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ICA SF

Portrait of Ali Gass standing outdoors near the Transamerica Pyramid, wearing dark clothing against a modern architectural backdrop.

Ali Gass On ICA San Francisco’s Shift to a Nomadic Model

The institution is rethinking what a museum can be by prioritizing experimentation, artistic production and public engagement over collection building.
By Elisa Carollo
A photo of a vibrant ceramic sculpture of a woman in a bright blue dress adorned with small painted portraits. The figure is displayed on a blue pedestal, flanked by smaller sculptures, including a yellow angel-like figure and a glass swan.

In Two Shows, Maryam Yousif’s Clay Sculptures Evoke Mesopotamian Culture and the Divine Feminine

Yousif playfully evokes the distant past made familiar with intimate relics of memory and self-affirmation.
By Farah Abdessamad
Installation view with textile sculptures

For Suchitra Mattai, Materials Are Vessels of Cultural Memories

“The act of walking in reverse allows us to experience the past, present and future simultaneously."
By Elisa Carollo
A multimedia painting with a portrait and phone number and lights

Patrick Martinez’s ‘Ghost Land’ Conjures Up a Disappearing Los Angeles

By Emily Wilson
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