ISCP Talk
July 24, 2024, 5:00–6:00pm

Curators at Work: Labeless Labels in Museums, Chiara Ianeselli on Cultural Accessibility

For this Curators at Work, ISCP curator-in-residence Dr. Chiara Ianeselli discusses her research on the way interpretative labels for artworks are presented at cultural institutions. Often in an assertive yet ostensibly objective voice, labels mediate the way objects are experienced by the public. Ianeselli aims to create critical tools for analyzing the evolution and structure of labels and proposes a more inclusive approach, one that reflects diverse perspectives and fosters a deeper understanding of cultural heritage. A Q&A with the audience will follow.

Ianeselli earned her Ph.D. in Cultural Heritage Analysis and Management from the IMT School for Advanced Studies in Lucca, Italy. By combining art historical research with contemporary debates on collection accessibility, she promotes methodological inquiries in exhibition making. Ianeselli has contributed to dOCUMENTA (13) and documenta fifteen,Germany, as well as the 14th Istanbul Biennial. Currently, she is developing MAXXI Med in Sicily.

This program is supported by the Italian Council – Directorate-General for Contemporary Art and Architecture and Urban Peripheries (DGAAP) at the Italian Ministry for Cultural Heritage and Activities; Hartfield Foundation; James Rosenquist Foundation; Lèna Saltos; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso; New York City Council District 34; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Dr. Samar Maziad; Sarah Jones; van Beuren Charitable Foundation; William Talbott Hillman Foundation; and Woodman Family Foundation.
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Accessibility information: Please note that the entrance to ISCP has seven steps and a ramp, which is ADA compliant. There are seven artist studios and one exhibition space which can be accessed on the first floor of ISCP. There is an accessible bathroom on the first floor at the end of the hallway, up one step, where the artist studios are located. To access the second floor there is a staircase with a grab bar installed on the right side with 22 steps. The second floor has 22 artist and curator studios, one exhibition space, and a lounge where remarks by our guest speaker will take place. To access the third floor there is a staircase with a grab bar installed on the right side with 24 steps. The third floor has five artist and curator studios.

ISCP can access a freight elevator to bring visitors between the first and second floors on request. ISCP can offer two reserved parking spaces on request for people with disabilities. Please email Veronica Sanchez at vsanchez@iscp-nyc.org to request a parking space and/or freight elevator usage.

5:00–6:00pm

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Chiara Ianeselli

Gemäldegalerie Berlin, various painting captions and labels, c.1830–1998 at Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Gemäldegalerie. Labels of an exhibition, painting captions at the Gemäldegalerie from 1830 to the present 7/02/2019 to 09/29/2019, curated by Svea Janzen

A selection of books, at the Institute for Museum Research, SMB, Berlin. Photo by Chiara Ianeselli

Current and Upcoming Events & Exhibitions

Sujin Lim: The Land, Dark and Muddy

Through February 7

Exhibition

Somewhere Inside: ISCP and the Studio

Through March 7

Exhibition

ISCP Talk
July 23, 2024, 6:30–7:30pm

Artists at Work: Abed Elmajid Shalabi in Conversation with Leah Triplett

For this Artists at Work, ISCP artist-in-residence Abed Elmajid Shalabi will be joined by curator Leah Triplett. Shalabi will present on his practice and speak with Triplett about his interest in everyday technological objects and the way they alter connections between the body, gender, and self. They will also discuss Shalabi’s experimentation with cast forms. A Q&A with the audience will follow.

Abed Elmajid Shalabi is a United States-based Palestinian artist who works with cast objects, street signs, and industrial materials. His installations aim, in his words, “to link homophobia, shame and sexual dissatisfaction to the political power structures that produce such dynamics and reinforce them.” Shalabi has exhibited work at Center for Contemporary Arts, Tel Aviv; Hamiltonian Artists, Washington DC; C24 Gallery, SARA’S Gallery, and NARS Foundation Gallery, all in New York; and Vox Populi, Philadelphia; OCCCA, California; and The Anderson, Virginia.

Leah Triplett is a curator, writer, and current Director of Exhibitions and Contemporary Curatorial Initiatives at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) in Philadelphia. Previously, she was a curator at Boston’s Now + There, facilitating the Public Art Accelerator and organizing large-scale public art commissions in Boston. Her writing has appeared in ArtAsiaPacific, ArtNet News, Sculpture, Public Art Dialogue, Flash Art, Hyperallergic, The Brooklyn Rail, and others. She has curated projects for Abigail Ogilvy Gallery, Boston University Art Galleries and Herter Art Gallery, all Massachusetts; and Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn. In 2021, she was the inaugural curatorial mentor for Praise Shadows Art Gallery, Massachusetts.

This program is supported by Artis; Hartfield Foundation; James Rosenquist Foundation; Lèna Saltos; Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation; New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, in partnership with the City Council; Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso; New York City Council District 34; New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature; Dr. Samar Maziad; Sarah Jones; van Beuren Charitable Foundation; William Talbott Hillman Foundation; and Woodman Family Foundation.

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This in-person event will be live streamed through Instagram: @iscp_nyc.

Accessibility information: Please note that the entrance to ISCP has seven steps and a ramp, which is ADA compliant. There are seven artist studios and one exhibition space which can be accessed on the first floor of ISCP. There is an accessible bathroom on the first floor at the end of the hallway, up one step, where the artist studios are located. To access the second floor there is a staircase with a grab bar installed on the right side with 22 steps. The second floor has 22 artist and curator studios, one exhibition space, and a lounge where remarks by our guest speaker will take place. To access the third floor there is a staircase with a grab bar installed on the right side with 24 steps. The third floor has five artist and curator studios.

6:30–7:30pm

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Abed Elmajid Shalabi

Abed Elamjid Shalabi, Place at Armpit Level, 2023, glazed ceramic, 58 × 12 × 44 in. (147.32 × 30.48 × 111.76 cm). Photo by Merik Goma

Abed Elamjid Shalabi, Truck Bed , 2024, fiberglass-reinforced cement, pigment, Home Depot 5-gallon buckets, glazed ceramic, unfired clay, and one-pint paint cans, 73¹/₂ × 26 × 81¹/₄ in. (186.69 × 66.04 × 206.37 cm)

Current and Upcoming Events & Exhibitions

Sujin Lim: The Land, Dark and Muddy

Through February 7

Exhibition

Somewhere Inside: ISCP and the Studio

Through March 7

Exhibition

Exhibition
July 16–August 23, 2024

Storage to Showcase: Selections from the ISCP Archives

In celebration of its 30th anniversary, the International Studio & Curatorial Program (ISCP) is pleased to announce an archival presentation highlighting the organization’s global reach and ongoing support of contemporary artists and curators. Ranging from 1994 to the present, the selections capture three different locations where ISCP has hosted over 2,000 residents from more than 100 countries. Printed and projected images show meetings between ISCP residents and visiting critics, many of whom have become leading figures in the New York and international art scenes. Through the display of Open Studios guides and postcards, photographic slides and contact sheets, global press coverage, and other enticing ephemera, viewers are invited to immerse themselves in the institution’s rich legacy. ISCP has fostered a supportive and mutually respectful community within an international landscape that is often divided, leading to valuable cultural exchange within New York City.

Storage to Showcase: Selections from the ISCP Archives is organized by Annabel Newman, Executive Intern, with the assistance of Louis Pardo, Programs and Exhibitions Intern.
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Accessibility information: Please note that the entrance to ISCP has seven steps and a ramp, which is ADA compliant. There are seven artist studios and one exhibition space which can be accessed on the first floor of ISCP. There is an accessible bathroom on the first floor at the end of the hallway, up one step, where the artist studios are located. To access the second floor there is a staircase with a grab bar installed on the right side with 22 steps. The second floor has 22 artist and curator studios, one exhibition space, and a lounge where remarks by our guest speaker will take place. To access the third floor there is a staircase with a grab bar installed on the right side with 24 steps. The third floor has five artist and curator studios. ISCP can access a freight elevator to bring visitors between the first and second floors on request.

ISCP can offer two reserved parking spaces on request for people with disabilities. Please email Veronica Sanchez at vsanchez@iscp-nyc.org to request a parking space and/or freight elevator usage.

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Visiting critic Christine Kim (left), current Britton Family Curator-at-Large at the Tate Modern, London, with artist-in-residence Daisuke Nakayama (right), ISCP, 1998