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Detroit-based techno DJ and producer Carl Craig’s immersive environment, Party/After-Party, 2020, is a visceral sound and somatic experience that evolves with each new iteration. Drawing on Craig’s 30-year career as an internationally touring DJ, Party/After-Party guides visitors sonically through a club night from the perspective of the DJ. Starting in those moments before the crowd arrives and the DJ spins alone, before reaching its crescendo with the party’s pulsing apex, and finally slipping towards the melancholic embrace of the after-party, the work evokes the collective ecstasy and desolation found only on a club dance floor.

Originally commissioned by Dia Art Foundation, this sonic statement responds directly to the architecture of The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA and reclaims the former manufacturing site and police storage facility as a space for agency and radical experimentation.

Upon entry, visitors are enveloped by Craig’s soundscape which honors the Black pioneers of techno and electronic music. As one moves through WAREHOUSE techno beats fill the space, the darkness broken intermittently by neon strips, before the skylights above flood everything with natural light, signaling the cycle’s peak and the transition towards “dawn.”

Party/After-Party is accompanied by Party/After-Party Sessions, a series of three live concerts that are a continuation of the collaborations at the heart of Craig’s practice.

Please be advised that Party/After-Party features low lighting and strobe effects.

The sound levels average 86 decibels, with occasional peaks as high as 97 decibels. Some visitors may wish to use hearing protection.

Party/After-Party was commissioned by Dia Art Foundation.

Carl Craig: Party/After-Party was curated by Kelly Kivland, former Curator at Dia Art Foundation, with Randy Gibson, Manager of Exhibition Technology. The Los Angeles presentation is organized by Alex Sloane, Associate Curator, with Anastasia Kahn, Curatorial Assistant, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

Admission to Carl Craig: Party/After-Party is free courtesy of Carolyn Clark Powers.

Lead support is provided by Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss.

Exhibitions at MOCA are supported by the MOCA Fund for Exhibitions with generous funding provided by the Earl and Shirley Greif Foundation.

The artist thanks Christophe Chapelle, Sonic Lab Studio; Nazy Nazhand, Project Consultant and founder of Nazhand Art & Culture; and John Torres, Lighting Designer.

Party/After-Party Sessions is part of Wonmi’s WAREHOUSE Programs.

Wonmi’s WAREHOUSE Programs is founded by Wonmi & Kihong Kwon and Family.

MOCA Visitor Experience

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All visitors, including members, must secure advance timed tickets online. A limited number of same-day tickets may be available online and on-site, subject to capacity. If you have any questions regarding exchanging your tickets or requesting a cancellation, please email tickets@moca.org. You may also call the MOCA Ticket Office at 213-633-5351 between 11am-5pm, Tuesday-Sunday.

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Please carefully read our health and safety measures before proceeding to purchase your admission tickets online. The Museum of Contemporary Art is a proud member of the Safe Space Alliance. MOCA reserves the right to refuse admission, control occupancy, or eject/remove any person without refund found violating the code of conduct or exhibiting unsafe, inappropriate, or disruptive behavior, or behavior likely to cause damage. Willful violation of the Code of Conduct and COVID Safety Protocols will result in the person being given a warning by MOCA staff or security and asked to cease and discontinue the behavior immediately. MOCA reserves the right to take immediate action at its sole discretion.

General Admission to MOCA is free courtesy of Carolyn Clark Powers.

Carl Craig: Party/After-Party - MOCA Geffen

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Wednesday - 6/7/23

Thursday - 6/8/23

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Sunday - 6/11/23

Tuesday - 6/13/23

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Thursday - 6/15/23

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Saturday - 6/17/23

Sunday - 6/18/23

Tuesday - 6/20/23

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Thursday - 6/22/23

Friday - 6/23/23

Saturday - 6/24/23

Sunday - 6/25/23

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