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...slideshow and tour of the exhibition “Splat Boom Pow!” which focuses on the use of cartoons by three generations of visual artists to depict recent changes in culture and society. The Institute of Contemporary Art, 955 Boylston, 9:30-11 a.m., $10 for ICA members/$15 non, reservations required...
Subtitled The Influence of Cartoons in Contempary Art, this exhibit at the Boston Institute for Contemporary Art (ICA) examines three generations of popular contemporary artists who have used the images and techniques of cartoons to explore challenging contemporary issues. 2003 ICA Artist Prize winner Douglas R. Weathersby creates site-specific installations that use dust and detritus to meditate on the creative potential of waste and cleanliness, order and disorder. Runs through January 4. $5 students, free after 5 p.m. on Thursday. Boston ICA, 955 Boylston Street...
...Manhattan started official investigations, and shareholder class-action suits have already been filed in the U.S. How could this happen to the worldwide giant that, after all, owns Giant and Stop & Shop in the U.S. and 7,000 stores in Europe, including Supersol and Hipersol in Spain and ICA throughout Scandinavia? In some respects, the company is a victim of its own reach. Van der Hoeven, 55, is a tall, heavy-smoking former Shell executive with a commanding manner. When he took over as CEO in 1993, he promptly launched an international acquisition binge that turned the once family-owned...
That is to say, the Institute for Contemporary Art’s (ICA) new exhibition, “Chic Clicks: Creativity and Commerce in Contemporary Fashion Photography,” has plenty of absolutely stunning pictures featuring models glaring at the camera, gazing misty-eyed into the distance, or being just plain weird—but not really wearing anything you might want to buy. Take Terry Richardson’s “Campaign for Sisley,” where we get to see close up a couple rutting in the hay: The image is interesting, albeit a little...
...exhibit is more about art than fashion—to the point where one can forget this business side of things altogether. The number of pure gems hanging on the walls makes the half-hour trip to the ICA completely worthwhile. It is interesting to see that many of the photographers who consider fashion a sideline interest produce the best work of the “creative” section. Hands down the best pieces of this floor are Cennetoglu’s “Untitled” and David Sim’s “Laura...