Located in a converted firehouse in the heart of downtown, MOCA Tucson has become one of the leading contemporary art centers in the Southwest. Established by artists in 1997, MOCA is Tucson’s only museum devoted exclusively to contemporary art from around the globe, hosting rotating exhibitions by locally, nationally, and internationally renowned contemporary artists.
Museum of Contemporary Art, Tucson
Installation View of Ali Silverstein’s Solo Exhibition "The Fantastical Reconstruction of the Epine
GY7, Chapter 1: The Fragments," 2020.
MOCA Tucson Resident Santina Amato in her Studio, 2019.
Installation View of Diana Shpungin’s Solo Exhibition "Bright Light/Darkest Shadow," 2020.
MOCA Tucson Resident Tamar Ettun in her Studio, 2020.
MOCA Tucson Resident Tamar Ettun in her Studio, 2020.
MOCA Tucson Resident Tamar Ettun in her Studio, 2020.
Installation View of Gary Setzer’s Solo Exhibition "The Unique Title of this Museum Exhibition
Differentiates It from Other Exhibitions Produced by the Artist While It Simultaneously Hints at the Substance of the Artwork It Contains," 2020.
Jibade-Khalil Huffman, "Action Painting," 2020
Vinyl collage; multichannel video, color; sound
Courtesy the artist & Anat Ebgi Gallery
Commissioned by MOCA Tucson
Jibade-Khalil Huffman, "Action Painting," 2020
Vinyl collage; multichannel video, color; sound
Courtesy the artist & Anat Ebgi Gallery
Commissioned by MOCA Tucson
Jibade-Khalil Huffman, "Action Painting," 2020
Vinyl collage; multichannel video, color; sound
Courtesy the artist & Anat Ebgi Gallery
Commissioned by MOCA Tucson
1964
Philip Johnson commissioned Warhol to make a large-scale work for the exterior for his pavilion for the New York World’s Fair, along with other artists. Warhol’s provocative response, a multiple portrait of ‘Most Wanted Men’ was installed a few days before the opening but was deems too inflammatory and contrary to the upbeat image of the World’s Fair and the work was taken down.