In LA? Do drop in to the the Institute of Contemporary Art Los Angeles to catch the holiday events

LEARNING AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS

Agency of Assets x El Clasificado Opening Friday, December 6, 5–7pm Join us in celebrating Agency of Assets x El Clasificado—the culminating exhibition of ICA LA's Agency of Assets youth fellowship program. In collaboration with artist Pamela Ramos, Fellows reflected on their personal stories to create a series of zines, which will be installed in Ramos’ newsstand turned roving micro-gallery, El Clasificado, in the museum's Annex. Learn more

Days presents: Makers Forum—Celebrating the Interchange of Shopping and Art Sunday, December 8, 12–5:30pm A festive afternoon of good cheer and good shopping! Presented as part of Play Days: Wrong Edition—an experimental retail project at ICA LA—Makers Forum will feature on-site custom embroidery, gift wrapping, mulled wine and tea, a playlist by DJ Gabrielle, and more. Learn more

MEND: film screening + performance Wednesday, December 18, 7–9pm LA-based choreographer Chris Emile and filmmaker Jackson Kroopf present MEND, a meditative short film that traces performances of masculinity through interview, cinema, and contemporary dance. The screening will be accompanied by an interactive performance prologue, designed by Emile and Kroopf for this event, and followed by a conversation moderated by film curator Jheanelle Brown. Learn more

Days Presents: Last Chance Holiday Shopping & Solstice Celebration  Saturday & Sunday, December 21–22, 12–5pm As the days turn from dark to light, we come together to celebrate the winter solstice as a community and to offer one final weekend of shopping before the holidays. Enjoy special product launches, free gift wrapping, warm beverages, and more. Learn more

Ruins of a Sensibility, 1972–2002 Ongoing As part of No Wrong Holes: Thirty Years of Nayland Blake, visitors are invited to explore and play selections of Ruins of a Sensibility, 1972–2002—an interactive installation comprised of the artist's expansive record collection—during regular museum hours throughout the duration of the exhibition. Sign up to reserve a 20-minute session.

Voter Registration at ICA LA Ongoing The 2020 election is less than one year away! Come visit ICA LA to view the exhibitions, attend a public program, and register to vote. ICA LA staff is trained and equipped to register voters. Pre-registration is available for 16–17 year olds. Learn more

NOW ON VIEW

No Wrong Holes: Thirty Years of Nayland Blake through January 26, 2020 For over 30 years, artist, educator, and curator Nayland Blake has been a critical figure in American art, working between sculpture, drawing, performance, and video. Heavily inspired by feminist and queer liberation movements, and subcultures ranging from punk to kink, Blake’s multidisciplinary practice considers the complexities of representation, particularly racial and gender identity, and the subjective experience of desire, loss, and power. No Wrong Holes marks the most comprehensive survey of Blake’s work to date and their first solo institutional presentation in Los Angeles. Learn more

Sadie Barnette: The New Eagle Creek Saloon through January 26, 2020 Oakland-based artist Sadie Barnette reimagines New Eagle Creek Saloon, the first black-owned gay bar in San Francisco. Established by the artist’s father, Rodney Barnette, founder of the Compton, CA chapter of the Black Panther Party, the bar offered a safe space for the city’s multiracial LGBTQ community. During the exhibition, the installation will be activated by programs and social events. Learn more

OPENING ON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6

Agency of Assets x El Clasificado through January 26, 2020 Agency of Assets is a fellowship program that propels local youth into leadership roles in the arts. In collaboration with Los Angeles-based artist Pamela Ramos, Fellows reflected on their personal stories and program experiences to create their own zines, which will be installed in Ramos’ newsstand turned roving micro-gallery, El Clasificado, in ICA LA's Annex. These and copies of Behind the Zines—a zine produced by the artist specially for this exhibition—will be available for visitors to take. Learn more

SPECIAL PROJECTS

Play Days: Wrong Edition Days extends its retail residency with a new iteration celebrating the exhibiting artists’ boundary-transgressing themes and upholding Days’ open-platform investigation of (dis)embodiment, trans-identity, queer futurity, subculture, community building, and expressions of desire and play. Learn more

Other Books at ICA LA Other Books is a unique bookshop and collaborative space in Boyle Heights known for an astute selection of new and used books, comics, and zines. The bookshop is co-organized by Seite Books and Kaya Press with an emphasis on literature in translation; POC creators in both literature and art; alternative comics; international comics and art books; independent presses; POC history; and the Other in related contexts. Learn more

VISIT + FOLLOW

Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles 1717 E. 7th Street Los Angeles, CA 90021 Admission is always free.  #ICALA

One-hour free parking is now available onsite at ICA LA.

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