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You Belong Here (Flamingo II), Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Virginia, 2018. Photo: Departure Point Films

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Installation view, Dirtscraper. Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Virginia, 2018. Photo: Terry Brown

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Installation view, Passin' on to others, Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Virginia, 2018. Photo: Terry Brown

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Declaration

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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We believe in the socially transformative power of art and artists.

We declare that this power can be unleashed through many kinds of artistic practices and the deliberate inclusion of many voices.

We commit to activating the ICA as an inclusive platform to research, support and share art’s transformative power.

 


 

Why Declaration?

Declarations mark beginnings, clarify intentions, and propose a social contract. This is true whether we think about something as private as a declaration of love between two people, or as public as the Declaration of Independence. Declarations invite response, whether we agree or disagree. They can take many forms—words, actions, works of art.

The ICA’s inaugural exhibition is itself a declaration, a first response to the question “what can the ICA contribute to its context?” It proposes that artists’ declarations are especially crucial during this intense period of change in the U.S. Emphasizing new work by artists based in Richmond and around the globe, it deliberately mixes work by artists of varied generations, backgrounds and perspectives. Such diversity is essential to any healthy community, whether a university, a city or a nation. These works mirror the multitude of voices that we encounter on a daily basis, speaking in different modes, tones, and intensities.

 

Exploring the exhibition

There are many paths through Declaration. You may start on any floor of the ICA. You will find art throughout the building—the open spaces of the Markel Center allow encounters with art and ideas from many vantage points.

Because contemporary art takes varied forms, throughout the building you will encounter art that ‘speaks’ in many ways: art for looking, art for listening, art that invites participation. There are also projects created in collaboration with Richmonders—here and around the city.

 

Parents may wish to preview Declaration before bringing children. 

Artists

Nidaa Badwan
Martín Bonadeo
Tania Bruguera
Peter Burr with Porpentine Charity Heartscape
Cassils
CHIM↑POM
Sonya Clark
Andrea Donnelly
Edie Fake
Hope Ginsburg
GWAR

Kate Just
Titus Kaphar
Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.
Autumn Knight
Lily Lamberta and All the Saints Theater Co.
Lee Mingwei
Cannupa Hanska Luger
Noor Nuyten
Geof Oppenheimer
Amalia Pica
Cheryl Pope

Paul Rucker
Curtis Talwst Santiago
Marinella Senatore
Jon-Phillip Sheridan
Deb Sokolow
Tavares Strachan
Felix Gonzalez-Torres
Betty Tompkins
Stephen Vitiello
Levester Williams
Winter Count

Declaration is co-curated by Stephanie Smith, Lisa Freiman, and Amber Esseiva, with Johanna Plummer and Lauren Ross.

 

 

 

Lead funding is provided by Altria.
Stephen Vitiello’s project is supported by the National Endowment for the Arts.

Amalia Pica

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Amos Paul Kennedy, Jr.

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Andrea Donnelly

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Artist in Residence: Paul Rucker

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Autumn Knight with Nontsikelelo Mutiti

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Betty Tompkins

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Cannupa Hanska Luger

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Cassils

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Cheryl Pope

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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CHIM↑POM

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Curtis Talwst Santiago

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Deb Sokolow

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Edie Fake

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Félix González-Torres

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Geof Oppenheimer

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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GWAR

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Hope Ginsburg

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Jon Phillip-Sheridan

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Kate Just

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Lee Mingwei

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Levester Williams

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Lily Lamberta

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Marinella Senatore

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Martín Bonadeo

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Nidaa Badwan

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Noor Nuyten

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Peter Burr with Porpentine Charity Heartscape

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Sonya Clark

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Stephen Vitiello

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Tania Bruguera

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Tavares Strachan

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Titus Kaphar

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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Winter Count

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

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This exhibition is best experienced in-person, but you may preview a selection of the works by viewing these representative images. Parents may wish to preview Declaration before bringing children.

Still from Land Dive Team: Bay of Fundy, 2016. Single-channel video projection with sound, edition of 3. Total running time: 7:08 minutes, with: Jessica Bradford, Rachel Barrett, Richelle Martin, Hope Ginsburg. Image credit: Matt Flowers and Jessica Carey

Still from Land Dive Team: Bay of Fundy, 2016. Single-channel video projection with sound, edition of 3. Total running time: 7:08 minutes, with: Jessica Bradford, Rachel Barrett, Richelle Martin, Hope Ginsburg. Image credit: Matt Flowers and Jessica Carey

Still from Inextinguishable Fire, 2015. 8.2 x 5.9 ft. Photo Credit: Cassils with Robin Black.Image courtesy of the Artist and Ronald Feldman Fine Arts

Still from Inextinguishable Fire, 2015. 8.2 x 5.9 ft Photo Credit: Cassils with Robin Black.Image courtesy of the Artist and Ronald Feldman Fine Arts

Winter Count Collective, Still from We Are in Crisis, 2016-17. Winter Count Collective: Cannupa Hanska Luger, Nicholas Galanin, Merritt Johnson, Dylan McLaughlin, Ginger Dunnill

Winter Count Collective, Still from We Are in Crisis, 2016-17. Winter Count Collective: Cannupa Hanska Luger, Nicholas Galanin, Merritt Johnson, Dylan McLaughlin, Ginger Dunnill

Levester Williams, Tar Ball, 2014, Unclean bed sheets from a Virginian adult penitentiary, tar, flies and other media 50 x 49 x 49 inches (127x 124.46 x 124.46 cm). Photo Credit: Levester Williams

Levester Williams, Tar Ball, 2014, Unclean bed sheets from a Virginian adult penitentiary, tar, flies and other media 50 x 49 x 49 inches (127x 124.46 x 124.46 cm). Photo Credit: Levester Williams

Kate Just, Feminist Fan # 8 (Sailor Moon Girl Gang Cosplay: Michelle Nguyen, Mandie Bettencourt, Ruby Rocket, Yume Ninja and Jennifer Newman, 2013), 2015, Hand knitted wool and acrylic yarns, canvas and timber, 15 x 20 inches. Image courtesy of artist.

Kate Just, Feminist Fan # 8 (Sailor Moon Girl Gang Cosplay: Michelle Nguyen, Mandie Bettencourt, Ruby Rocket, Yume Ninja and Jennifer Newman, 2013), 2015, Hand knitted wool and acrylic yarns, canvas and timber, 15 x 20 inches. Image courtesy of artist.

Edie Fake, the Balcony

Edie Fake, The Balcony, 2018, gouache on panel, 18 x 24 inches. Image courtesy of artist and Western Exhibitions, Chicago.

Peter Burr and Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Still, from, Aria End, 2016. Image courtesy of the artists.

Peter Burr and Porpentine Charity Heartscape, Still, from, Aria End, 2016. Image courtesy of the artists.

Mixed media diorama in reclaimed jewelry box by Curtis Talwst Santiago

Curtis Talwst Santiago, The Execution of Unarmed Blacks, 2015, mixed media diorama in reclaimed jewelry box, 3.75 x 3.75 x 4.5 inches, Collection of Ebony Patterson, Lexington, Kentucky

Paul Rucker, Storm in the Time of Shelter, 2015-2018 (detail), Representative image Mixed media installation Install view: Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD, 2015 Image courtesy of the artist and Ra Rah P

Paul Rucker, Storm in the Time of Shelter, 2015-18, Mixed media including fabric, 52 mannequins, historical materials, and printed matter, Courtesy of the artist

Events + Projects


Estman Radio: Richmond

Learning Lab

Wednesday, Aug 22

6:00 PM–7:00 PM

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The Mending Project

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

project

Richmond: Symphony of a City – Call for Volunteer Musicians and Performers


Saturday, Jun 9

1:00 PM–4:30 PM

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Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.: Passin’ on to others

Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018

project

iCubed

Jul 1, 2017 – Jul 1, 2018

project

Artist’s Choice: Perceiving Architecture

Wednesday, Jul 18

6:00 PM–8:00 PM

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Artist’s Choice: Words in/and Sounds

Wednesday, May 16

6:00 PM–7:00 PM

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Coffee + Conversation: Paul Rucker

Member Event

Friday, Aug 10

10:30 AM–11:30 AM

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Community Letterpress Workshop

Free and Open to All

Friday, Jul 6

5:00 PM–8:00 PM

event

Dance Performance – Let’s Meet at Three O’Clock (Another Uniform Time)

Saturday, May 26

3:00 PM–5:00 PM

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Staff Pick: Martin Bonadeo

Thursday, Aug 23

2:30 PM–3:00 PM

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Let’s Meet at Three O’Clock (A Body’s Time)

Saturday, Jul 14

3:00 PM–5:00 PM

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