ISCP Talk
November 1, 2023, 6–7pm
Messa in Luce Exhibition Talk with Alchemyverse and Jess Wilcox
In conjunction with the exhibition Alchemyverse: Messa in Luce on view at ISCP through November 17, artistic duo Bicheng Liang and Yixuan Shao will discuss their project-related research and field work with exhibition curator Jess Wilcox. The time-sensitive subjects of environmental catastrophe and planetary apocalypse drives their practice, which combines science, native knowledge, and ancient craft through field work and experimentation.
Alchemyverse was founded in 2020 by artists Bicheng Liang and Yixuan Shao in New York while they were enrolled in the MFA program at Columbia University. Liang received his BFA from the Central Academy of Fine Arts, China. Shao received her BA from University of California, San Diego. Recent exhibitions include International Studio & Curatorial Program, New York; Praise Shadows Gallery, Massachusetts; Asia Art Archive in America, New York; The Bishop Museum, Hawai’i; and Lenfest Center for the Arts, Columbia University, New York; among others. Currently, they are in residence at ISCP.
Jess Wilcox is an independent curator focusing on ecocritical, socially engaged and public art. From 2016 to 2022, she was Curator and Director of Exhibitions at Socrates Sculpture Park. From 2011 to 2015, she worked at the Brooklyn Museum’s Center for Feminist Art. She has a BA from Barnard College and Master’s degree from Bard’s Center for Curatorial Studies.
This program is supported by Alice and Lawrence Weiner; Danna and Ed Ruscha; Hartfield Foundation; Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; 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 the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature; James Rosenquist Foundation; and William Talbott Hillman 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
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 akuo@iscp-nyc.org to request a parking space and/or freight elevator usage.