that renowned New York gallery owner/art dealer Jeffrey Deitch would take the reins effective June 1, 2010.  Deitch stated publicly, “MOCA has an extraordinary history, and it’s my goal to position MOCA as the most innovative and influential contemporary art museum in the world. I am excited by the opportunity to play a role in making MOCA and Los Angeles the leading contemporary art destination.” (more…)