December 3, 2008 7-10pm
7PM / ARTIST LECTURE:
Douglas Blau
8 PM and 9 PM / PERFORMANCE:
BLOOMERS: How to Have Fun with Funny Girls
Come get a quick dose of comedy from Penn’s female comedy troupe as they take on R. Crumb in a 20-minute performance of all original material. You’ll have two chances to catch them at 8pm and again at 9pm. In between sets, have your caricature drawn as your own personalized souvenir.
Also, come early to meet the artist Douglas Blau at 7pm as he lectures on his work currently on view at ICA.
Need a quick study break? There will be plenty of free caffeine provided by Old City Coffee and sugar from cupcakes and cookies to keep you going. Redeem this card at the front desk for your free floaty pen and your Bloomers ticket. Want more info? www.icaphila.org/students
November 5, 2008 7-10pm
7:30PM / Join artists Paul Swenbeck, Tristin Lowe and Andrew Jeffrey Wright for an exhibition tour of R. Crumb’s Underground, currently on view at ICA.
8PM / Printmaking Professor Matt Neff presents a special preview of Swipe File, a limited edition book of original artwork by Charles Burns, printed and published independently by Common Press at Penn.
8:30PM / Members of Common Press screenprint your free tote bag with the design of your choice.
ALL NIGHT / Free coffee by Old City Coffee and delectable desserts. Plus enter a raffle to win an iPod.
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A SPIEGEL FUND EVENT
image: Robert Crumb, Complete Crumb Comics #10, 18 5/8 x 16 5/8 x 1 1/4, framed, cover, 1991, ink on paper. Courtesy of Denis Kitchen Art Agency
October 1, 2008 7-10pm
7pm / Meet the Artist: Odili Donald Odita
Join your friends for an evening of radical art at ICA. Artist Odili Donald Odita answers your questions and at 7:30pm leads a tour of his Ramp Project Third Space.
8pm / Performance: DJ Spooky
Composer, multi-media artist and writer Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky performs with inspiration from Third Space. Free coffee by Old City Coffee and delectable desserts plus enter a raffle to win an iPod Nano.
DJ Spooky / Odili Donald Odita Playlist
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To find out more go to www.djspooky.com/hype.php
From his laptop in Stockholm, Sweden, DJ Spooky took time to answer some questions from underthebutton.com. Read more about his take on free culture, the art world and "the way we live now"
DJ Spooky was also recently asked his thoughts on dj culture and its relationship to contemporary art. He responded...
"To me, sampling is an artform that's inherited alot of issues from collage. If you look at the progression of what was the avant garde of the 20th century, there's alot of connections between what was going on then, and what's going on now with digital media. My book Rhythm Science (MIT Press) focuses on this kind of thing. The CD that goes with the book has really rare recordings of material from a wide variety of artists and writers like James Joyce, Antonin Artaud, Gerrude Stein, Marcel Duchamp, Tristan Tzara and many others. The basic idea is to link sound to art, and vice versa. It sure makes art alot more fun!"
Penn First Wednesday Events
Penn First Wednesday 2008-2009
Oct 1 · Nov 5 · Dec 3 · Feb 4 · Mar 4
Penn students rendezvous at ICA on the first Wednesday of every month as part of Penn First Wednesday, an exclusive event for Penn students. From 7-10 pm enjoy coffee-infused conversation, dessert to satisfy those nighttime cravings, avant-garde film or popular music related to the exhibitions. Meet artists and other professionals in the field during "Ask the Experts," a popular series at these events. See original performances by Penn's very own comedy troupes Bloomers and Mask & Wig. A Spiegel Fund event. FREE with Penn ID.
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March 5, 2008 – Inspired by Italo Calvino's dream-like masterpiece Invisible Cities enact their own new invisible cities through puppet theater.
March 5, 2008 – Inspired by Italo Calvino's dream-like masterpiece Invisible Cities, students enact their own new invisible cities through puppet theater.
November 7, 2007 – Ready, set, build! Student creations inspired by ICA's ramp project by architecture team Taalman Koch.
November 7, 2007 – Ready, set, build! Student creations inspired by ICA's ramp project by architecture team Taalman Koch.
December 5, 2007 – Students from the year-long 'Writing through Culture and Art' class interpret the stillness of Eileen Neff's work through the writing of John Cage.
December 5, 2007 – Students from the year-long 'Writing through Culture and Art' class interpret the stillness of Eileen Neff's work through the writing of John Cage.
October 3, 2008 – Local artists collaborative Space 1026 works with students to silk screen their own custom t-shirts.
October 3, 2008 – Students enjoying the mild fall weather out on the terrace while their custom t-shirts dry.
See below for other ICA programs.
Upcoming Events >
- ICA is closed for installation
wed jan 14 - Winter Opening Reception
thu jan 15 - Whenever Wednesday: Event
wed jan 21 - Whenever Wednesday: Coffee Talk
wed jan 28 - First Saturday Tour
sat feb 7
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