Notes for Tomorrow

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INVASORIX, Vajiko Chachkhiani, Rei Hayama, Madiha Aijaz, Ilana Harris-Babou, Shezad Dawood, Ernesto Bautista, u/n multitude, Luiz Roque, "Notes For Tomorrow," 2022

ICI Curated Films. Courtesy of the Gallery.

Notes for Tomorrow is an exhibition conceived by ICI, featuring artworks selected by 30 curators based in 25 countries around the world to reflect on a new global reality ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic. In this cultural moment of transition, each work is a source of inspiration from the recent past and a guiding perspective for the future.

Many of the artworks in the exhibition address spirituality as a grounding mechanism, sharing ways to make sense of the world when so much is in doubt. Some engage with specific mythology, while others reveal political structures that may or may not still be standing. The formation of monuments is questioned, and their removal is all but certain. The exhibition addresses art’s potential in the construction of collective memory in a global era. We learn the importance of sustaining and sharing different forms of knowledge, prompting us to re-imagine our conceptions of the future.

Notes for Tomorrow was curated from selections by alumni of ICI’s Curatorial Intensive, a professional development program founded in 2010 on principles of international exchange, inclusivity, and knowledge-sharing. With the ever-present backdrop of a global pandemic, ICI turned to these curators to question and reassess values and relevance in contemporary culture, and asked each of them to share an artwork they believe is vital to be seen today.

Artists included in the exhibition: Madiha Aijaz, Ernesto Bautista, Vajiko Chachkhiani, Shezad Dawood, Demian DinéYazhi’, Cao Guimarães, Ilana Harris-Babou, Rei Hayama, Amrita Hepi, INVASORIX, Ali Kazma, David Lozano, Omehen, Daniela Ortiz, Kristina Kay Robinson, Luiz Roque, Mark Salvatus, Yan Shi, and u/n multitude.

Contributing Curators: Freya Chou, Veronica Cordeiro, Tessa Maria Guazon, PJ Gubatina Policarpio, Ivan Isaev, Esteban King Álvarez, João Laia, Luis Carlos Manjarrés Martínez, Lydia Y. Nichols, Balimunsi Philip, Josseline Pinto, Florencia Portocarrero, Shahana Rajani, Rachel Reese, Mari Spirito, Abhijan Toto, Fatoş Üstek, Su Wei, and Sharmila Wood.