By Gabby Ahlzadeh
Lauren Maldonado â08 walked into the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, passed the Takashi Murakami exhibit and quickly rushed into the exhibit room where the drawings, paintings and photos of 18 Harvard-Westlake students were being exhibited as part of MOCAâs annual Teen Night on Feb. 2.
The theme for this student art exhibition was âeye candyâ to reflect Murakamiâs artwork.
Rebecca Gotlieb â08, Charlie Hartwick â08, Keeley Jacobs â08, Katie MacDonald â08, Lauren Maldonado â08, Rochelle Osei-Tutu â08, Lauren Schleimer â08, Maya Spitzer â08, Madeleine Witenberg â08, Caroline Cuse â09, David Berry â09, Gillian Berry â09, Courtney Hazy â10, Cheryl Ikegami â10, Emma Sczudlo â10 and Xochi Maberry-Gaulke â11 also had their art exhibited after hearing about this student exhibition from their art teachers.
Though the exhibition was on the same night as semiformal, Maldonado âhad a blastâ at the exhibit and even students who werenât exhibiting artwork opted to visit.
Student artists from various Los Angeles area high schools were present to exhibit their work and meet and greet other teen artists.
âIt was pretty cool to see how excited all of my friends were to see their art up on the walls,â Gotlieb said. âIt was fun just seeing all of these different kids, some in weird costumes, all dancing and just having a good time.â
Free refreshments were provided including Sprinkles cupcakes and candy. A variety of bands contributed to the âartsyâ atmosphere, as Gotlieb described it.
âWhen I first walked in and saw the Murakami exhibit, and then I saw that my art was hanging in the room next door, well, that was a pretty cool feeling,â Maldonado said about seeing her senior self- portrait hanging on the MOCA walls.
