Listen Live
Donate
 on air
Schedule

KCRW

Read & Explore

  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Food
  • Culture
  • Events

Listen

  • Live Radio
  • Music
  • Podcasts
  • Full Schedule

Information

  • About
  • Careers
  • Help / FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Contact

Support

  • Become a Member
  • Become a VIP
  • Ways to Give
  • Shop
  • Member Perks

Become a Member

Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

DonateGive Monthly

Copyright 2025 KCRW. All rights reserved.

Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
Cookie Policy
|FCC Public Files

Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Is Klaus Biesenbach the right leader for MOCA?

LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art has hired Klaus Biesenbach as its new director. Biesenbach is currently the chief curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, where he also runs their PS1 experimental space. He’s got some work ahead of him at MOCA.

  • rss
  • Share
By Madeleine Brand • Aug 1, 2018 • 1 min read

LA’s Museum of Contemporary Art has hired Klaus Biesenbach as its new director. Biesenbach is currently the chief curator at New York’s Museum of Modern Art, where he also runs their PS1 experimental space. He’s got some work ahead of him at MOCA. The museum has been the scene of all kinds of drama over the last months.

  • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

    Madeleine Brand

    Host, 'Press Play'

  • KCRW placeholder

    Sarah Sweeney

    Vice President of Talk Programming, KCRW

  • KCRW placeholder

    Michell Eloy

    Line Editor, Press Play

  • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

    Amy Ta

    Digital News & Culture Editor

  • KCRW placeholder

    Carolina Miranda

    culture critic and author of KCRW’s Art Insider newsletter

    News
Back to Press Play with Madeleine Brand