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Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles: Exterior · Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in downtown Los Angeles, California
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles: Exterior · Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, California, US
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles: Exterior · The Museum of Contemporary Art from Grand Ave (July 2023)
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles: Exterior · the Temporary Contemporary - Geffen Contemporary branch of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles: Detail · Sculpture by Nancy Rubins at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles
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Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles: Detail · Downtown LA with Nancy Rubins' Airplane Parts sculpture at nighttime
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Photo 1: Exterior · Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in downtown Los Angeles, CaliforniaPhoto 2: Exterior · Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, Los Angeles, California, USPhoto 3: Exterior · The Museum of Contemporary Art from Grand Ave (July 2023)Photo 4: Exterior · the Temporary Contemporary - Geffen Contemporary branch of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los AngelesPhoto 5: Detail · Sculpture by Nancy Rubins at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los AngelesPhoto 6: Detail · Downtown LA with Nancy Rubins' Airplane Parts sculpture at nighttime

Museum · Postmodernism

Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Arata Isozaki · Los Angeles, United States · 1986

Key featuresRed sandstone cubes, pyramid skylights and a barrel vault frame galleries sunk below a plaza.

Architect
Arata Isozaki
Place
Los Angeles, United States
Year
1986
Typology
Museum
Movement
Postmodernism
Region
Americas
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