The MOCA Artist Film Series, an active and dynamic platform for the presentation of artist films, returns to MOCA Grand Avenue on select Saturdays from May through August 2026. Since its launch in spring 2023, the series—presented by The Edward F. Limato Foundation—has offered a dedicated space for the exploration of moving-image practices within contemporary art. The upcoming season features works by Danielle Dean, Aimee Goguen, Carolyn Lazard, and Tiffany Sia.

Taking place in the cinema capital of the world, these programs explore the critical issues of our time and place, bringing artists into dialogue with fellow artists, curators, and thinkers. The 2026 MOCA Artist Film Series is organized by Anna Katz, Senior Curator, with Michele Huizar, Production Coordinator, The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.

Programs take place on Saturday afternoons in the Ahmanson Auditorium at MOCA Grand Avenue.

Carolyn Lazard
Fiction Contract, 2025, 9 min, 11 sec
Vital, 2025, 15 min, 58 sec
CRIP TIME, 2018, 10 min
Pre-Existing Condition, 2019, 6 min
Saturday, May 23, 2026 at 3pm

Artist Carolyn Lazard shot Fiction Contract and Vital in adjoining rooms of the same simulation center at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, one of the flagship public hospitals in the NYC Health + Hospitals (NYC H+H) system. The simulation center seen in the films is a dedicated training environment where medical professionals rehearse procedures with one another and with mannequins to improve patient care. Equipped with two-way mirrors and recording systems, the space enables real-time observation and later review, embedding surveillance into the process of learning and evaluation.