Boston's ICA Opens New Diller Scofidio + Renfro Building with Super Vision
In December 2006, the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) in Boston unveiled a new facility on Fan Pier, crafted by Diller Scofidio + Renfro. This 5,760-square-meter edifice features 1,672 square meters dedicated to exhibition space, along with a theater, restaurant, bookstore, children's workshops, and office areas. The opening exhibition, Super Vision, ran from December 10, 2006, to April 29, 2007, highlighting artists such as Anish Kapoor and Jeff Koons. Established in 1936, the ICA was the first contemporary art institution in the U.S. without a permanent collection. The new venue allows for more extensive exhibitions, including Philip-Lorca diCorcia (June 1 – September 3, 2007) and Design Life Now (September 28, 2007 – January 7, 2008). The construction incurred a cost of $65 million, with $130,000 provided by Massachusetts.
Key facts
- ICA Boston opened new building on Fan Pier in December 2006
- Building designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
- Total area: 5,760 m² with 1,672 m² of exhibition space
- Opening exhibition: Super Vision (Dec 10, 2006 – Apr 29, 2007)
- Construction cost: $65 million, only $130,000 from state
- ICA founded in 1936 as Boston Museum of Modern Art
- First US institution exclusively for contemporary art
- New building allows for permanent collection and larger exhibitions
Entities
Artists
- Anish Kapoor
- Tony Cragg
- James Turrell
- Tony Oursler
- Mona Hatoum
- Jeff Koons
- Julie Mehretu
- Thomas Ruff
- Philip-Lorca diCorcia
- Georges Braque
- Oskar Kokoschka
- Edvard Munch
- Andy Warhol
- Robert Rauschenberg
- Laurie Anderson
- Roy Lichtenstein
- Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons
- Carol Rama
- Vanessa Beecroft
- Kara Walker
- Cildo Meireles
- Ellen Gallagher
- Cindy Sherman
- Bill Viola
- Rachel Whiteread
- Janine Antoni
- Cornelia Parker
- Elizabeth Diller
- Ricardo Scofidio
- Graham Gund
- Philip Johnson
- Mies van der Rohe
- Philip Jodidio
- Jacques Demarcq
Institutions
- Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) Boston
- Boston Museum of Modern Art
- Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
- Fogg Museum
- Harvard University
- Cooper Union
- Princeton University
- Fondation Cartier
- Musée de la Mode, Paris
- MoMA, New York
- Seagram Building
- Lincoln Center
- Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen
- Charleroi Danse
- Boston Ballet
- The Economist
- Boston Globe
- Connaissance des arts
- Taschen
Locations
- Boston
- Massachusetts
- United States
- Fan Pier
- South Station
- Government Center
- Back Bay
- 955 Boylston Street
- Boston Harbor
- Logan Airport
- Anthony's Pier Four
- New York
- Manhattan
- Ground Zero
- Gifu
- Japan
- Yverdon-les-Bains
- Switzerland
- Lake Neuchâtel
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
- Fort Worth
- Texas
- San Francisco
- California
- Paris
- Belgium
Sources
- artpress —