Dear ICA LA Community,

April is here, and thanks to the newly extended dates for Scratching at the Moon, we have even more programs to enjoy this spring. Next week, our friends at the Asian American Pacific Islander Arts Network (AAPIAN) are hosting A Potluck of Ideas, creating a space for AAPIAN members and ICA LA visitors to openly discuss topical issues like gentrification, mentorship, community building and visibility. They'll bring the food and drinks, all you need to bring is an open mind (and maybe a friend or two!).

On Wednesday, April 17, ICA LA’s bookshelf resident Ooga Booga is hosting a book talk on Miyoko Ito: Heart of Hearts, dedicated to the abstract painter’s mysterious and underknown practice. The talk will feature the book’s editor Jordan Stein and Pre-Eco Press founder Matt Connors, along with artists Pearl C. Hsuing, Hanna Hur, Rebecca Morris, and Lesley Vance. The book celebrations continue later in the month with a Triple Catalogue Launch Party to celebrate, together with the featured artists, three recent ICA LA publications: Rebecca Morris: 2001–2022; Barbara T. Smith: Proof; and Scratching at the Moon. These catalogues will make a great addition to your art library, so don’t miss this chance to have them signed by the artists!

On Wednesday, April 24, historian Vikram Tamboli hosts a viewing of Cut Line, a new film featured in Scratching at the Moon by Vishal Jugdeo and Miljohn Ruperto and created in collaboration with Tamboli. The screening will be followed by a discussion with the artists. At the end of the month, join us for our regular gatherings of Contemporary Art League (CAL) and Intro to ASL classes.

On behalf of all of us at ICA LA, thank you for taking the time to read this newsletter every week. Your engagement online and in person with our programs means more than you know.

UPCOMING PROGRAMS

A Potluck of Ideas: Meet the AAPI Arts Network
Saturday. April 13, 2–5pm

Join the AAPI Arts Network (AAPIAN) for a potluck gathering of food and ideas, bringing together AAPIAN members and ICA LA visitors to dialogue about topical issues like gentrification, mentorship, community building and visibility.. AAPIAN members will collectively supply food and drink to share. Bring an open mind and a desire to learn from and contribute to the conversation.

Visit our website to learn more about AAPIAN and view the schedule for the program.

Book Talk: Miyoko Ito: Heart of Hearts
Wednesday, April 17, 7–9pm

Ooga Booga presents an evening of reflections on the abstract painter Miyoko Ito (1918–1983) with a panel of those who have found inspiration in the work of this Japanese-American artist, including Jordan Stein, book editor, Matt Connors, founder of Pre-Eco Press, and artists Pearl C. Hsiung, Hanna Hur, Rebecca Morris, and Lesley Vance. The result of several years of research, Miyoko Ito: Heart of Hearts is the first book project dedicated to Ito’s mysterious and relatively unknown practice, which has more recently become the subject of critically acclaimed exhibitions.

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Screening: Cut Line: Environment & Extraction
with Vikram Tamboli, Vishal Jugdeo, and Miljohn Ruperto
Wednesday, April 24, 7–9pm

Historian Vikram Tamboli hosts a viewing of Cut Line by Vishal Jugdeo and Miljohn Ruperto—a featured artwork in the current Scratching at the Moon exhibition. The viewing will be followed by a discussion with the artists about their process of research, interrogation, and collaboration about depictions of colonial displacement.

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CAL IRL @ ICA LA
Thursday, April 25, 5pm

Contemporary Art League (CAL) is a growing trade cooperative building unity, solidarity, and equity among art workers in Los Angeles County. CAL gatherings are an opportunity to share ideas, resources, drinks, and snacks. All self-identified art workers are welcome, and families are encouraged. CAL will be on site from 5 to 7pm, so drop in any time to get together in the spirit of shared causes and collective care. Visit CAL’s website to learn more and sign up for their newsletter, The Art Worker.

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Triple Catalogue Launch Party
Saturday, April 27, 11am–1pm

Join us for this special afternoon reception with artists Rebecca Morris, Barbara T. Smith, and Anna Sew Hoy, along with ICA LA guest curator Jenelle Porter, and select publication contributors, to celebrate the release of three new ICA LA exhibition catalogues: Rebecca Morris: 2001–2022; Barbara T. Smith: Proof; and Scratching at the Moon. All publications will be available for purchase on-site and online at the ICA LA Shop.  

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Intro to ASL
Saturday, April 27, 3pm

Learn a new language! ICA LA continues to offer free introductory ASL courses led by Shmuel Khorsandi. In addition to reviewing the fundamentals such as the alphabet, simple greetings, and basic vocabulary, each class focuses on a specific theme. The month of April will focus on animals and nature. Classes are held monthly on Saturdays through May 2024.

RSVP

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