The Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania opens its 2002-2003 season with two premieres: the first one-person museum shows by Damián Ortega (first in the U.S.) and Amy Cutler. ICA also presents the first East Coast showing of the popular exhibit Pictures, Patents, Monkeys, and More...On Collecting. In the ramp corridor ICA unveils Without Ground by Kimowan McLain, the second in its series of commissioned installations for this space. These exhibitions will open to the public on Wednesday, September 4, 2002 and continue through December 15, 2002. The Opening Reception, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled for Wednesday, September 4, 2002 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm.

Pictures, Patents, Monkeys, and More...On Collecting
In the realm of collecting, everything is fair game. This exhibition examines collecting as both imagery and process in contemporary art. Includes works from four distinct collections: the Robert J. Shiffler Foundation contemporary art collection, patent models from the U.S. Patent Office, a private collection of vintage sock monkeys and, exclusively at the ICA, Egyptian antiquities from the University Of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Organized and circulated by Independent Curators International (ICI) and guest curated by Ingrid Schaffner, ICA's Senior Curator.

Damián Ortega, Cosmic Thing
Ortega's art transforms everyday objects (including a Volkswagen Beetle) into commentary on topics including economic development and globalization.

Amy Cutler
Amy Cutler's finely crafted and highly detailed drawings of girls reveal surrealistic narratives that intertwine innocent fantasy and psychological conflict.

Kimowan McLain, Without Ground
Ongoing from September 4, 2002
McLain's imagery offers fragments of narratives connected to Native American identity, culture, and loss.

The ICA is located at 118 South 36th Street at the University of Pennsylvania. The ICA is open to the public, except during installation, from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday through Friday and from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm on Saturday and Sunday. Admission is $3 for adults; $2 for students over 12, artists, and senior citizens. Admission is free to ICA members, children 12 and under, PENN card holders, and on Sundays from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. For more information, call 215-898-7108, or visit www.icaphila.org.

EXHIBITION PROGRAMS
All events are at ICA and are open to the general public, free-of-charge, unless otherwise noted.

SEPTEMBER

Curators Perspective/Exhibition Walkthroughs:
Pictures, Patents, Monkeys and More...On Collecting
ICA Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner; Dr. David P. Silverman, the Eckley Brinton Coxe, Jr. Professor of Egyptology and Curator-in-Charge of the Egyptian Section of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology; and Penn student (), writer and collector Arthur Bochner.

• Kimowan McLain
  Kimowan McLain with ICA Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner.
• Amy Cutler
  Amy Cutler with ICA Assistant Curator Elyse Gonzales.
• Damián Ortega Damián Ortega with Reinaldo Laddaga, Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, University of Pennsylvania and José Roca, ICA Whitney-Lauder Curatorial Fellow.

Wednesday, September 4, starting at 4:30 pm

Opening Reception:
Pictures, Patents, Monkeys...and More On Collecting
Damián Ortega
Amy Cutler
Kimowan McLain
Wednesday, September 4, 6 pm - 9 pm

OCTOBER

Panel Discussion at New School University, NYC
Ingrid Schaffner, guest curator of Pictures, Patents, Monkeys and More... On Collecting, moderator. Panelists: Burt Aaron, Collector and Trustee of Independent Curators International (ICI); Stefano Basilico, Curator, New School University art collection; collectors Melva Bucksbaum and Robert J. Shiffler; artists Fred Wilson and Lisa Yuskavage.
Co-presented by Linda Herritt, Acting Director for the New School Visual Arts Program and ICI.
Tuesday, October 1, 6:00 pm $5
Tishman Auditorium, 66 W.12th St., New York City, NY (212-229-5600)

New Horizons
Designed especially for seniors, this program offers a "behind-the-scenes" tour of ICA's current exhibitions. Led by Ingrid Schaffner, who will discuss her exhibition, Pictures, Patents, Monkeys and More...On Collecting.
Thursday, October 10, 10:30 am

Thursday Evening Tour, Concert and Reception
Relâche, Philadelphia's Premier New Music Ensemble, Presents:

If I recollect...
Listen to the collected sounds of Christian Marclay, Guy Klucevsek and Annie Gosfield. Includes a rare performance of Christian Marclay's Graffiti Composition. The evening begins with a tour of Pictures, Patents, Monkeys and More... On Collecting, followed by a concert performance and reception. Reception music provided by AKA record store, catering by TOTO with beverages provided. For more information call Relâche at 215-574-8246 or visit Relâche at www.relache.org

$5 tickets include admission to the concert, ICA's galleries and the after-concert reception. Free for students, seniors, ICA members, and Relâche subscribers.
Thursday, October 10, 7:30 pm tour; 8 pm concert; 9 pm reception.

Open Call/ Slide Slam
ICA's popular Open Call format with a twist: 20 artists screen slides and speak for 3 minutes about their work. Presented in collaboration with the Asian Arts Initiative.
Wednesday, October 16, 6:30 pm sign-up, 7:00 pm screening, 8:00 pm reception

ICA Collector's Swap Meet
Bring your ICA memorabilia for an evening of swapping stories and building upon ICA's collective memory of exhibitions, openings, performances, and events. Hosted by ICA Senior Curator Ingrid Schaffner and special guests.
Thursday, October 24, 6:30-8:00 pm

John Kelly
Shiny Hot Nights: More Songs About Joni Mitchell
"There's drag, and then there's transformation through spiritual osmosis, and that's what John Kelly accomplishes with this tribute to the queen of the singer-songwriters." The New York Times, October 2001
A performance sponsored by ICA and the Michael Quigley Decade Fund commemorating the 10th annual Michael Quigley Decade Event. For information on limited availability free tickets please call 215-898-4980.
Wednesday, October 30, 7:30 pm
The Annenberg Harold Prince Theater

NOVEMBER

Artist Lecture: Byron Kim
Sponsored by the Graduate School of Fine Arts (GSFA)
ICA Auditorium
Thursday, November 14, 6 pm

Book Signing
Artist Jonathon Santlofer reads from his latest book, The Death Artist, a mystery thriller about a killer stalking the New York Art World.
Thursday, November 21, 6 pm

DECEMBER

Thursday Evening Tour, Concert and Reception
Relâche, Philadelphia's Premier New Music Ensemble, Presents:

Kut the Kow Tow!
Relâche responds to the provocative works of Damián Ortega with a program by Louis Andriessen, Kitty Brazelton and Fred Ho. The evening begins with a tour of Ortega's Cosmic Thing, followed by a concert and reception. Reception music provided by AKA record store, catering by TOTO with beverages provided. For more information call Relâche at 215-574-8246 or visit Relâche at www.relache.org $5 tickets include admission to the concert, ICA's galleries and the after-concert reception.

Free for students, seniors, ICA members, and Relâche subscribers.
Thursday, December 5, 7:30 pm tour; 8 pm concert; 9 pm reception.