Artist

Apr 28, 2016
Black Across Time, Space, and Depth
GIF art and sounds by Black Quantum Futurism “Black is admired, in a negative way, as the colour associated with warfare, ancestral ghosts and above all the untrammeled freedom of the forest, away from society and man.” —Alfred Gell [1] Black(ness) and temporality are themes that feature prominently in my creative work, comprising two of…
Apr 21, 2016
The Freedom Principle: Experiments in Art and Music, 1965 to Now
The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) at the University of Pennsylvania is pleased to present The Freedom Principle: Experiments in Art and Music, 1965 to Now. This large-scale group exhibition links the vibrant legacy of avant-garde jazz and experimental music of the late 1960s (particularly within the African American arts scene on the South Side…
Apr 18, 2016
PennDesign MFA Lightning Lectures (Session #2)
Penn Fine Arts MFA candidates give five-minute lectures. First year students share topics from their studio research and elective coursework, and graduating students present key works from their thesis projects. Presenters: Josh Beaver, Alex Snowden, Laura Carlson, Sharla Dyess, Gwen Comings, Jeremy Jirsa, Kasey Toomey, Peter Chung, Rebecca Tennenbaum, Jiwon Woo, Lindsay Buchman, Aimee Gilmore,…
Apr 15, 2016
PennDesign Fine Arts Alumni Discussion and MFA Lightning Lectures (Session #1)
The PennDesign Fine Arts Alumni Panel is organized by the undergraduate Fine Arts Program and Institute of Contemporary Art each Spring. The event is one aspect of the department’s programming that is designed to inform, engage and equip undergraduate fine arts majors with information about career opportunities and creative experiences after their time at Penn.…
Apr 5, 2016
Reflect and Recite: An Evening of Performance and Conversation
Join us for a special evening of performances and conversation. Matriarch will mount a new performance, What Goes Around Comes Around (2016), which considers the importance of reflection, as well as sustained reciprocal exchanges between artist and audience, amid stimulations in the gallery and the world outside. Dressed in period costume, Karina Aguilera Skvirsky will…
Apr 1, 2016
Brown Bag Lunch with Associate Curator Kate Kraczon
Bring your lunch and join us on the mezzanine for a new educational series with ICA curators about the process behind organizing exhibitions. Informal in nature, these sessions will take place over 45 minutes at lunchtime featuring discussions about shows currently on view at ICA. An ideal break from the workday or studying, the Brown…
Apr 1, 2016
Brown Bag Lunch with Chief Curator Anthony Elms
Bring your lunch and join us on the mezzanine for a new educational series with ICA curators about the process behind organizing exhibitions. Informal in nature, these sessions will take place over 45 minutes at lunchtime featuring discussions about shows currently on view at ICA. An ideal break from the workday or studying, the Brown…
Apr 1, 2016
Brown Bag Lunch with Whitney-Lauder Curatorial Fellow Charlotte Ickes
Bring your lunch and join us on the mezzanine for a new educational series with ICA curators about the process behind organizing exhibitions. Informal in nature, these sessions will take place over 45 minutes at lunchtime featuring discussions about shows currently on view at ICA. An ideal break from the workday or studying, the Brown…