Press release
EXHIBITION SCHEDULE 2009-2010
THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART/BOSTON
Damián Ortega: Do It Yourself Sept. 18, 2009 - Jan. 18, 2010
In Damián Ortega's work, objects are never allowed to rest—they are pulled apart, suspended or rearranged, calling attention to the dynamism and movement of the world around us. One of today's leading Mexican artists, Ortega often includes references to Mexican culture while exploring larger political and social themes. This exhibition, the first-ever survey exhibition of Ortega's work, features approximately 17 works—including sculpture, photography and video—revealing the rich range of his artistic activity.
Krzysztof WodiczkoNov. 4, 2009 - March 28, 2010
In a new, projection-based work for the ICA, Polish artist Krzysztof Wodiczko will focus on the experience of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan. Wodiczko's politically-charged works explore the relationship between art, democracy, trauma and healing. Often taking the form of public or gallery-based projections, Wodiczko's work creates an interplay between light and dark, drawing our attention to images and stories that might remain otherwise in shadows. His new work for the ICA will examine the impact of combat and its aftermath. In 1998, the ICA commissioned Wodiczko's "Bunker Hill Monument Projection" as part of an outdoor exhibition entitled Let Freedom Ring
Momentum 15: R.H. QuaytmanNov.18, 2009 – March 28, 2010
Momentum 15: R.H. Quaytman presents a new series of paintings by the Boston-born artist in her first solo museum exhibition. Quaytman's dazzling works incorporate silkscreened photographs and abstract patterns, diamond dust layers, and hand-painted elements. Using these diverse techniques, she weaves in personal and art historical narratives to evoke the many contexts in which paintings can be seen and understood. For Momentum 15, Quaytman will create new works referencing her family ties to Boston and historic painting exhibitions at the ICA. The Momentum series examines new developments in contemporary art, inviting artists from the U.S. and around the world to present work at the ICA.
Roni Horn aka Roni HornFeb. 19 - June 13, 2010
Featuring work from the 1970s to the present, Roni Horn aka Roni Horn is the most significant survey of the artist to date. Using a variety of materials including pure pigment, 24-carat gold, color photographs, and cast glass, Horn creates immensely beautiful and sensuous works that evoke the mystery inherent to even the most familiar subjects—the ever-changing weather, the unseen depths of water, even our sense of place and identity. The exhibition gathers approximately 35 major works—including photographic series, collaged drawings, and sculpture—installed in direct relation to the ICA’s spectacular waterfront views. Roni Horn aka Roni Horn is organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, in association with Tate Modern, London.
OPENING THIS SUMMER
Momentum 14: Rodney McMillian July 29 – Nov. 1, 2009
Rodney McMillian’s fascinating multimedia work addresses themes of race, identity, and commerce in contemporary American society. Deeply interested in social history and culture, McMillian often combines different forms—such as painting, found photographs, and a cast-off carpet and chair—in dynamic installations that reveal how past ideas relate to the present. For Momentum 14: Rodney McMillian, the artist’s first solo museum exhibition in the U.S., McMillian presents new work including a large-scale painting on canvas that will span the length of a gallery wall, a video, and sculptures made using furniture from his home. The Momentum series examines new developments in contemporary art, inviting artists from the U.S. and around the world to present work at the ICA.
ICA Collection: In the Making
July 29, 2009 – July 18, 2010
In the Making is the fourth installation of the ICA Collection which debuted in 2006 with the opening of the waterfront museum. The new exhibition marks the progressive development of the collection’s scope and depth with a focus on artistic approaches to process and medium. Rooms of photography, sculpture and painting offer insights into the decisions artists made to create transformative works of art. In the Making introduces recent acquisitions by Nan Goldin, Roe Ethridge, and Tara Donovan, major works by Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Gerard Byrne, and Cindy Sherman, and, for the first time, a gallery devoted to three decades of work by a single artist: the powerful paintings of Marlene Dumas.
July 29, 2009 – July 18, 2010
In the Making is the fourth installation of the ICA Collection which debuted in 2006 with the opening of the waterfront museum. The new exhibition marks the progressive development of the collection’s scope and depth with a focus on artistic approaches to process and medium. Rooms of photography, sculpture and painting offer insights into the decisions artists made to create transformative works of art. In the Making introduces recent acquisitions by Nan Goldin, Roe Ethridge, and Tara Donovan, major works by Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Gerard Byrne, and Cindy Sherman, and, for the first time, a gallery devoted to three decades of work by a single artist: the powerful paintings of Marlene Dumas.
ONGOING EXHIBITIONS
Momentum 13: Eileen Quinlan
Through July 12, 2009
Eileen Quinlan's mesmerizing work captures the mystery and illusion of the photographic image. The Boston-born artist bases her work in the studio, using pre-digital techniques such as gels, strobes and smoke machines to create her hauntingly beautiful compositions. In her series Smoke and Mirrors, Quinlan records reflections of light, color, and texture, achieving a seemingly infinite range of prismatic abstractions. Momentum 13 is Quinlan's first solo museum exhibition.
Through July 12, 2009
Eileen Quinlan's mesmerizing work captures the mystery and illusion of the photographic image. The Boston-born artist bases her work in the studio, using pre-digital techniques such as gels, strobes and smoke machines to create her hauntingly beautiful compositions. In her series Smoke and Mirrors, Quinlan records reflections of light, color, and texture, achieving a seemingly infinite range of prismatic abstractions. Momentum 13 is Quinlan's first solo museum exhibition.
Collection 3
Through July 12, 2009
The third presentation of the ICA Collection features new acquisitions by Roe Ethridge and Kader Attia, along with a sampling of other works by artists such as Nan Goldin, Philip-Lorca diCorcia, Taylor Davis, Paul Chan, Mona Hatoum and others that touch on themes around the experience of nature, place, and landmark.
Shepard Fairey: Supply and Demand
Through Aug. 16, 2009
On the 20th anniversary of the Obey Giant campaign, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston opens the first museum survey of Shepard Fairey, the influential street artist who created the now iconic Obama poster. Stickers and posters of the artist's work have appeared on street signs and buildings around the world as part of a guerrilla art campaign of global scale. Featuring more than 200 works, Shepard Fairey: Supply & Demand traces the artist's career over 20 years, from the Obey Giant stencil to screen prints of political revolutionaries and rock stars to recent mixed-media works and a new mural commissioned for the ICA show.
Acting Out: Social Experiments in Video
Through Oct 18, 2009
Acting Out presents recent works by artists—including Javier Téllez, Phil Collins, and Artur Zmijewski—whose experiments with video are developing a new form of social portraiture. Rather than create fictional narratives or raw documentaries, the artists engage non-actors to participate in activities that reveal the complex dynamics of social relationships. Facing physical challenges, disparate political ideals, or high-stakes competition, the participants express themselves in unexpected and often moving ways. Letting chance in and leaving acting out, the videos highlight the ongoing cycles of isolation, connection, and friction that shape our lives.
Through Oct 18, 2009
Acting Out presents recent works by artists—including Javier Téllez, Phil Collins, and Artur Zmijewski—whose experiments with video are developing a new form of social portraiture. Rather than create fictional narratives or raw documentaries, the artists engage non-actors to participate in activities that reveal the complex dynamics of social relationships. Facing physical challenges, disparate political ideals, or high-stakes competition, the participants express themselves in unexpected and often moving ways. Letting chance in and leaving acting out, the videos highlight the ongoing cycles of isolation, connection, and friction that shape our lives.
Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall: Ugo Rondinone
Through Jan. 2, 2011
Through Jan. 2, 2011
First introduced to Boston in the ICA's inaugural exhibition Super Vision (2006), Swiss artist Ugo Rondinone has earned international attention for his poetic, evocative work across a wide range of styles and media. Entitled clockwork for oracles after a poem by Edmond Jabès, Rondinone's new work enlivens the ICA Lobby with a dynamic installation of 52 mirrored glass windows in a rainbow of colors and variety of sizes.
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