Institute Of Contemporary Art

Programs: Art exhibitions: gallery presentations: the ica presented the following 14 contemporary art exhibitions featuring painting, drawing, sculpture, video, installation, and more. Attendance for the gallery exhibits totaled 139,761 visitors, and total programming attendance was 207,303 in fy17. Geoffrey farmerapr 13 - jul 17, 2016, paul and catherine buttenwieser and fotene demoulas galleriesgeoffrey farmer (b. 1967, vancouver) is best known for his installations and large-scale, sculptural photo collages. This immersive survey of the artist's recent major "paper works" presents room-sized installations composed of hundreds of small sculptures made of cutout photographs, fabric, and various supports. In these recent works, processions of figures assembled from fragments of book and magazine photography and illustration manifest the artist's interest in the cross-pollination of historical and vernacular imagery. Each spectacular composition begins to chart the historical contours of our image-saturated contemporary culture, and suggest the recurring cultural themes and formal patterns. Farmer uses movement, sound, animation, puppet characters, and a panoply of highly choreographed bodies and characters to investigate world history from the different angles of its photographic and sculptural accounts. Organized by dan byers, mannion family senior curator, with jessica hong, curatorial associate. Ugo rondinone: moonrise sculpturesmay 17 - sep 11, 2016, installed outside of the icabest known for his large-scale sculptures and installations, ugo rondinone (born 1964, brunnen, switzerland) works in a diverse range of media, including drawing, painting, photography, and video. Rondinone's series moonrise-his first figurative sculptures-are eight-foot-high busts derived from masks. Modeled in clay before being cast in aluminum and painted, the sculptures show the enduring marks of the artist's hand. Rondinone has long been interested in the subject of time, and he represents it here by the relationship between moon, tide, and calendar: each of the twelve sculptures in the series was made in homage to the moon and is named after a month of the calendar year. Two of the twelve are on view here. These monumental visages, with playfully distorted faces that smile and grimace, convey a kind of uncanny romanticism, welcoming wonder and empathy in equal measure. Organized by dan byers, mannion family senior curator. Liz deschenesjun 29 - oct 16, 2016, west gallerydeschenes (b. 1966, boston), is known for her lushly beautiful and meditative work in photography and sculpture, and since the early 1990s has produced a singular and influential body of work that probes the relationship between the mechanics of seeing, image-making processes, and modes of display. The first mid-career survey dedicated to deschenes's work, this exhibition will feature 20 years of her art, including explorations of various photographic technologies, rich and nuanced work with photograms (a type of photographic image made without a camera), and sculptural installations that reflect the movements and light within a given space and respond to a site's unique features. Organized by eva respini, barbara lee chief curator, with jessica hong, curatorial associate. Nalini malani: in search of vanished bloodjun 29 - oct 16, 2016, west gallerynalini malani (b. 1946, karachi) is india's foremost video and installation artist and a committed activist for women's rights. Currently living and working in mumbai, malani came to india as a refugee during the 1947 partition of india and pakistan, an experience that deeply informs her work. This exhibition centers on malani's signature multimedia installation, in search of vanished blood (2012), the title of which comes from a poem by the revolutionary pakistani poet faiz ahmed faiz. The installation is inspired by east german writer and critic christa wolf's 1984 novel cassandra, about a struggling female artist and visionary. Combining imagery from eastern and western cultures, with sound, projected image, and light, in search of vanished blood is an enthralling, immersive experience. The work comprises six 11-minute video projections streamed around the room through five clear mylar cylinders, hand-painted with a variety of cultural and historical iconography, which hang in the center of the room. As the mylar cylinders rotate, the colorful and layered imagery is projected onto the walls, creating a magical environment reminiscent of lantern slide presentations and other proto-cinema experiments in the 18th and 19th centuries. The presentation of malani's immersive video installation will be accompanied by a selection of related works on paper. Organized by eva respini, barbara lee chief curator, with jessica hong, curatorial associate. First light: a decade of collecting at the icaaug 17, 2016 - jan 16, 2017, paul and catherine buttenwieser, fotene demoulas, and kim and jim pallotta galleriescoinciding with the ten-year anniversary of ica's move to its iconic waterfront building, this exhibition will celebrate the museum's first decade of collecting. Drawn entirely from ica's collection and featuring multiple thematic, artist-specific, and historical sections, the exhibition will bring together both new acquisitions and favorites from the permanent collection. Conceived as a series of interrelated and rotating stand-alone exhibitions, this presentation will highlight major singular works from the collection, such as a newly acquired monumental cut-paper silhouette tableau by kara walker, as well as the barbara lee collection of art by women, groupings of work by artists held in depth such as louise bourgeois and nan goldin, and thematic and art-historical groupings. A new multimedia web platform will be created to mark the occasion. Organized by ica's curatorial department under the leadership of eva respini, barbara lee chief curator, with jessica hong, curatorial associate. The barbara lee collection of art by women, part of first light: a decade of collecting at the icaaug 17, 2016 - jan 16, 2017, kim and jim pallotta galleriesthe barbara lee collection of art by women features art by women who have made significant contributions to the visual field in the last forty years. It was established by visionary activist and ica/boston board member barbara lee, who is committed to empowering women in politics and art. The barbara lee collection of art by women reflects lee's commitment to gender equality and her belief in the power of telling women's stories. It brings together painting, sculpture, installation, and photography by iconic modern and contemporary artists whose work and ideas have changed the course of art history. Guided by a discerning eye and dedication to art that speaks to the most pressing issues of our time, lee assembled a singular collection that includes both canonical artists and overlooked figures. Lee shares the ica's belief in the power of art to enrich and transform lives, and has been a steadfast supporter of the museum, launching its collection over a decade ago with the promised gift of cornelia parker's monumental sculpture hanging fire (suspected arson), 1999. The collection includes work by tara donovan, marlene dumas, jenny holzer, roni horn, sherrie levine, marisol, cindy sherman, kiki smith, and kara walker. With this inaugural exhibition, the barbara lee collection of art by women now forms a vital part of the cultural fabric of boston. Organized by eva respini, barbara lee chief curator. Soft power, part of first light: a decade of collecting at the icaaug 17, 2016 - jan 16, 2017, paul and catherine buttenwieserrope, thread, cord, hemp, string, tape, pins, paint, and fabric. Formed by flexible materials, the works in soft power derive their presence and power from, on the one hand, the seductive qualities of fiber and fabric, and on the other, their social and cultural connotations. The multigenerational group of artists represented in this display employ softness as a physical fact and as a metaphor for the body. Often, they appropriate clothing, objects from popular culture, and other everyday materials we bring close to ourselves. Traditional dichotomies-inside and outside, surface and depth, protection and exposure-dissolve in each work as it conjures the human body through layers of material and suggestive forms. Organized by dan byers, mannion family senior curator. Question your teaspoons, part of first light: a decade of collecting at the icaaug 17, 2016 - oct 02, 2016, fotene demoulas galleryfor artists, especially women artists, the home has long served as a site for the creation of work, providing a meaningful alternative to the more celebrated locales of the artist's studio and the public sphere.

performing and media arts:the ica presents some of the most talented and forward looking choreographers, musicians, filmmakers, theater companies and genre bending artists from boston and the rest of the world. In fy17 we presented 73 presentations of 39 individual programs (performing arts and film). Attendance totaled 21,264. We presented 46 performances by the following performers, artists and ensemble companies. Attendance at these performances totaled 18,910. Dance/theater - maria hassabi: work in progress presentation of staged - big dance theater: short form - susan sgorbati: seeing, being seen, being - bill t. Jones/arnie zane company: a letter to my nephew - on display: a movement installation by heidi latsky - alessandro sciarroni: folk-s, will you still love me tomorrow? - maria hassabi: staged? - beth gill: brand new sidewalk - world music/crasharts presents - raphael xavier - balletx - odc/dance - gallim dance - bodytraffic - maureen flemingmusic -harborwalk sounds: - lula wiles - noe/mar|co - rickexpress - selah poitier - sudacas - chorobop & +55 group - sleeping lion / iives - niya norwood - niu raza + the wilder project -dj nights: - deep dives: reggae (dj bud e. Green, dj warlock, junior rodigan) - tune-yards - deep dives: hip-hop (djs knife, 7l, madsol desar) - deep dives: disco (djs alfredo, nite train, saucy lady) - dj windows 98 (win butler) - beirut - grace jones outdoor film screening w/ dj set by light asylum - ry x - meredith monk and anne waldman - talea ensemble - dayme arocena (co-presented with world music/crasharts)in fy17 we presented 27 screenings of the following films. Attendance at these screenings totaled 2,354. Film - 2016 british arrows - ottawa international animation festival - sundance film festival shorts - 2017 oscar nominated short films - boston lgbt film festival opening night

education, teens, adults:adult & interpretive programs: adult programs served a total of 4,928 people, including gallery talks, pop up talks, lectures (the artist's voice, ica forums, ica reads), and other programs. Select lectures in fy17 were documented and made available through ica's website among other resources. Viewers and listeners accessed these resources online via ica's website, mobile guide, and/or onsite computers (participation not quantifiable). An additional 12,168 individuals participated in guided and self guided tours at the ica. Adult programsexhibition related programsica collection: transcending materialjul 23, 2015 - jul 17, 2016 - pop-up talks and public tours - digital resources: ica-produced audio tour contentgeoffrey farmerapr 13 - jul 17, 2016 - pop-up talks and public tours - digital resources: ica-produced audiougo rondinone: moonrise sculpturesmay 17 - sep 11, 2016 - public toursrachel perry: karaoke wrong numbermay 24 - sep 12, 2016 - public tours - ica-produced audioethan murrow: seasteadjuly 11, 2015 - nov 27, 2016 - public tours - digital resources: ica-produced audio tour contentnalini malani: in search of vanished bloodjun 29 - oct 16, 2016 - pop-up talks and public tours - digital resources: ica-produced audio - art talk: mieke bal and eva respini on nalini malani - ica forum: history, women, and modern india with harleen singh and eva respiniliz deschenes jun 29 - oct 16, 2016 - pop-up talks and public tours - digital resources: ica-produced audio and video tour content - gallery talk: maggie wessling on liz deschenes - gallery talk: daniel ranalli on liz deschenes - the artist's voice: liz deschenes (x2)first light: a decade of collecting at the icaaug 17 - jan 16, 2017 - pop-up talks and public tours - digital resources: ica-produced audio tour content - gallery talk: marcie begleiter on eva hesse - gallery talk: treva lindsey on ellen gallagher - curator tour: jessica hong and jeffrey de blois on first light - gallery talk: sarah parrish on francoise grossen - the artist's voice: nicholas nixon and abelardo morell with eva respini - the artist's voice: kara walker with eva respini - staff picks: first light (x6)the artist's museumnov 16, 2016 - mar 26, 2017 - pop-up talks and public tours - digital resources: ica-produced audio tour content - curator tour: dan byers on the artist's museum - gallery talk: jeremy melius on rachel harrison - gallery talk: sandy alexandre on xaviera simmons - the artist's voice: carol bove with greg williams and dan byersica collection: new acquisitions feb 15, 2017 - feb 25, 2018 - pop-up talks and public tours - digital resources: ica-produced audio tour content - curator tour: ruth erickson on new acquisitions - gallery talk: beryl lipton on jenny holzersteve mcqueen: ashesfeb 15, 2017 - feb 25, 2018 - pop-up talks and public tours - digital resources: ica-produced audio tour contentjames and audrey foster prize 2017feb 15 - jul 9, 2017 - pop-up talks and public tours - digital resources: ica-produced audio tour content and video tour content - foster talks: verena paravel and lucien castaing-taylor with dennis lim - foster talks: lucy kim with melissa doft - foster talks: jennifer bornstein with rhea anastas - foster talks: sonia almeida with ulrike muller gillian wearing: rock 'n' roll 70dec 9, 2016 - jan 1, 2018 - public tours - digital resources: ica-produced audio tour content - gallery talk: lucas blalock on gillian wearingnari ward: sun splashedapr 26 - sep 4, 2017 - pop-up talks and public tours - digital resources: ica-produced audio tour content and video tour content - gallery talk: petrina dacres on nari ward - curator tour: ruth erickson on nari ward - gallery talk: poetic responses to nari ward with nicole terez dutton, krysten hill, emmanuel oppong-yeboah, and amanda torres - the artist's voice: nari ward and tania bruguera with ruth erickson - nari ward naturalization table activation (x5) - naturalization ceremonynari ward: landapr 26 - sep 4, 2017 - public toursadult programs / other:ica reads: kindred: a graphic novel adaptation by damian duffy and john jennings - the artist's voice: damian duffy and john jennings with kimberly juanita brownother adult programs - wikipedia edit-a-thon - harvard graduate school of education - aiga/ica lecture: nancy skolos and thomas wedell - teacher workshop: contemporary art in the classroom - sites of conscience trainingfamilies: family programs served 5,395 visitors through play dates and books and looks. An additional 6,192 individuals participated in artist created activities in the bank of america art lab. An unquantifiable number of individuals utilized gallery games. Family programs- books + looks- gallery games- family pop up talks - play dates - imagination fest - seaside adventures - enjoying collecting - contemporary creative express - reimagining our world - family film program - pause, look, and listen - communicating through art - uncovering artists' stories - rhythm and hues - making bridges together- vacation weeks - december holiday week - february vacation week - april vacation week- make/made art lab - the art of building (jul-nov 2016) - collections connection (dec 2016-mar 2017): susannah lawrence - fish out of water (apr-jun 2017): bennie flores ansellcommunity programs & partnerships (select):the ica collaborated with numerous organizations throughout fiscal year 2017. Below is a list of select partner organizations. Programs include, for example, free fun friday (2,682 participants); boston children's hospital (135 participants); and make/made, a program in collaboration with artists susannah lawrence and bennie flores ansell (4,963 participants). Community programs & partnerships (select)- sites of conscience- decordova museum & sculpture park- museum of fine arts boston- massart bakalar & paine galleries- mit list visual arts center- peabody essex museum- susannah lawrence- bennie flores ansell- ethan and vita murrow- the triveni school of dance- peter dimuro- public displays of motion- aaron larget-caplan- urbanity dance- boston children's chorus- sr9 trio- i'm still here foundation- rogerson house- highland street foundation- triangle inc. - rosie's place- boston children's hospital- sociedad latina- inquilinos boricuas en accion- mass leap- zumix- hyde square task force- boston public schools