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ICA layout for Alexander Apostól, Color is My Buisness, 2013—2017, selection of 32 digital prints, 19 ¾ ✕ 29 ½ in. (50 ✕ 75 cm). (artwork © Alexander Apostól)
Spring‘23 Season Premiere: So it appears
Celebrate the unveiling of the ICA’s Spring 2023 season as we open Navine G. Dossos: McLean and the group exhibition So it appears, featuring over 40 works by 19 international artists on abstraction (or so it appears at first sight). The season premiere celebrates the second stage of MURRMUR, with new commissions by artists and designers Sam Taylor, Nicole Kilian and Riley Hooker and the continuation of Rafael Domenech: The Medium is the Massage.
In addition to the exhibitions, there will be a conversation with the curator and artists of So it appears (including Levester Williams, Navine G. Dossos, and Sharon Mashih) followed by a live performance by artist and musician Sadaf Nava, who draws on global influences, traditional Middle Eastern instrumentation and free jazz noise violin, and the stylistically versatile DJ Haram who equally draws on her roots of Middle Eastern dance music and DIY noise and experimental sound. There will be snacks provided and a cash bar.
While this event is free and open to all, we encourage people to RSVP here.
Schedule
5.00 PM: Galleries open and reception begins.
6.00 PM: Opening remarks from the ICA’s Executive Director, Dominic Asmall Willsdon, followed by a
conversation featuring So it appears artists with ICA Senior Curator Sarah Rifky in the
ICA Auditorium.
7.00 PM: DJ Haram
8.30 PM: Live performance by artist and musician Sadaf Nava.
9:00 PM: DJ Haram continues
10.00 PM Event ends
About
Sadaf Nava is an Iranian-born, New York-based director, visual artist, and composer whose multidisciplinary interventions include film, sound, drawing, painting, and performance. Nava’s work uses visuals, sonics, and confrontational tactics to upend contemporary performance. Sadaf has presented work at Luma Foundation Westbau, MoMA PS1, Issue Project Room, and Performa, among others, and her work has been featured in Artforum Critics’ Picks, Pitchfork, The Wire, i-D, V Magazine, The FADER and The Guardian. She released her debut EP Shell with LA-based record label Outside Insight, and her first full-length LP, History of Heat, on Blueberry Records.
Instagram: @svdvf
DJ Haram is a touring producer and DJ based in Brooklyn, NY. She makes up half of 700 Bliss, an experimental rap project with Moor Mother. The two recently released a full length Nothing to Declare (Hyperdub, 2022). Stylistically versatile, Haram is known equally for her danceable club centered sets, analogue sound design, electronic-folk middle eastern production, and abrasive live hip hop/noise experimentation. DJ Haram curated Rage Radio monthly on Rinse FM London for 5 years and recently started Monday Night Raw monthly at Brooklyn staple Lot Radio. Haram debuted Overdrive, a mix series of original production and eclectic DJ selection on Apple Music. Internationally, she has played on noteworthy stages like Dekmantel, Unsound, Roskilde, Le Guess Who?, Sonar, Bonnaroo, Panorama and has toured from Tokyo to Cairo. DJ Haram has released 3 solo EPs including Grace (Hyperdub, 2019) and the self-released Mixed Berries (2019) and Era (2021).
@djharam, @700bliss
While this event is free and open to the public, we encourage people
6 PM Galleries open and reception begins with music by DJ Ohbliv, a cash bar, and food trucks treats from La Bête Food and jiji Frozen Custard 7:00 PM 7:15 PM Intro to The Medium is the Massage pavilion with Rafael Domenech in Gallery 4 8 PM Performance by Ouri in Royall Forum 9 PM Event concludes Ouri is a DJ, electronic producer and multi-instrumentalist. Hailing from South America by way of France, she produces electronic music in Montreal. Her background experience with the piano, harp and cello heavily influence her shape-shifting approach to melody and bass. Ouri’s debut album, Frame of a Fauna, was released in 2021. She has toured with Yves Tumor, Arooj Aftab, and Tirzah. Bradford Caudle, better known by his stage name Ohbliv, is an American record producer from Richmond, Virginia. He is best known for his work with Nickelus F, and the two have released the mixtapes Yellow Gold and Yellow Gold 2. Ohbliv is also known for his beattapes published through Bandcamp, having released over thirty since 2009. He also records under several aliases, such as Bradford Thomas, and Dark Twaine. Several of his beat tapes have been released in physical format, primarily on cassette and vinyl and released through labels Thrash Flow and Fat Beats. In 2016, he was one of four producers featured in Fat Beats’ Baker’s Dozen series. Do I need a ticket? Where can I park? Will there be food and drinks? I can’t find the answer to my question. Now what?
Opening remarks from the ICA’s Executive Director, Dominic Asmall Willsdon, and Senior Curator and Director of Programs, Sarah Rifky.
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This event is free and open to the public! Tickets are not required for entry. We do encourage you to RSVP in advance so that we can anticipate event attendance.
Complimentary parking is available for this event in VCU’s QQ Lot located next to the ICA at 608 W Grace Street and in the EE Lot located at 609 W Grace Street. Spaces are limited. Additional parking is available on Grace Street and Pine Street.
Yes! There will be local food trucks on site, and a cash bar will be provided by A Sharper Palate. We ask that there be no food or beverages inside the galleries.
What’s your mask policy?
Visitors and staff who are fully vaccinated are not required to wear masks while inside the ICA. If you have not received the COVID-19 vaccine, we ask that you wear a mask while inside to help protect others. If you forget to bring a mask, we can provide you with a free disposable mask to wear during your visit.
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