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Spice up your Sunday brunch at home with an out of this world DJ set by Saucy Lady. Cook special weekly recipes while getting down to live music from local DJs. 

Saucy chickpeas on toast

Prep: 5 minutes
Total: 30 minutes

Ingredients

  • Olive oil
  • 3 small shallots or 1 small onion, finely diced
  • 2 large garlic cloves, finely diced
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • ½ tsp cinnamon or cumin
  • ½ tsp salt
  •  sugar to taste
  • black pepper  to taste
  • 1 can of peeled plum tomatoes or 2 large tomatoes (skinned), squashed or roughly chopped
  • 2 cups of cooked chickpeas
  • 4-6 slices of toasted bread
  • fresh parsley and / or dill, to garnish (optional)
  • a few pitted Kalamata olives, to garnish (optional)

Instructions

  1. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a medium pan. Gently fry shallots, stirring frequently, until almost translucent. Add garlic and fry until softened.

  2. Mix paprika, cinnamon/cumin into the shallot and garlic mixture and fry off gently for 1-2 minutes stirring the whole time.

  3.  Add tomatoes with a couple of tablespoons of water. Simmer on low-medium heat until the sauce has thickened.
  4. Mix in cooked chickpeas and let them warm through in the sauce. Season with salt, sugar and black pepper.
  5. Serve on toast with a sprinkle of fresh herbs and a few olives.

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Spice up your Sunday brunch at home with our new Instagram live series featuring DJ Slick Vick. Cook special weekly recipes while getting down to live music from local DJs. 

Mushroom, Leek, and Fontina Frittata

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 medium leeks, whites and pale green parts only
  • 8 ounces mushrooms, thinly sliced
  • 12 large eggs
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 2 tablespoons coarsely chopped parsley
  • ¾ cup shredded Fontina cheese
  • Salt + pepper

Method

  • Preheat to 350°.  Place a rack in upper third of oven.
  • On stove, heeat 1 tablespoon oil in a 10-inch nonstick ovenproof skillet over medium heat. Add leeks; cook  until softened, about 5 minutes. Stir often.
  • Add mushrooms and cook,  until softened and all liquid has evaporated, 8-10 minutes.
  • Whisk eggs, sour cream, and parsley in a large bowl; mix in ½ cup cheese. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Increase the stove heat to medium-high and add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to the skillet. Pour the egg mixture over the mushrooms, shaking the pan to evenly distribute mixture. Cook the frittata, without stirring, until its edges begin to set, about 5 minutes.
  • Sprinkle remaining ¼ cup cheese over eggs and transfer skillet to oven. Bake frittata until golden brown and center is set, 25-30 minutes.

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Spice up your Mothers Day Sunday brunch with a live DJ set with Claude Money of Soulelujah on Instagram Live. You bring the eggs, we’ll bring the beats. 

Red Lentils Topped with an Egg

Ingredients

  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup split red lentils , uncooked (or use any lentils you like)
  • 1 cup vegetable stock or water
  • 15 oz can fire-roasted diced tomatoes (add some smoked paprika if you don’t have fire-roasted tomatoes)
  • ¼ cup parsley leaves , finely diced
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • eggs

Method

Heat the olive oil and onion. Saute over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add the dry lentils, water, and diced tomatoes and stir. Cover and allow to simmer for about 10 minutes on low. Remove from heat and stir in salt, pepper, and parsley leaves. Top with your favorite type of egg. We recommend poached. 

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Vibe out on Instagram Livestream with the toast of the town, DJ Tyler Kpakpo, who’ll be providing smooth tunes as well as a classic French Toast recipe for Sunday Brunch!

Brioche French Toast

  • Prep: 20 min
  • Cook: 10 min

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 4 eggs
  • ¼ cup milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 8 slices challah, brioche, or white bread
  • ½ cup maple syrup, warmed

Directions

  • In a small bowl, combine cinnamon, nutmeg, and sugar and set aside briefly.
  • In a 10-inch or 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Whisk together cinnamon mixture, eggs, milk, and vanilla and pour into a shallow container such as a pie plate. Dip bread in egg mixture. Fry slices until golden brown, then flip to cook the other side. Serve with syrup.

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Join us for a virtual evening honoring Virgil Abloh and Sterling Ruby, two of the most influential artists of our time, each breaking boundaries and redefining the worlds of art, fashion, and design.

Enjoy special performances from 2020 Grammy nominee Tank and the Bangas and experimental pop and performance artist serpentwithfeet. Hear tributes from renowned artist, director, and cinematographer Arthur Jafa and former New York Times chief fashion critic and editor-at-large for New York Magazine’s The Cut Cathy Horyn as well as appearances from our very own ICA teens. And as a special treat, join us for inspiration and conversation with the honorees themselves!

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“WALLPAPER” pattern piece property of Virgil Abloh™️ & Sterling Ruby ©️2020. Designed exclusively for the ICA Gala.

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Program

Performance / serpentwithfeet
Welcome / Jill Medvedow, Ellen Matilda Poss Director
Testimonial / Rafael Andrade, ICA Teen Arts Council
Introduction / Nathan DeJesus, ICA Teen Arts Council
Tribute / Cathy Horyn
Intro / Beatrice Jackson, ICA Teen Arts Council
Tribute / Arthur Jafa
Conversation / Virgil Abloh + Sterling Ruby
Thanks / Jill Medvedow, Ellen Matilda Poss Director
Performance / Tank and the Bangas

HONORING

VIRGIL ABLOH
Artist and designer Virgil Abloh has pioneered a practice that cuts across media and connects visual artists, musicians, graphic designers, fashion designers, and architects. Abloh cultivated an interest in design and music at an early age, finding inspiration in the urban culture of Chicago. While pursuing a master’s degree in architecture from the Illinois Institute of Technology, he worked on album covers, concert designs, and merchan- dising. In 2013, he launched his fashion house Off-White, and in 2018 he was named artistic director of Louis Vuitton’s menswear. Next July, the ICA opens Abloh’s first museum exhibition, Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech,” organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago and set in an immersive space designed by Rem Koolhaas’s renowned architecture firm OMA* AMO. Offering an in-depth look at defining highlights of Abloh’s career, the exhibition includes signature clothing collections, video documentation of iconic fashion shows, and distinctive furniture, graphic design work, and collaborative projects with other artists.

STERLING RUBY
Sterling Ruby is a leading contemporary artist whose work has been presented in solo exhibitions throughout the globe. Since his earliest works, Ruby has investigated the role of the artist as an outsider. Critiquing the struc- tures of modernism and traditional institutions, Ruby ad- dresses the repressed underpinnings of American culture and the coding of power and violence, employing a range of imagery from the American flag to prison architecture and graffiti. Based in Los Angeles, Ruby also privileges craft in his work, informed by his interest in California’s radical ceramics tradition and the quilt-making and other handicrafts of Pennsylvania Dutch country, where he grew up. The artist’s first comprehensive museum survey, co-organized with ICA Miami and on view at the ICA, features more than 70 works that demonstrate the relationship between material transformation in Ruby’s practice and the rapid evolution of contemporary culture, institutions, and labor. Spanning more than two decades, the exhibition features works ranging from his renowned ceramics and paintings to lesser-known drawings and sculptures.

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS

ARTHUR JAFA
Renowned artist, director, and cinematographer Arthur Jafa has captured the history and experience of black Americans from groundbreaking collaborations with Beyoncé and Spike Lee to major museum presentations across the globe. The ICA presented his powerful video installation Love is the Message, The Message is Death in 2018.

CATHY HORYN
Former New York Times chief fashion critic and current editor-at-large for New York Magazine’s The Cut, Cathy Horyn is celebrated for her fearless and provocative reviews and was recognized by the Council of Fashion Designers of America with the prestigious Eugenia Sheppard Award for fashion writing.

PERFORMANCES BY

SERPENTWITHFEET
Experimental pop and performance artist acclaimed for his voluminous, operatic flourish and electroacoustic milieu.

TANK AND THE BANGAS
Unpredictable 2020 Grammy nominees for Best New Artist full of funk, soul, hip-hop, jazz, and spoken-word freshness.

Thank You

PRESENTING SPONSORS

Jodi and Hal Hess

Kim Sinatra

PREMIER SPONSORS

Bridgitt and Bruce Evans

Charlotte Cramer Wagner and Herbert S. Wagner III

LEAD SPONSORS

Fotene Demoulas and Tom Coté

Jennifer Epstein and William Keravuori, Bob and Esta Epstein,
          Giving |Grousbeck Fazzalari, and Eric and Sarah Svenson

Abigail Johnson and Christopher McKown

Tristin and Martin Mannion

Erica Gervais Pappendick and Ted Pappendick

Ellen Poss

Nancy W. Adams and Scott A. Schoen, Adelle Chang and
          Eddie Yoon, Lynn Dale and Frank Wisneski,
          and Sinesia and William Karol

Kate and Charles Brizius with Negin and Oliver Ewald

Jim and Audrey Foster

Edward Berman and Kate McDonough

Paul and Catherine Buttenwieser

Karen and Brian Conway

Debi and Mark Greenberg

Barbara and Amos Hostetter

Isabelle and Ian Loring

Kristen and Kent Lucken

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Marilyn and Dan O’Connell

David and Leslie Puth with Mark and Marie Schwartz

Tobias and Kristin Welo

OFFICIAL HOTEL PARTNER

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MEDIA SPONSOR

BNL

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VIRTUAL PROGRAMS SPONSOR

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STERLING RUBY

Sterling Ruby is organized by Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator, ICA/Boston, and Alex Gartenfeld, Artistic Director, ICA, Miami, with Jeffrey De Blois, Assistant Curator and Publications Manager, ICA/Boston.

Sterling Ruby was on view at ICA, Miami November 7, 2019 – February 2, 2020.

Major support for Sterling Ruby is provided by Sprüth Magers, Gagosian, and Xavier Hufkens.

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VIRGIL ABLOH: “FIGURES OF SPEECH”

Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech” is organized by Michael Darling, James W. Alsdorf Chief Curator of the MCA Chicago. The exhibition is designed by Samir Bantal, Director of AMO, the research and design studio of OMA. The ICA’s presentation is coordinated by Ruth Erickson, Mannion Family Curator.   

The exhibition tour is made possible by Kenneth C. Griffin.

Major support for the Boston presentation of Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech” is provided by Encore Boston Harbor.

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Support is provided by Northern Trust.

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Neiman Marcus is the Lead Education Partner of Teen Programs associated with Virgil Abloh: “Figures of Speech.”

ICA BOARD OF TRUSTEES

2019–2020

Camilo Alvarez*

Charles Brizius

Paul Buttenwieser

Karen Conway

Steven D. Corkin

Robert Davoli

Fotene Demoulas

Mary Schneider Enriquez

Bridgitt Evans

Oliver Ewald

David Feinberg

Gerald Fineberg

James Foster

Erica Gervais Pappendick

Mark Goodman

Vivien Hassenfeld

Hal Hess

Allison Johnson

Charla Jones

Barbara Lee

Manny Lopes

Kent Lucken

Tristin Mannion

Travis McCready

Jill Medvedow*

Dan O’Connell

Ellen M. Poss

David Puth

Charles Rodgers

Mario Russo

Mark Schwartz

Kambiz Shahbazi

Charlotte Wagner

Nicole Zatlyn*

*ex-officio

ICA BOARD OF HONORARY TRUSTEES

2019–2020

Clark Bernard

Vin Cipolla

Ann Collier

John DesPrez

William Rawn

David Ross

Karen Rotenberg

Steven Stadler

David Thorne

ICA ADVISORY BOARD

2019–2020

Camilo Alvarez

Less Arnold

Steven Bercu

Margaret Bergstrand

Jacqueline Bernat

Robert Berstein

Dan Bornstein

Bill Buccella

Robert Burke

Adelle Chang

Peter Cohen

Nicole Conlon

Stephanie Formica Connaughton

Kathryn Conway

Daniela Corte

John Deknatel

Sarah Delaney

Nathalie Ducrest

Jennifer Epstein

Elizabeth Erdreich White

Jesse Feldman

Grace Fey

Ilana Finley

Audrey Foster

John S. Foster

Abigail Goodman

Cynthia Greene

Hilary Grove

Robin Hauck

Gavin Kennedy

Jessica Knez

Barbara Krakow

William D. Krause

Stephen T. Kunian

Robert Kwak

Barbara Lloyd

JR Lowry

Kathleen McDonough

Richard Miner

Dell Mitchell

Marcyliena Morgan

Robert J. Nagle

Sandra Nanberg

Shelly Nemirovsky

Nikki Nudelman

Marlene Persky

Patrick Planeta

Leslie Riedel

William Ruhl

Holly Safford

B.J. Salter

Arnold E. Sapenter

Caroline Taggart

Wiebe Tinga

Cecily Tyler

Russell Williams

Lucy Xie

Nicole Zatlyn

Corey Zehngebot

 

 

 

 

 

Strike a pose! Virtual First Fridays continue to make a splash on screen—featuring fashion, dance, tutorials, DJ set, and more. Teaming up again this year, ICA First Fridays: Caribbean Couture is presented in partnership with Boston Caribbean Fashion Week. Join us (from your home) for an evening celebrating local artists, designers, and performers. 

Preview the hottest looks from Final Touch Boutique and Mas n Motion, creations by Mas Camp costume designer K-Sean Burrell-Nanton, enjoy music by Tempo International Rhythm Section, move along to a dance performance by Smallie Michelle, get the look courtesy of Alexia Jay’s Carnival makeup tutorial, and stir it up with a cocktail lesson by bartender Ebony Jones, Ms. Bougie Bar of Bougie Bartenders. Special appearance by Althea Blackford, BCFW Founder. Plus, don’t miss a live dance afterparty on Zoom with DJ Warlock!
 

Specialty cocktail

Jack Honey Melon Berry Fizz
By Ms. Bougie Bar of Boston’s Bougie Bartenders

Ingredients

  • ½ shot Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey (use discount code below)
  • ½ shot Watermelon Pucker
  • ½ shot Strawberry Pucker Sour
  • Sugar
  • Grenadine (optional)
  • Shake it up!
  • Add Sprite for fizz

Let’s toast to the ICA

Use Drizly code JACKHONEY and get $5 off your Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey order. It gets sweeter! $1 of your Drizly order supports the museum. Redeem offer

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First Fridays: Caribbean Couture is sponsored by Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Honey
 

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SUNRAE is an artist, DJ, and producer who is known for his high-energy sets that make others not only want to dance, but also feel empowered to let their light shine and be their true self. 

Dance along and blend your SUNRAE-Sunday Juice with these DJ-approved ingredients:

  • Kale
  • Frozen Mango
  • Frozen Pineapple
  • Ice
  • Coconut Water
  • Ginger
  • Lime
  • Hemp Seeds

Your support helps keeps programs like this – both virtual and in-person – free and accessible in this time of uncertainty. If you are able, please consider becoming a member or making a one-time gift to support the ICA.

Mix up  your Sunday Brunch at home with a live set featuring two local legends. Shamara AKA DJ WhySham, is a visionary, activist, traveler, sister, god-parent, and “Your Community DJ.” Hip-hop artist  Brandie Blaze is know for spreading her message of “trap feminism” through her hard hitting bars and dynamic stage presence. Dance along to these 2019 Boston Music Award nominees while blending their signature juice: 

The Blaze Special w/ Side of Sham

  • 2 cups apple juice
  • 2 cups water
  • 1 cup spinach
  • 1 cup strawberries
  • ½ cup honey
  • ½ cup ice
     

Are there access accommodations that would be useful to help you fully participate in this program (e.g. captioning, ASL, post-program transcript)? Let us know at accessibility@icaboston.org.

Your support helps keeps programs like this – both virtual and in-person – free and accessible in this time of uncertainty. If you are able, please consider becoming a member or making a one-time gift to support the ICA.


 

 

 

 

Tune in here and on Vimeo for an unforgettable music experience, brought to your living rooms by the ICA in collaboration with local creative collective allyoucaneat. Six of both coasts’ most innovative DJs will be spinning back-to-back sets, with handcrafted visuals to fully feed your senses.

Set times

*Set times are EST (Eastern Standard Time)

8 – 9 PM
SILK | Real P + Baby Indiglo (BOS)

9 – 10 PM
allyoucaneat | Mozes +Yung Towfu (BOS)

10 – 11 PM
Don’t Sweat It | Azure & Agana featuring ESTA (LA)

Visuals by Malakhai Pearson (BOS)


 

 

 

Gather ‘round the campfire (or your coffee table) for First Fridays: Contemporary Campout hosted by hilarious Boston-based comedian and resident “camp counselor” Tooky Kavanagh. Mix campy cocktails with State Park’s Evan Harrison,  upgrade your mask look with Melissa Thyden of Cosmic Unicornz, listen to campfire poems by Sara Mae, and revel in summer soundtracks by folk musician Anjimile and DJ KNSZWRTH.  

Specialty cockatil: Benito Buck

Ingredients

  • 1.5 ounces of Mezcal (preferably Del Maguey Mezcal Vida)
  • .75 ounce of Amaro Pasubio (any Alpine amaro works)
  • .75 ounce of lime juice
  • 3 ounces of ginger beer

Build in a tin camping mug, add ice, and stir to incorporate ingredients. Garnish with a lime shell.

Art class: Upcycled tie-dye masks

Gather your supplies ahead of time and follow along at ICA Virtual First Fridays to make your own!   

  • White t-shirt
  • Scissors 
  • Bowl of water
  • Tinfoil, parchment paper, or surface to tie-dye on
  • Soda ash or washing soda (optional but helps the tie-dye process work better)
  • Tie-dye kit
  • Rubber bands
  • Paper towels 

Watch at icaboston.org, Facebook, Twitch, and Vimeo.

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