In this episode, Alex Klein, ICA's Dorothy and Steven R. Weber CHE '60 curator, is joined by James E. Britt Jr., former DAJ Director of Public Engagement at ICA, in conversation with Ken Lum and Paul M. Farber, about their work with and experiences co-founding Monument Lab–an organization based in Philadelphia that seeks to shine light on and destabilize the systems of power embedded within our monument landscape. They share their insights on how organizations can reframe the way they work within and alongside communities and their perspectives on how histories are held by people and not statues.
I is for Institute is a collaborative project that focuses on the many individuals who are working to reimagine models for arts institutions. Above all, the “I” in I is for Institute acknowledges that institutions are composed of people and rooted in places. Launched in 2016, the project began with an investigation into ICA’s own history and structure and with a desire to rethink what an “institute” could be in the future. The project includes a podcast, a website that catalogs over 50 dialogues with colleagues working internationally, and a series of institutional partnerships.
In this episode, Alex Klein, ICA's Dorothy and Steven R. Weber CHE '60 curator, is joined by James E. Britt Jr., former DAJ Director of Public Engagement at ICA, in conversation with Ken Lum and Paul M. Farber, about their work with and experiences co-founding Monument Lab–an organization based in Philadelphia that seeks to shine light on and destabilize the systems of power embedded within our monument landscape. They share their insights on how organizations can reframe the way they work within and alongside communities and their perspectives on how histories are held by people and not statues.
I is for Institute is a collaborative project that focuses on the many individuals who are working to reimagine models for arts institutions. Above all, the “I” in I is for Institute acknowledges that institutions are composed of people and rooted in places. Launched in 2016, the project began with an investigation into ICA’s own history and structure and with a desire to rethink what an “institute” could be in the future. The project includes a podcast, a website that catalogs over 50 dialogues with colleagues working internationally, and a series of institutional partnerships.