Please join ICA Philadelphia for the opening celebration of First Among Equals. In a moment of unprecedented social connection, how do artists work together outside of their individual practices? Focusing on Los Angeles and Philadelphia, First Among Equals considers the various modes that contemporary artists have developed to work with their peers and reach across generations. Cooperative, if at times contentious, contributions to the show include performance, publications, curatorial projects, and artworks that incorporate the work of other artists. Who comes first in these relationships? By highlighting the dynamics of negotiation, dialogue, influence, contingency, and competition at work in contemporary artistic practice, First Among Equals resists the notion that collaboration equals consensus.
First Among Equals draws on the respective communities of the exhibition's curators. Philadelphia participants include Bodega, Alex Da Corte, Extra Extra, and Marginal Utility and Machete Group. Los Angeles participants include Kathryn Andrews, P&Co., Mateo Tannatt, and Wu Tsang.
Opening Celebration
Wednesday, March 14, 6:30PM
Celebrate First Among Equals with a DJ set by Wendy Yao of Ooga Booga (Los Angeles), a performative sculpture by Kathryn Andrews, complimentary La Colombe coffee, and a cash bar. The evening begins with an exhibition walkthrough with participating artists and curators Alex Klein and Kate Kraczon.
Participants: Kathryn Andrews, Bodega (Elyse Derosia, Ariela Kuh, Lydia Okrent, James Pettengill, Eric Veit), Alex Da Corte, Extra Extra (Derek Frech, Joe Lacina, Daniel Wallace), Machete Group (Avi Alpert, Alexi Kukuljevic, and Gabriel Rockhill), Marginal Utility (Yuka Yokoyama, David Dempewolf), P&Co. (Aram Moshayedi, Carter Mull, Jesse Willenbring), Mateo Tannatt, Wu Tsang
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