Ding Shilun, The Weight of the Oath, 2022, oil on canvas, 74 3/4 x 70 7/8 in.
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA Miami) tenth anniversary year culminates in a series of major solo presentations of artists recognized for their innovative and exploratory practices. Opening in advance of Miami Art Week, exhibitions include the first U.S. solo museum presentations for rising abstract painter Lucy Bull and the late influential pop artist Keiichi Tanaami, a showcase of two critical series by Rubem Valentim, a key figure in Afro-diasporic art, and a new immersive installation by interdisciplinary artist Marguerite Humeau. The museum’s project space for emerging artists features new works by Ding Shilun. The program reflects ICA Miami’s dedication to representing a diverse set of global perspectives and spotlighting artists who are pushing the boundaries of contemporary art through their practices.
“As we mark ICA Miami's tenth anniversary, our fall season reflects the significant evolution of our exhibitions program since our founding and our steadfast commitment to platforming both rising and established artists influencing contemporary art making”, said Alex Gartenfeld, ICA Miami Irma and Norman Braman Artistic Director. “From bringing renewed attention to the influential artists Ruben Valentim and Keiichi Tanaami to providing a critical institutional platform for rising artists Lucy Bull and Marguerite Humeau, these truly encapsulate ICA Miami’s wide-ranging exhibitions program”.
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Ding Shilun. December 3, 2024 – March 30, 2025
ICA Miami presents the first solo US museum exhibition by Ding Shilun (b. 1988, Guangzhou, China). Shilun, who is based between London and Guangzhou, will be debuting a series of newly commissioned works that continue the theme of his “personal fable.” Culling inspiration from art history, Chinese folklore, Japanese Manga, and historical events, Shilun creates ethereal and unexpectedly ominous narrative paintings. With their idiosyncratic mythologies, the works broadly reflect the artist’s own experience, while deftly speaking to our shared reality. ICA Miami recently acquired Shilun’s The Weight of the Oath, and is the first museum to acquire a work by the artist.
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