First Light: A Decade of Collecting at the ICA, ICA/Boston, August 17, 2016–January 16, 2017
First Light marked the tenth anniversary of the ICA’s move to Boston’s Seaport and its decade of collecting. This exhibition was organized collaboratively with the curatorial department (Eva Respini, Dan Byers, Ruth Erickson, and Jeff DeBlois) and consisted of a series of exhibitions, which featured highlights and major works in the permanent collection.
Doris Salcedo, Ana Mendieta, and Mona Hatoum. Installation images © Charles Mayer Photography
Marisol, Eva Hesse, Louise Bourgeois, Kiki Smith, and Mona Hatoum
Louise Bourgeois, Kiki Smith, and Nancy Spero
Marlene Dumas and Eva Hesse
Marlene Dumas, Alice Neel, and Lisa Yuskavage
Dana Schutz, Roni Horn, Louise Lawler, Cindy Sherman, and Ellen Gallagher
Ellen Gallagher, Marlene Dumas, Lorna Simpson, and Cady Noland
Alice Neel, Lorna Simpson, Dana Schutz, Roni Horn, Cady Noland, and Louise Lawler
Kara Walker and Cornelia Parker
Paul Chan
Kelly Sherman, Mark Morrisroe, Diane Simpson, Chantal Joffe, Mickelene Thomas, Doris Salcedo, and Carol Bove
Nan Goldin, Shellburne Thurber, Abelardo Morell, and Kara Walker
Shepard Fairey, Andy Warhol, Charline von Heyl, Gilbert & George, and Carol Bove
Louise Bourgeois
Sharon Hayes
Ragnar Kjartansson
Charles LeDray, Nick Cave, Françoise Grossen, Alexandre da Cunha, Alighiero Boetti, and Josh Faught