ICA LA is an epicenter of artistic experimentation and an incubator of new ideas. ICA LA builds upon a distinguished history of bold curatorial vision and innovative programming of its predecessor organization, the Santa Monica Museum of Art, to illuminate the important untold stories and emerging voices in contemporary art and culture. Through exhibitions, educational programs, and community partnerships, ICA LA fosters critique of the familiar and empathy with the different.

This grant will support Harold Mendez, the first LA exhibition of this artist, a first-generation American of Mexican-Columbian descent. Working between sculpture and photography, Mendez explores the tension between fiction and truth, with an interest in how constructions of history shape our sense of reality and self. This exhibition focuses on the artist’s work over the past decade, but will also include new commissions made specifically for this exhibition. This exhibition will run from July 12 to October 11, 2020.