▁the ▁period ▁between ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁and ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁only ▁about ▁ 2 8 % ▁were ▁devoted ▁to ▁female ▁artists . ▁ ▁Besides ▁artists ' ▁ret ros pect ives ▁and ▁art ▁historical ▁investig ations , ▁under ▁chief ▁cur ator ▁Paul ▁Sch imm el , ▁MO CA ▁has ▁mounted ▁various ▁multi art ist ▁theme ▁shows ▁on ▁provoc ative ▁or ▁challeng ing ▁topics . ▁Hel ter ▁Sk elter : ▁L . A . ▁Art ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁exhibition ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁dark ▁side ▁of ▁contemporary ▁life ▁as ▁port rayed ▁by ▁artists ▁like ▁Mike ▁K elle y , ▁Paul ▁Mc Car thy ▁and ▁Chris ▁Bur den , ▁involving ▁them es ▁such ▁as ▁al ien ation , ▁dispos session , ▁and ▁violence . ▁Out ▁of ▁A ctions : ▁Between ▁Performance ▁and ▁the ▁Object , ▁ 1 9 4 9 - 1 9 7 9 , ▁a ▁land mark ▁historical ▁survey ▁presented ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁track ed ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 5 0 ▁artists ▁and ▁collect ives ▁for ▁whom ▁public ▁performances , ▁in ▁its ▁links ▁to ▁painting , ▁sculpt ure , ▁dance ▁and ▁the ater , ▁and ▁the ▁cre ative ▁process ▁were ▁far ▁more ▁important ▁than ▁well - craft ed ▁objects . ▁Public ▁Of fer ings , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁expl ored ▁the ▁phenomen on ▁of ▁youth ful ▁cre ative ▁energy ▁in ▁an ▁over he ated ▁art ▁world