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The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles confirmed Monday the resignations of two key leaders, a senior curator who quit citing resistance to diversity initiatives and the director of human resources, who left because of a “hostile” work culture.
Mia Locks, senior curator and head of new initiatives,
resigned in late March after less than two years on the job. In Locks’ March 26 exit email to the staff, read to The Times by a MOCA employee and confirmed by the museum, Locks said she was grateful that the museum had launched its IDEA Initiative an effort MOCA debuted in fall 2019 to promote inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility. But ultimately, Locks said in her email, “MOCA’s leadership is not yet ready to fully embrace IDEA.”
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A senior curator and the director of human resources have resigned from the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Los Angeles, citing differences with the institution’s management. The museum has wrestled frequently in recent years with staff management issues.
The Los Angeles Times reported that Mia Locks, senior curator and head of new initiatives, resigned in March while complaining of resistance to diversity and inclusion efforts by the museum’s leaders. A former curator of the Whitney Biennial in New York, she had held the MOCA post for just 21 months.