Visit the museum this Sunday 11am-6pm to experience ‘Royal Flush’ by @ninachanel in our main gallery. The exhibition has been featured in @guardian @hyperallergic @culturetype and @contemporaryartreview.la. See what everyone is talking about today @theicala in downtown #LosAngeles - admission free! #royalflush #ninachanelabney #icala

Nina Chanel Abney is at the forefront of a generation of artists that is unapologetically revitalizing narrative figurative #painting. Intuitive in process, works reflect the time in which they were created - stories on a timeline that evolve with the contexts and allegory on the very canvas that they are inscribed on. Controversial issues are approached with irreverence, humor, and #satire to reveal the artist’s scathing commentaries on social attitudes and inequities. Visit ‘Royal Flush’ this weekend 11am-6pm @theicala and discover the accompanying catalogue that highlights the most important and iconic works by @ninachanel of the past ten years including a collection of essays by exhibition curators including ICA LA Curator @jamillahjames 👉 available at the museum shop or follow the link in bio 👀 ‘Royal Flush’ continues @theicala and @caaminla through January 20, 2019 |#royalflush #ninachanelabney #icala

‘Royal Flush’ is the first solo museum exhibition of Chicago-born, New York-based artist Nina Chanel Abney. Painting, watercolor and collage are featured in this ten year survey - a concurrent presentation in #LosAngeles at ICA LA and the California African American Museum. @ninchanel is a skillful storyteller, articulating the complex social dynamics of contemporary urban life through narrative figurative #painting. Abney draws on a variety of sources - mainstream news media, cartoons, #videogames, #hiphop culture, #celebrity websites, tabloid magazines - to make kaleidoscopic paintings replete with figures, numbers and words that appear to have tumbled onto the canvas with the stream-of-consciousness immediacy of text messages, pop-up windows, a Twitter feed, or the scrolling headlines of a 24-hour news cycle. Explore ‘Royal Flush’ @theicala and @caaminla through January 20, 2019 |#royalflush #ninachanelabney #icala

Artist Jason Bailer Losh will lead a Point-of-View Tour of our exhibition ‘B. Wurtz: This Has No Name’ this Wednesday, December 19 at 7pm @theicala. Losh is a #LA-based artist known for creating multi-dimensional forms out of common, commercial, and domestic objects. He will discuss the works in ‘This Has No Name’ and elaborate on his own artistic kinship with Wurtz’s #sculpture (pictured - #detail ‘Collection #5’, 1999) >>> RSVP via the Calendar page 👉 theicala.org |#bwurtz #thishasnoname #icala

Did you spend your weekend with us @theicala? We celebrated our Family Weekend with two community events. A special #Posada invited families to participate in workshops by @lalibreria @lapinatadesignstudio and paper picado making, interact with #34000Pillows @migrantfreedom project by @diazlewis2012, get creative with artist @manoneart + enjoy music, food and drink in #dtla! Thank you to everyone who donated toys at the museum shop for @schoolonwheels an organization that supports students experiencing homelessness with education, tutoring, and therapy. TOY DRIVE donations received an exclusive t-shirt designed by @sheekswinsalways with @angelobaque and @pleaseandthankyoustore in collaboration with @electionreform. Visit Election Reform! Store at ICA LA for brand new drops by @awakenewyorkclothing @cometees and more! The museum is open Wed-Fri 11am-7pm and Sat-Sun 11am-6pm. Learn more about our Family Days and free events 👉 theicala.org 💛 #museumlife #icala

Yesterday the museum hosted a movie morning for children from our neighborhood school @paralosninosorg on 7th Street in downtown #LosAngeles for their annual holiday celebration and adopt a school program in partnership with @lapdcentral Central City Police Boosters 👉 Fun for all ages continues this Saturday and Sunday during our Family Weekend @theicala. Join our TOY DRIVE today 2-6pm in the museum shop presented by @electionreform and friends @angelobaque @awakenewyorkclothing @pleaseandthankyoustore @sheekswinsalways @brendanfowlerbrendanfowler. Bring a new toy in exchange for an exclusive t-shirt - toys will support @schoolonwheels 💛 On Sunday, visit our ‘Posada: Haciendo Espacio / Posada: Making Space’ event 2-5pm with #art #music and workshops + festive food and drink - admission free! #familyweekend #toydrive #posada #dtla #icala

It’s a Family Weekend @theicala this Saturday and Sunday. @electionreform presents TOY DRIVE on Saturday, Dec 15 in partnership with @angelobaque of @awakenewyorkclothing and Baque Creative; artist @sheekswinsalways, Jenny Tsiakals of @pleaseandthankyoustore + music by @brendanfowlerbrendanfowler and friends. Bring a new toy between 2-6pm in exchange for a one-of-kind, collaboratively designed t-shirt! Toys will go to @schoolonwheels - an organization that helps homeless youth with education, tutoring, and therapy 💛 On Sunday, Dec 16, 2-5pm the museum opens its doors for a ‘Posada: Haciendo Espacio / Posada: Making Space’. “Posada” meaning “inn” or “accommodation” - is the symbol for traditional Christmas celebrations in Latin America and Spain. Join us for a day of #art #music, Spanish language workshops + festive food and drink featuring @lalibreria @lapinatadesignstudio @manoneart and many more! Visit 👉 theicala.org/calendar for full details 👀 See you this weekend #LosAngeles! #toydrive #posada #dtla #icala

News from ICA LA: Elsa Longhauser, The Good Works Executive Director will be stepping down from her position at ICA LA in 2019. Throughout her 18 years of leadership, Elsa’s panoramic vision has steered the museum through significant milestones. As a non-collecting institution, @theicala has become a space for what Elsa describes as “a collection of ideas” where dynamic and illuminating programming is always free to the public 💛 Discover our current exhibitions and events at theicala.org | #icala