Independent Curators International (ICI) is a
non-profit
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headquartered in
New York City
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that has produced
exhibitions
An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition ...
, events, publications, and training opportunities since 1975.
History
Independent Curators International (ICI) was founded in 1975 by Susan Sollins, Executive Producer and Curator of
Art:21,
and Nina Castelli Sundell, who is the daughter of art dealers
Leo Castelli
Leo Castelli ( Krausz; September 4, 1907 – August 21, 1999) was an Italian-American art dealer who originated the contemporary art gallery system. His gallery showcased contemporary art for five decades. Among the movements which Castelli s ...
and
Ileana Sonnabend
Ileana Sonnabend (née Schapira, October 29, 1914 – October 21, 2007) was a Romanian-American art dealer of 20th-century art. The Sonnabend Gallery opened in Paris in 1962 and was instrumental in making American art of the 1960s known in Europe, ...
. The organization's goal it to make
contemporary art
Contemporary art is a term used to describe the art of today, generally referring to art produced from the 1970s onwards. Contemporary artists work in a globally influenced, culturally diverse, and technologically advancing world. Their art is a ...
available through traveling exhibitions.
The organization is as a contemporary art center, without an exhibition space, that shows new art by well-known and lesser-known artists.
Publications
Here are a few of the books they have worked on:
*
Milena Kalinovska; Paulo Herkenhoff; Independent Curators International. ''Beyond preconceptions: the sixties experiment''. Independent Curators International (ICI); September 2000.
* Mary-Kay Lombino; Philip K. Dick; Independent Curators International. ''UnNaturally''. Independent Curators International; 1 May 2003. .
* José Roca; Bruce Sterling; Independent Curators International. Museo de Arte Banco de la República (Bogotá, Colombia). ''Phantasmagoria: specters of absence''. Independent Curators International; 1 October 2007. .
*
Ralph Rugoff
Ralph Rugoff (born 12 January 1957) is an American-born curator, the director of London's Hayward Gallery since 2006, and the curator of the Venice Biennale in 2019.
Rugoff was born in New York City to a psychoanalyst, Evangeline Peterson, and Do ...
; Lynne Tillman; Independent Curators International. ''Shoot the family''. Independent Curators International; March 2006.
* ''The Paper Sculpture Book,'' introduction by curators Mary Ceruti, Matt Freedman, and Sina Najafi, Essay by Frances Richard (
Cabinet Books, Independent Curators International &
SculptureCenter
SculptureCenter is a not-for-profit, contemporary art museum located in Long Island City, Queens, New York City. It was founded in 1928 as "The Clay Club" by Dorothea Denslow. In 2013, SculptureCentre attracted around 13,000 visitors.Randy Kenned ...
, 2003).
References
External links
ICI Website
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American contemporary art
Non-profit organizations based in New York City