Issue No. 28 – Control

What is the nature of control? The desire for it—and to be free of it—are essential parts of both life and art.

Art Out: "For Freedoms: Where Do We Go From Here?" Opening at the ICP

Art Out: "For Freedoms: Where Do We Go From Here?" Opening at the ICP

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

In the wake of the 2018 midterm elections, ICP’s new exhibition For Freedoms: Where Do We Go From Here? explores the role of art and visual representation in American civic life through the work of the For Freedoms collective. The exhibition features work from their 50 State Initiative—composed of a network of over 300 artists and 200 institutional partners—which featured concurrent exhibitions, art installations, and public programs as well as a nationwide artist-designed billboard campaign in all 50 states including DC and Puerto Rico, in the lead up to the midterm elections. Also central to the 50 State Initiative is the collective’s series of photographs that re-envision American artist Norman Rockwell’s Four Freedoms paintings—depicting freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear, as articulated by Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 1941 State of the Union address—which will be on the view for the first time. For Freedoms’ stylized scenes of the everyday reference Rockwell’s iconic style while bringing new, more inclusive representations of the country to the discussion of our core values. Members of For Freedoms will be in residence at the ICP Museum, which will serve as the collective’s headquarters for the duration of the exhibition.

February 8, 2019-April 28, 2019

Tuesday–Sunday, 10 am–6 pm; Thursdays, 10 am–9 pm

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

©Xinxin Zhang

Book Review: Humanity in the Streets

Book Review: Humanity in the Streets

Art Out: "Your Mirror: Portraits from the ICP Collection" Installation Media Preview

Art Out: "Your Mirror: Portraits from the ICP Collection" Installation Media Preview