Installation view, Passin' on to others, Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Virginia, 2018. Photo: Terry Brown
You Belong Here (Flamingo II), Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Virginia, 2018. Photo: Departure Point Films
Installation view, Dirtscraper. Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Virginia, 2018. Photo: Terry Brown
Installation view, Passin' on to others, Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Virginia, 2018. Photo: Terry Brown
You Belong Here (Flamingo II), Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Virginia, 2018. Photo: Departure Point Films
Installation view, Dirtscraper. Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Virginia, 2018. Photo: Terry Brown
Installation view, Passin' on to others, Institute for Contemporary Art, Richmond, Virginia, 2018. Photo: Terry Brown
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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 through 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.
Parents may wish to preview Declaration before bringing children.
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.
Artists
Nidaa Badwan
Martín Bonadeo
Tania Bruguera
Peter Burr with Porpentine Charity Heartscape
Cassils
CHIM↑POM
Sonya Clark
Andrea Donnelly
Edie Fake
Hope Ginsburg
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Kate Just
Titus Kaphar
Amos Paul Kennedy Jr.
Autumn Knight
Lily Lamberta and All the Saints Theater Co.
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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
Organizing Credits
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.
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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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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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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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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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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 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
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.
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.
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
Events
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Dance Performance – Let’s Meet at Three O’Clock (Another Uniform Time)
Friday, May 4
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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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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Festival of the River
Jun 8, 2018 – Jun 10, 2018
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Community Letterpress Workshop
Friday, Jul 6
5:00 PM–8:00 PM
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Artist’s Choice: Perceiving Architecture
Wednesday, Jul 18
6:00 PM–8:00 PM
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Coffee + Conversation: Paul Rucker
Friday, Aug 10
10:30 AM–11:30 AM
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Artist’s Choice: Hope Ginsburg – Part 2: ENVIRON-MENT RVA
Wednesday, Aug 15
6:00 PM–8:00 PM
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Artist’s Choice: Hope Ginsburg – Part 1: LAND DIVE
Wednesday, Aug 15
1:00 PM–3:45 PM
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DECLARATION: Final Weeks
Aug 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018
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Estman Radio: Richmond
Wednesday, Aug 22
6:00 PM–7:00 PM
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Staff Pick: Martin Bonadeo
Thursday, Aug 23
2:30 PM–3:00 PM
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Reflections: Declaration
'Core' Navy bag Balance New body cross Wednesday, Aug 29
6:00 PM–7:00 PM
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Staff Pick: Sonya Clark
Thursday, Aug 30
12:30 PM–1:00 PM
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Objects & Methods: Peter Burr
Thursday, Sep 6
2:00 PM–4:00 PM
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Performance: Stephen Vitiello and Winter Count
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6:00 PM–8:00 PM
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Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018
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Dance Performance – Let’s Meet at Three O’Clock (Another Uniform Time)
Friday, May 4
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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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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Festival of the River
Jun 8, 2018 – Jun 10, 2018
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Community Letterpress Workshop
Friday, Jul 6
5:00 PM–8:00 PM
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Artist’s Choice: Perceiving Architecture
Wednesday, Jul 18
6:00 PM–8:00 PM
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Coffee + Conversation: Paul Rucker
Friday, Aug 10
10:30 AM–11:30 AM
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Artist’s Choice: Hope Ginsburg – Part 2: ENVIRON-MENT RVA
Wednesday, Aug 15
6:00 PM–8:00 PM
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Artist’s Choice: Hope Ginsburg – Part 1: LAND DIVE
Wednesday, Aug 15
1:00 PM–3:45 PM
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DECLARATION: Final Weeks
Aug 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018
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Estman Radio: Richmond
Wednesday, Aug 22
6:00 PM–7:00 PM
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Staff Pick: Martin Bonadeo
Thursday, Aug 23
2:30 PM–3:00 PM
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Reflections: Declaration
Wednesday, Aug 29
6:00 PM–7:00 PM
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Staff Pick: Sonya Clark
Thursday, Aug 30
12:30 PM–1:00 PM
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Objects & Methods: Peter Burr
Thursday, Sep 6
2:00 PM–4:00 PM
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Projects
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The Mending Project
Apr 21, 2018 – Sep 9, 2018
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