Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Co-organized by MOCA and East of Borneo, this panel discussion focused on the formation of the city’s vibrant art scene as it existed through artists, their networks and relationships, and their social spaces and hangouts. Artists and writers will revisit the studio spaces and other social hubs and as the birthplace of the friendships and artistic collaborations that made up the city’s rich social fabric.
Moderated by exhibiting artist Thomas Lawson, the panel is organized in conjunction with Mapping An Art World: Los Angeles in the 1970s-80s. Lawson is joined by exhibiting artist Allen Ruppersberg; writer Susan Morgan; Stanley Grinstein, founding partner of Gemini G.E.L. Artist Editions; architect Elyse Grinstein; artist Lita Albuquerque and artist Bruce Yonemoto.
Co-organized by MOCA and East of Borneo, this panel discussion focused on the formation of the city’s vibrant art scene as it existed through artists, their networks and relationships, and their social spaces and hangouts. Artists and writers will revisit the studio spaces and other social hubs and as the birthplace of the friendships and artistic collaborations that made up the city’s rich social fabric.
Moderated by exhibiting artist Thomas Lawson, the panel is organized in conjunction with Mapping An Art World: Los Angeles in the 1970s-80s. Lawson is joined by exhibiting artist Allen Ruppersberg; writer Susan Morgan; Stanley Grinstein, founding partner of Gemini G.E.L. Artist Editions; architect Elyse Grinstein; artist Lita Albuquerque and artist Bruce Yonemoto.










