The MOCA Gala 2011: Lab Coats, Revolving Heads and Live Nude Girls   Never mind that the invitation to the Museum of Contemporary Art’s annual fundraiser specified “Festive Attire.” Guests covered their gowns, suits and cocktail frocks in lab coats most of the night. Before...

Pacific Standard Time Events Bring Out Actors, Artists, Collectors and Others Who would have guessed that more than 60 arts institutions and 70 commercial galleries in Southern California could team up for anything? Yet “Pacific Standard Time: Art in L.A. 1945-1980,” which is just...