August 20, 2018

A $1 million gift from Wharton alumnus Marc J. Leder will endow a Curatorial Directorship at the Institute of Contemporary Art, the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) announced today, marking a major milestone for the internationally acclaimed institution. Additionally, Penn announced that Leder has been appointed to the ICA’s Board of Overseers.

The Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania is a non-collecting institution presenting exhibitions at the forefront of contemporary practice and culture. Throughout its history ICA has been instrumental in identifying and developing many promising artists before they attained prominence within the international art world, including household names like Andy Warhol, whose first museum show of works was displayed at ICA in 1965.

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