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Content Inside: INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MARCH 26, 2007 NEWS RELEASE: CONTEMPORARY ART AND THE ART OF CURATING A YEAR-LONG UNDERGRADUATE SEMINAR TO CULMINATE WITH EXHIBITION IN APRIL 2007 APRIL 20AUGUST 5, 2007 Photo by Richard Meyer EXHIBITION WALKTHROUGH WITH ARTIST KEN GONZALES-DAY AND STUDENT CURATORS KRISTEN BENEDUCE AND MORGAN GREENHOUSE THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 56PM, ICA MEMBERS ONLY OPENING RECEPTION: THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 68PM PHILADELPHIA, PA The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA), in conjunction with the Department of History of Art at the University of Pennsylvania, is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition "Crimes of Omission." Curated by ten undergraduate students enrolled in a year-long course, the RBSL Bergman Foundation Curatorial Seminar: "Contemporary Art and the Art of Curating," the exhi- bition will be on view in ICA's Project Space from April 20August 5, 2007. A "crime of omission" is defined as a failure to act upon a legal duty or responsibility. For the purposes of this exhibition, the title refers to artistic strategies that remove visual traces of a crime or draw attention to injustices that typically go unnoticed. The show will include artists working in a variety of media, including a mural by Ken Gonzales-Day, a light loop painting by Donald Moffett and conceptual knitting by Freddie Robins. The show is a result of students' firsthand exposure to the contemporary art world and the complex relationships within it. Through personal interaction with curators, critics, museum directors, artists, and private collectors, students come to understand the challenges and creative possibilities of the curatorial process. Richard Meyer, Sachs Visiting Professor, leads the class with Liliana Milkova, Ph.D. candidate in Art History, and Naomi Beckwith, Whitney Lauder Curatorial Fellow. "What has been most ContACt exciting about this class is the fresh perspective and open-mindedness the students bring to JILL KATZ contemporary art and curating. As a teacher, it has been enormously gratifying to see the MANAGER OF MARKETING & class' commitment to making their exhibition- and contemporary art in general- meaningful COMMUNICATIONS to a wider audience," says Professor Meyer. The class works in collaboration with various ICA 215-573-9975 staff members including Director, Claudia Gould, and Curator of Education, Johanna Plummer. PUBLICITY@ICAPHILA.ORG The University funded course takes place every two years and accepts students through an interview process. INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ART UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Throughout the year the students visit various museums, galleries and private collections 118 SOUTH 36TH STREET around the country, including trips to New York City, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia and the surround- PHILADELPHIA, PA 19104-3289 ing areas. With a selective eye, students decide upon which pieces will ultimately be included in WWW.ICAPHILA.ORG the exhibition. Student curator Morgan Greenhouse (C'07) says of her experience, "This seminar
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