MOCA Gala 2024 Raises $3M for Education and Programs
The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) celebrated its 2024 Gala presented by Bvlgari at The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles on April 13, 2024.
Over 1,100 patrons, artists, and leading cultural figures in attendance experienced vivid immersive elements and environments by L.A.-based artist Max Hooper Schneider, who was invited by the museum to provide creative direction for the evening, collectively titled World Without End.
GRAMMY-winning artist St. Vincent gave a special performance during the seated dinner, with the event raising $3 million for the museum’s renowned exhibitions, programs, and education initiatives. Following the dinner, the MOCA Gala After-Party featured DJ sets from Kilo Kish and Kitty Ca$h playing lively sets until 11pm.
“Artists serve as both mirrors of the present and portals to other futures,” said Johanna Burton, The Maurice Marciano Director of MOCA. “With Max’s radical transformation of our Gala, and St. Vincent’s incredible performance, the night allowed us all to come together around art and artists as some of the most powerful messengers of our time. It represented the heart and soul of what MOCA is about.”
Also announced were unique artworks created by Hooper Schneider for MOCA, made available for purchase after the Gala to benefit museum programs. For more information on Hooper Schneider’s benefit works, please contact [email protected]
Notable attendees included Shepard Fairy, Ava Duverney, Keanu Reeves and Alexandra Grant, David Alan Grier, Lisa Edelstein and more.
