Step into the museum after dark for MOCA After Hours, an evening of art, music, and connection inspired by Jeff Wall’s iconic photograph In front of a nightclub. This large-scale work, capturing the atmosphere of street life and club culture, sets the tone for MOCA’s own late-night celebration.
Experience Jeff Wall Photographs 1984–2023 in a new light, guided by the energy of director, photographer, DJ Sammy Rawal and DJ Tamika, who will move audiences through shifting sonic landscapes—blending genres, eras, and vibes. The energy builds with vogue performances by Legendary Father Aura and Prince Spades. Drift between the intensity of Wall’s composed urban scenes and the vibrant pulse of Toronto’s creative community.
MOCA After Hours fuses art and nightlife, offering a rare chance to experience the exhibition while celebrating the very culture it reflects.
Tickets are limited, so book in advance to guarantee your attendance. This is a 19+ event. Drinks available for purchase.
Entertainment By
Sammy Rawal. Photo: Courtesy the artist.
Director / Digital Artist Sammy Rawal has earned international attention for his original, hyper-stylized approach to image-making.
Being of Indo-Afro-Canadian diaspora, Rawal’s work is informed by a mashup of culturally diverse influences. His work has been shown at the BFI Southbank, Art Gallery of Ontario, the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal, and has been recognized by major music video awards. In 2022, he was awarded the Prism Prize’s Special Achievement Award.
Rawal is the co-founder and resident DJ of Yes Yes Y’all, Canada’s largest hip-hop/dancehall party that creates spaces for queer people of color and is a member of the queer ballroom collective House of Gorgeous Gucci.
Tamika. Photo: Courtesy the artist.
Tamika is a DJ and movement practitioner hailing from NYC and currently based in Toronto.
She describes her sound as “hood eclectic—blending musics of cultural relevance from the ghettos of the globe.”
Her personal and professional practices are rooted in a holistic inclusion of identity and experience.
Tamika uses music, video and other digital media to promote alternate, creative approaches to movement.
Jeff Wall, In front of a nightclub, 2006. Color transparency and light box. © Jeff Wall. Courtesy of Collection Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Gift of Katherine S. Schamberg by exchange.
Highlights from MOCA After Hours
