Dates
- On View: March 1 – April 21, 2024
- Reception: Friday, March 1, 5:00 – 8:00pm, ICA
About the Exhibition
ENTER: examines the systems of power imbued within the spaces we inhabit. Analyzing themes around architecture, materiality, and social structures, ENTER: considers the aesthetics of dystopian landscapes and ways in which form creates meaning. The exhibition contemplates the built environment and its impacts, as well as the research practices, material histories, and design choices that influence everyday life.
Woven throughout the exhibition are nods to both fictional narratives and real-life societal structures that exemplify idealism, magical thinking, failure, exploitation, and resistance. Visitors are encouraged to consider how their own bodies move through various spaces; how materials are used, extracted, and assembled; and how objects, textures, and symbols give language to shared experiences.
ENTER: features works across a range of media, including photography, sculpture, drawing, and digital media, and is developed in partnership with Maine College of Art & Design’s Research & Inquiry: Dystopian Landscapes Spring 2024 class. Additional curatorial support by Lauren Burrell.
Exhibiting artists include:
- Diana Al–Hadid
- Greg Carideo
- Michele Gabriele
- Antonia Kuo
- Mary Lum
- Tabitha Nikolai (ft. Zan K, Myra Lilith Day, and garima thakur)
- sidony o'neal
- Alix Vernet
ENTER: is on view during ICA gallery hours: Wednesday–Sunday, 11:00am–5:00pm, and Thursdays, 11:00am–7:00pm.
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Press
Boston Globe: Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond - Cate McQuaid, March 13, 2024