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ICA "A Place For Me" gallery

REVIEW: ‘A Place For Me’ — A captivating new exhibit on figurative art

Sophia Hebert April 6, 2022
The new ICA exhibit “A Place for Me: Figurative Painting Now,” features all queer, BIPOC and female-identifying artists and subjects.
greater boston tenants union protestors outside the institute of contemporary art

Tenants of Fineberg Companies protest outside the Institute of Contemporary Art

Rin Velasco March 22, 2021
The owner of Fineberg Companies is a member of the ICA’s Board of Trustees and a major donor.
Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s exhibit “The Visitors” reopened for Institute of Contemporary Art members on Wednesday. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Reinstalled, Ragnar Kjartansson’s exhibit takes on new meaning after COVID-19

Chloe McKim Jepsen October 1, 2020
Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson’s “The Visitors” will appear again at the Institute of Contemporary Art, where it was exhibited earlier this year before the pandemic.
The Institute of Contemporary Art is offering virtual museum tours, videos on upcoming exhibitions and other social media content that allow visitors to continue exploring art as the museum stays closed. COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Local museums shift their programs and collections online

Jennifer Suryadjaja April 15, 2020
Currently unable to walk through rooms filled with artwork, the public can now virtually attend exhibits from Boston's museums on their websites and social media channels.
The Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston’s Seaport District, where teenage East Boston residents put on a musical performance that tied into the museum’s exhibit on migration, “When Home Won’t Let You Stay.” COURTESY OF WIKIMEDIA

East Boston teens host performances at the ICA

Kaitlyn Riggio December 5, 2019
Teenagers from East Boston performed a variety of musical numbers in “…first in thought, then in action: Teens Perform,” as part of a series of events hosted by the ICA with the purpose of expanding ideas explored in the museum’s latest exhibit, “When Home Won’t Let You Stay.”
“William Forsythe: Choreographic Objects” at the Institute of Contemporary Arts features interactive works by the famed choreographer. FELIX PHILLIPS/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

ICA opens new, interactive exhibit ‘Choreographic Objects’ where visitors perform art

Niya Doyle November 1, 2018
Visitors of the Institute of Contemporary Art can become part of the art at the museum’s newest exhibition: William Forsythe’s “Choreographic Objects.” Dance throughout pieces and interact with an array of objects to become a part of the choreography.
"We Wanted a Revolution: Black Radical Women, 1965–85" examines the lives of women of color during a critical time for the feminist movement. Pictured here: Faith Rinngold, Early Works #25: Self Portrait, 1965. Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 inches (127 x 101.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Elizabeth A. Sackler, 2013.96. Photo by Sarah DeSantis, Brooklyn Museum. © Faith Ringgold. PHOTO COURTESY OF ICA BOSTON

ICA exhibit displays lives of black women in the ‘60s, BU grad featured

Samantha Drysdale September 4, 2018
Small dots appear in painted canvases hanging on walls in a new exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Though inconspicuous at first glance, the little circles shine light into painful times in the artist’s past.
A digital billboard outside of the Kenmore Square T stop. The MBTA is starting a new project that displays short documentary-style videos made by local teens on digital billboards. PHOTO BY JOHN LITTLE/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Local teenagers display videos at MBTA stations

Haley Lerner March 28, 2018
The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority displayed short documentary-style videos made by local teens on digital billboards at different Boston stations Monday.
People play on the Seaport seesaws on the Seaport Common both during the day. PHOTO BY MALAIKA MOYER/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

LED seesaws bring light and music to cold winter Seaport

Daily Free Press Staff February 21, 2018

By Archelle Thelemaque Just steps from the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston’s Seaport district, ringing tones echo throughout the air and bright lights gleam. As visitors approach, they...

Ai Weiwei. PHOTO COURTESY TED ALCORN

ICA hosts screening for Chinese political dissident Ai Weiwei

Shaney Sze February 20, 2018

He covered his office wall with the many names of Chinese children who lost their lives in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. The 7.9 magnitude earthquake not only destroyed schools but also the people's’...

Neil Leonard, Scanner and Stephen Vitiello of Sounding the Cloud. PHOTO COURTESY EMILY MOGAVERO

‘Sounding the Cloud’ provides audible experience of the Internet

Michal Shvimer February 15, 2018

Barraged with push notifications, our daily lives are often defined by a connection to the Internet. The immense quantity of information stored within can only be visualized one way: the cloud. And...

Museum-goers dance at The Institute of Contemporary Art’s 10th anniversary celebration. PHOTO COURTESY JENNIFER WADDELL

The ICA celebrates 10 years of diversity, culture, enthusiasm

Sarah Finkel December 8, 2016

Situated on the Boston Harbor in the bustling Seaport District, The Institute of Contemporary Art offers the Boston community a plethora of up-and-coming collections in addition to world-renowned exhibits....

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