Disturbances in the MOCA’s upper ranks may have caused the museum to shift the date of its second annual Art+ Film gala from 13 November 2012 to a date in the spring of 2013. An e-mail from the institution revealed the change.  Within the past year, at least seven board members are reputed to have left their posts, former director Paul Schimmel was let go, and opinions are said to be divided about the current leadership.

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British band Florence and the Machine will headline the second Art + Film Gala hosted by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, a stark contrast from last year’s choice of Stevie Wonder. The annual event, to be co-chaired by Leonardi Di Caprio and museum trustee Eva Chow on October 27, was conceived by the Museum to raise the profile of film and raised $3 million in 2011.

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