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A video still of a green skyline with the silhouettes of flying birds and a telephone line projected onto the floor.

Paul Chan, 1st Light, 2005. Projected digital animation (color, silent; 14:00 minutes). Gift of Kimberly and James Pallotta. Courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali. Photo by Jean Vong. © Paul Chan

ICA Collection

Established in 2006, the ICAʼs permanent collection offers a diverse overview of national and international artworks in a range of media. Here you can find in-depth information about each object.

Included in the collection is The Barbara Lee Collection of Art by Women, encompassing 68 major works of 20th- and 21st-century art.

The Barbara Lee Collection of Art by Women

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A red, black, and orange screenprint of Lenin's portrait in profile overlaying an intricate red and orange design and "OBEYGIANT" along the bottom edge.

Lenin Stamp

Shepard Fairey
A red, black, and orange screenprint of Marilyn Monroe's head with the face of André the Giant superimposed with "OBEY" along the bottom edge.

Marilyn Warhol

Shepard Fairey
A red, black, and orange screenprint of a fist against a red background with an orange star and "OBEY" along the bottom edge.

OBEY Fist

Shepard Fairey
A red, black, and orange screenprint of a graphically-rendered burning printing press with “OBEY” along the upper edge.

Print and Destroy (Printing Press)

Shepard Fairey
A red, black, and orange screenprint in red, orange, and black of a pole wrapped with an Obey sticker featuring a faces against a sky background.

Obey Pole

Shepard Fairey
A screenprint of Richard Nixon's portrait bust overlaying a monochromatic green design resembling U.S. paper currency.

Nixon Money

Shepard Fairey
A red and black screenprint of a cartoonish can of spray paint with a face and human limbs standing over the statement "Mr. SprayTM Says "MAKE ART NOT WAR."

Mr. Spray

Shepard Fairey
A red and black screenprint of a graphic landscape with a plume of dust from an explosion and the phrase "Greetings from IRAQ" along the bottom.

Greetings from Iraq

Shepard Fairey
A red and black screenprint of a faded composition featuring a bearded figure pasting up a poster of a face framed by an elaborate border design.

Vintage Paster

Shepard Fairey
A red and black screenprint of three arms holding up rifles that sprout roses with red and yellow lines radiating from the central rose.

Guns and Roses

Shepard Fairey
A screenprint of a woman wearing an elaborate head covering and an owl against an orange, yellow, and gold background.

Peace Goddess

Shepard Fairey
A red and black screenprint of a woman's face partly obscured by a mask and cap with a circular logo.

Mujer Fatal

Shepard Fairey
A black and red screenprint of a woman with an afro surrounded by a pattern of petals and peace signs and the phrases "POWER TO THE PEOPLE," and "POWER & EQUALITY."

Afrocentric (Power & Equality)

Shepard Fairey
A red and gold screenprint of two parents cradling a missile like a baby against an elaborate, red and yellow background reminiscent of a postage stamp.

Proud Parents

Shepard Fairey
A screenprint of an ornate red and pale yellow peace sign containing the silhouette of a bomber aircraft against a black background.

Peace Bomber

Shepard Fairey
A red and black screenprint of a Led Zeppelin album cover featuring an airship flying over an art deco building against a black and red background.

Mothership

Shepard Fairey
A black and red screenprint of a Jane's Addiction concert poster featuring winged skulls and brass knuckles embedded in an elaborate composition with concert details.

Jane’s Addiction

Shepard Fairey
A color photograph of a young woman with light skin and dark hair in a black-and-white striped turtleneck standing behind a cafe counter.

Holly at Marlow and Sons

Roe Ethridge
A color photograph of a piebald brown and white pigeon in midflight against a field of pale blue.

Untitled

Roe Ethridge
A color photograph of a waterway with many boats and a bridge connecting two shores dotted with houses and trees.

County Line Meadowmere Park

Roe Ethridge
A reddish watercolor drawing of a nude woman pictured from the side reaching upwards and looking over her shoulder.

German Witch

Marlene Dumas
A black-and-white print of rubber band loops organized to form a matrix.

Untitled (Rubber Bands)

Tara Donovan
A sculpture of a low white form composed of looped Scotch tape extending across a cement floor.

Nebulous

Tara Donovan
A color photograph of a tanned and dirty young boy with blond hair wearing only shorts and  clutching two unclothed dolls against his bare chest.

Odessa, Ukraine, August 11, 1993

Rineke Dijkstra

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