THE INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART/BOSTON
PROGRAMS AND EVENTS
October 2012
Wednesday, October 03
Talks & Courses
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Glass Lab
Tickets: SOLD OUT
Director Peter Houk and students from MIT's Glass Lab open their facility for a glimpse into glassblowing tools and techniques.
Friday, October 05
Special Events
05:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Tickets: FREE for ICA members $15 nonmembers
The runway comes to the ICA for this special fashion week collaboration with the city's leading-edge retailers
Saturday, October 06
Performance
01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
West Gallery
Tickets: Free with admission
Blurring the lines between visual art and performance, The Infinite Repetition of Revolt incorporates work on view in Josiah McElheny with a bold oration of socialist and Marxist texts.
Performance
03:00 PM - 04:00 PM
West Gallery
Tickets: Free with admission
Blurring the lines between visual art and performance, The Infinite Repetition of Revolt incorporates work on view in Josiah McElheny with a bold oration of socialist and Marxist texts.
Thursday, October 11
Gallery Talks
Talks & Courses
06:00 PM - 07:00 PM
West Gallery
Tickets: Free with admission
Join Dr. David Weinberg, Bang Wong, and Dr. Lois Hetland in a discussion that explores the challenges of creating visual representations of scientific knowledge.
Friday, October 12
Dance
Performance
Theater
07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater
Tickets: $36, $40
Renowned for her physically and visually innovative choreography, Anna Myer and Dancers perform a heart-pounding inner-city rap-opera featuring inner-city teen artists.
Saturday, October 13
Dance
Performance
Theater
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater
Tickets: $36, $40
Renowned for her physically and visually innovative choreography, Anna Myer and Dancers perform a heart-pounding inner-city rap-opera featuring inner-city teen artists.
Sunday, October 14
Dance
Performance
Theater
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater
Tickets: $36, $40
Renowned for her physically and visually innovative choreography, Anna Myer and Dancers perform a heart-pounding inner-city rap-opera featuring inner-city teen artists.
Wednesday, October 17
Music
Performance
07:30 PM - 09:00 PM
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater
Tickets: $31.50, $35
With the irresistible pulse of Congolese rumba, Cuban swing and James Brown–inspired funk, Staff Benda Bilili’s inspirational concerts and extraordinary story have caused a sensation across the globe.
Saturday, October 20
Music
Performance
01:30 PM - 03:00 PM
Fotene Demoulas Gallery
Tickets: Free with admission
Throughout the Os Gemeos exhibition on the first Thursday of each month, hear local musicians improvise on the sonic sculpture Os Musicos, by Brazilian twin brothers Otavio and Gustavo Pandolfo.
Film
Music
Performance
07:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater
Tickets: $20, $25
Filmmaker Sam Green returns to the ICA with the Boston premiere of his new documentary featuring a live performance by the indie rock band Yo La Tengo.
Film
Music
Performance
09:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater
Tickets: $20, $25
Filmmaker Sam Green returns to the ICA with the Boston premiere of his new documentary featuring a live performance by the indie rock band Yo La Tengo.
Sunday, October 21
Talks & Courses
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM
Bank of America Art Lab
Tickets: $25, $30
Join Boston artist Ari Hauben for a Brazilian-themed art-making workshop inspired by work on view in Os Gemeos.
Film
02:00 PM - 03:20 PM
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater
Tickets: $5, $10
This full-length program of short films by Sam Green includes The Universal Language (2011), The Fabulous Stains: Behind the Movie (1999), lot 63, grave c (2006), Clear Glasses (2008), and more.
Gallery Talks
Talks & Courses
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Fotene Demoulas Gallery
Tickets: Free with admission
Adjunct curator Pedro Alonzo discusses the brightly colored, high-energy work on view by Brazilian twin brothers Os Gemeos.
Film
04:00 PM - 05:20 PM
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater
Tickets: $5, $10
This full-length program of short films by Sam Green includes The Universal Language (2011), The Fabulous Stains: Behind the Movie (1999), lot 63, grave c (2006), Clear Glasses (2008), and more.
Thursday, October 25
Film
07:00 PM - 08:05 PM
Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater
Tickets: $6, $12
This screening of the best American commercials of 2011 proves what American's already know: commercials can be moving, unpredictable, and a whole lot of fun to watch.
Saturday, October 27
Families
Play Dates
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM
Fotene Demoulas Gallery, Bank of America Art Lab, Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater
Tickets: Free for families: up to 2 adults per family accompanied by children ages 6–12
View the exhibition Os Gemeos, share fantastic stories, and join artist Nika Feldman for a 3-D myth-making art activity. A performance follows in the Barbara Lee Family Foundation Theater.
Sunday, October 28
Talks & Courses
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Tickets: Call 617-536-4465 or visit bostonart.com
Join us for a lively discussion among new Boston-area museum directors and curators. Hear about their plans for the future and their views on the current state of the art in Boston.
On View
Saturday, September 03 - October 30
Swoon: Anthropocene Extinction
Wednesday, March 21 - April 07
ICA Collection: In the Making - Works on View
Friday, June 22 - October 14
Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of the Infinite
Wednesday, August 01 - November 25
Os Gêmeos
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