Summer Celebration and Open House

ISCP’s Summer Celebration and Open House is an evening of presentations by artists and curators currently in residence. This event is free and open to the public.

Celebrate the summer with friends and colleagues and take part in conversations about international contemporary art with arts professionals from around the world in ISCP’s postindustrial loft building in East Williamsburg. Founded in 1994, ISCP continues to foster a vibrant international community of artists and curators in New York City. Full list of participating artists to be announced in early July.

Visitors can also explore two solo exhibitions on view at ISCP: Hellen Ascoli: The World Upside Down and Nifemi Ogunro: The First Act. Hellen Ascoli approaches weaving as a form of translation—a way to reveal personal and shared histories through intricately patterned textiles. Her vibrant compositions, which extend from textiles to collage, drawing and video, are inspired by weaving traditions and material culture from her home country of Guatemala as well as decolonial writings. Through meticulously crafted wood forms, Nifemi Ogunro reflects on the act of becoming. Aiming for her furniture-inspired pieces to be “as bare-boned and legible as possible,” Ogunro questions the way we build our environments to accommodate our corporeal perspective.

Hellen Ascoli: The World Upside Down is curated by Melinda Lang, Director of Programs and Exhibitions at ISCP. Nifemi Ogunro: The First Act is curated by Paul Galloway, Senior Collection Specialist, Department of Architecture and Design, The Museum of Modern Art.