Fall 2023 Exhibition Celebration

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Celebrate the opening of our Fall 2023 exhibition season with an evening of music, performances, and refreshments!

Celebrate the opening of Moveables and David Antonio Cruz: When the Children Come Home with an evening of music, performances, and refreshments! Don’t miss this opportunity to explore the Fall 2023 exhibitions in the company of the exhibiting artists and curators.6:20 PM | Welcome Remarks by Daniel W. Dietrich, II Director Zoë Ryan 7:00 PM | Performance by Los Bomberos de La Calle7:30 PM | DJ Set by April HuntAbout the ExhibitionsMoveables brings together the work of five artists—Jes Fan, Nikita Gale, Hannah Levy, Ken Lum, and Oren Pinhassi—who are rethinking functional design and its intimate relationship to the human body. Whether reminiscent of a living room, lighting rig, toothbrush holder, or chandelier, these artworks invite us to imagine new possibilities for the objects that shape our daily lives, including who they are made for and how they might be used.Moveables is co-curated by Alex Klein, Head Curator and Director of Curatorial Affairs, The Contemporary Austin, and Cole Akers, Curator and Associate Director of Special Projects, The Glass House. The exhibition is organized by Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about the exhibition <a href="https://icaphila.org/exhibitions/moveables/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.David Antonio Cruz: When the Children Come Home is the first major solo presentation of David Antonio Cruz’s work in Philadelphia—and also the first in his hometown. The artist was born and raised in North Philadelphia by parents who migrated here from Humacao, Puerto Rico. Many of the works included in this exhibition reference sites in Philadelphia that are deeply and personally meaningful to him. The title signifies his collaboration with Monique Long, the exhibition’s curator, and their shared origins in North Philadelphia. The exhibition includes paintings, drawings, sculptures, and performances created from 2004 to present, with an installation produced especially for ICA.David Antonio Cruz: When the Children Come Home is curated by Monique Long, guest curator, and organized by Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about the exhibition <a href="https://icaphila.org/exhibitions/david-antonio-cruz-when-the-children-come-home/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">here</a>.Accessibility If you require any accessibility accommodations such as audio description or ASL interpretation, or have any questions about the program, please contact Brittany Clottey (bclottey@ica.upenn.edu).SupportProgramming at ICA is made possible in part by the Emily and Jerry Spiegel Fund to Support Contemporary Culture and Visual Arts and the Lise Spiegel Wilks and Jeffrey Wilks Family Foundation. Public and Student Engagement at ICA is supported by the Bernstein Public Engagement Fund, Suzanne Weiss Doft &amp; Jacob W. Doft, Hilarie L. &amp; Mitchell Morgan, and by Dana McDonald Strong &amp; Mark W. Strong.

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