A large industrial space is bathed in red and pink light. In the foreground are 6 video screens lying on the floor in a flower arrangement. Each shows monarch butterflies. In the background are video projections of dolphins and a standing arrangement of 9 video monitors showing a round form.

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DJ Night: Caroline Polachek

We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85

Jun 27 – Sep 30, 2018

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Harborwalk Sounds: One Drop

Arthur Jafa, Love is The Message, The Message is Death (still)

Arthur Jafa: Love is the Message, The Message is Death

Jun 27 – Sep 30, 2018

Teens performing at 2015 ICA Teen Convening

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Building Brave Spaces: Mobilizing Teen Arts Education

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The ICA Watershed features a recent sculptural video installation by Diana Thater, A Runaway World, focused on the lives and worlds of species on the verge of extinction and the illicit economies that threaten their survival. See it on view through Oct 8. . . . . . Photo by Ally Schmaling #ICAboston #ICAwatershed #DianaThater #movingimage #video #Installation #eastboston #eastie #boston #bosarts #contemporaryart #light #immersive #inaugerate #onview #summer #ICAsummer #ARunawayWorld #sculpture #videoinstallation #species #extinction

Tonight! Don't miss the fourth installment of Culture Club, where DJ sets, performance, and art come together for unforgettable nights on the harbor. Featuring: DJ sets by East Meets Beats (Rilla Force, DCHA + Ra Lo) plus visual installations by Sabato Visconti, Rudolf Lingens, and the Safarani Sisters. . . . #icaboston #bostonharbor #waterfront #sunset #classicalart #contemporaryart #safaranisisters #rudolflingens #sabatovisconti #EastMeetsBeats #RillaForce #DCHA #RaLo #CultureClub #CultureClub4 #djnight #djs

Kevin Beasley’s suspended sculpture “Strange Fruit (Pair 1)” deftly braids together his various sculpture-making and performance processes. Made from sneakers embedded with microphones and disassembled speakers, amplifiers, and other electronic equipment, the sculpture is an instrument that absorbs and reflects the sounds of the space and the voices of onlookers. To activate this sculpture, visitors are invited to speak or make noises near the sculpture without touching it. On view now at the ICA. . . . . Kevin Beasley, “Strange Fruit (Pair 1)” 2015. Nike Air Jordan 1 shoes, resin, polyurethane foam, tube socks, shoelaces, rope, speakers, hypercardioid and contact microphones, amplifiers, patch cables, and effects processors, Dimensions variable, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Commissioned by the Young Collectors Council with additional funds contributed by Josh Elkes, Younghee Kim-Wait, and Julia and Jamal Nusseibeh, 2014. Photo by Ally Schmaling #ICAboston #KevinBeasley #sculpture #performance #contemporaryart #boston #bostarts #waterfront #onview #seaport #bostonharbor #bostonblogger #noise #microphones #activate #installation #museums

There is no place better to be in Boston on summer Thursdays than the ICA. Take a seat on the Harborwalk as up-and-coming musicians and dancers from around the globe display what makes Berklee a world-class school. Whether roots, world, pop, or straight-up jazz, Harborwalk Sounds offers the perfect mix of fresh air, music, dance, and art. . . . . . ICA + @converse Photo by Kristyn Ulanday #ICAboston #HarborwalkSounds #boston #bosarts #free #freethrusdaynight #waterfront #seaport #berklee #harborwalk #harbor #bostonharbor #Thursday #music #livemsuic #ICAsummer #converse #dance #music #art