ICA Free Thursdays (in coordination with Inquisitive Minds)

Feel free to bring cameras, tripods to take pictures around the area. Special exhibition: Damián Ortega: Do it Yourself Ortega is known for taking things apart and putting them back together again Born in 1967 in Mexico City, Ortega is one of the most prominent artists of the new Mexican generation. This exhibition, the first-ever survey of OrtegaÂÂ's work, will show the arc of his artistic output with a range of sculpture, installation, video, and photography. In OrtegaÂÂ's work, objects are never allowed to restÂÂ-they are pulled apart, suspended, or rearranged, calling attention to the dynamism of the world around us and the hidden poetry in the everyday. A former political cartoonist, Ortega brings a subtle, incisive wit to his surprising manipulations of familiar, humble materialsÂÂ-bricks, old tools, Coca-Cola bottles, tortillas, and even a Volkswagen Beetle are assembled and reassembled in playful and imaginative ways.