Firelei Báez, Man Without a Country (aka anthropophagist wading in the Artibonite River), 2014–15. Gouache, ink, and chine-collé on 225 deaccessioned book pages, 106 1/4 × 252 inches (270 × 640 cm). Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston; Gift of Fotene Demoulas and Tom Coté. Image courtesy the artist and Hauser & Wirth, New York. Photo by Oriol Tarridas. © Firelei Báez
Join fellow Director’s Circle members for a private, after hours tour of Firelei Báez and gallery conversation with Tessa Bachi Haas, Curatorial Assistant.
Please contact dcevents@icaboston.org to RSVP.
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Firelei Báez is organized by Eva Respini, Deputy Director and Director of Curatorial Programs, Vancouver Art Gallery, (former Barbara Lee Chief Curator, ICA/Boston), with Tessa Bachi Haas, Curatorial Assistant.
Major support for Firelei Báez is provided by is provided by Hauser & Wirth, the Henry Luce Foundation, and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
This project is supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, Karen and Brian Conway, David and Jocelyne DeNunzio, Mathieu O. Gaulin, The Kotzubei-Beckmann Family Philanthropic Fund, Lise and Jeffrey Wilks, an anonymous donor, the Jennifer Epstein Fund for Women Artists, and the ICA’s Avant Guardian Society.
Suchitra Mattai, An Ocean Cradle, 2022. Vintage saris, fabric, and ghungroo bells. 10 × 15 feet (3 × 4.6 m). Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects. Photo by Wes Magyar. © Suchitra Mattai
Join fellow Director’s Circle members for a glass of wine on the waterfront, private in-person tour of Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today and gallery conversation with Jeffrey De Blois, Associate Curator and Publications Manager. Please contact dcevents@icaboston.org to RSVP.
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Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today was organized by Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago. The exhibition was originally presented at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, and was curated by Carla Acevedo-Yates, Marilyn and Larry Fields Curator, with Iris Colburn, Curatorial Assistant, Isabel Casso, former Susman Curatorial Fellow, and Nolan Jimbo, Susman Curatorial Fellow. The ICA/Boston presentation is coordinated by Jeffrey De Blois, Associate Curator and Publications Manager.
Major support for Forecast Form: Art in the Caribbean Diaspora, 1990s–Today was provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.
With warmest thanks, we gratefully acknowledge the generosity of the ICA’s Avant Guardian Society in making this exhibition possible.
Abelardo Morell, Camera Obscura: Houses Across The Street in Our Bedroom, Quincy, Massachusetts, 1991. Archival pigment print, 20 × 24 inches (50.8 × 61 cm). Gift of Les and Sandy Nanberg. Courtesy of the artist and Edwynn Houk Gallery, New York and Zurich. © Abelardo Morell
For Director’s Circle Leaders + above
For more information on this benefit or on joining the Director’s Circle, please contact Katie Mayshak, Director of Development, at 617-478-3198 or kmayshak@icaboston.org.
The Northern Trust Company is proud to sponsor the Director’s Circle.
Josephine Halvorson, Broadsheet (Measure), 2017. Gouache and silkscreen on paper, 22 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches. Courtesy the artist and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York. © Josephine Halvorson
Join fellow supporters and Ruth Erickson, Mannion Family Curator, for a private studio visit with Josephine Halvorson, Boston-based artist, Professor of Art and Chair of Graduate Studies in Painting at Boston University, and recipient of the ICA’s 2019 James and Audrey Foster Prize.
Transcribing her perceptions in real time, Halvorson connects with the world around her through the medium of paint. Join Ruth Erickson and Josephine Halvorson to learn more about the artist’s work, concepts, and practice.
For Director’s Circle Leader members + and Acquisitions Circle Members
The Northern Trust Company is proud to sponosr the Director’s Circle
John Akomfrah, still frame from Purple, 2017. Six-channel HD color video installation with 15.1 surround sound; 62 minutes. Courtesy Lisson Gallery. © Smoking Dogs Films
Enjoy lunch and a private screening of John Akomfrah: Purple with Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator, and fellow Director’s Circle members.
For Director’s Circle and Corporate members + above
The Northern Trust Company is proud to sponsor the Director’s Circle.
Nathalie Du Pasquier, Untitled, circa 1984. Marker and collage. Courtesy the artist. © Nathalie Du Pasquier
Director’s Circle, Ars Longa Society, Founder’s Circle, and Avant Guardian Society members are invited to the VIP Reception. The Member Reception is a benefit for Individual, Dual, Family, Associate, Friend, Patron, and Advocate-level members.
Opening night events for Less Is a Bore are presented by
Franklin Williams, Yellow Apron, 1970. Acrylic, fabric, yarn, and nails on canvas. 40 × 48 inches (101.6 × 121.9 cm). Courtesy the artist and Parker Gallery, Los Angeles. © Franklin Williams
Mingle with fellow Director’s Circle members and enjoy a private tour led by Jeffrey De Blois, Assistant Curator.
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Wilmington Trust is proud to sponsor the Director’s Circle.
Do Ho Suh, Hub-1, Entrance, 260-7, Sungbook-Dong, Sungboo-Ku, Seoul, Korea, 2018. Polyester fabric and stainless steel, 11 feet x 12 feet 6 inches x 8 feet 1 inch (336 x 380.8 x 247 cm). Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Hong Kong, and Seoul. © Do Ho Suh
Director’s Circle, Ars Longa Society, Founder’s Circle, Avant Guardian Society, and Advocate-level members are invited to the VIP Reception. The Member Reception is a benefit for Individual, Dual, Family, Associate, Friend, and Patron-level members.
Isaac Julien, Western Union: small boats, 2007. Three-channel video installation, 35mm film transferred to DVD/HD (color, 5.1 surround sound; 18:22 minutes). Dimensions variable. Installation view, Galería Helga de Alvear, Madrid, 2008. Courtesy the artist; Metro Pictures, New York; and Victoria Miro, London/Venice. © Isaac Julien.
Mingle with fellow Director’s Circle members for a private guided tour of the ICA’s major fall exhibition, When Home Won’t Let You Stay: Migration through Contemporary Art.
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Wilmington Trust is proud to sponsor the Director’s Circle.
Yayoi Kusama, LOVE IS CALLING, 2013. Wood, metal, mirrored glass, vinyl, ceramic tile, acrylic panel, blowers, lighting elements, speakers, and sound, 174 1/2 x 340 5/8 x 239 3/8 inches (443 x 865 x 608 cm). Acquired through the generosity of Barbara Lee/The Barbara Lee Collection of Art by Women; Fotene Demoulas and Tom Coté; Hilary and Geoffrey Grove; Vivien and Alan Hassenfeld; Jodi and Hal Hess; Barbara H. Lloyd; and an anonymous donor. Courtesy David Zwirner, New York; Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore/Shanghai; Victoria Miro, London/Venice. © YAYOI KUSAMA
Join fellow Director’s Circle members for a private tour of Yayoi Kusama: LOVE IS CALLING with Eva Respini, Barbara Lee Chief Curator.
For Director’s Circle members +
Wilmington Trust is proud to sponsor the Director’s Circle.
