Weitzman Fine Art Lecture Series: Diane Severin Nguyen

The Weitzman Department of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania and the Institute of Contemporary Art are pleased to present an artist lecture and presentation with Diane Severin Nguyen, whose work spans across photography, video, and installation.

This free public lecture is part of a series that gathers distinguished artists, activists, writers, and disruptors whose work engages with the social and cultural themes of our time. This season of lectures presents a selection of artists whose work is connected to or featured in ICA's current exhibitions.

**Please keep in mind that this lecture is off-site, and will take place at the location below:

University of Pennsylvania

Meyerson Hall, Room B3 (Basement Level)

210 S 34th St. Philadelphia PA 19104

Virtual programming will be available soon.

Captioning will be available for this program via Zoom.

ICA is committed to creating a welcoming environment for all visitors. For more notes on accessibility including accessible parking nearby visit our Accessibility landing page. If you require any accessibility accommodations or have any questions about the program, please contact Brittany Clottey ([email protected]).

Diane Severin Nguyen is an artist who works with photography, video, and installation. Through material and sculptural experimentations, Nguyen approaches the photographic moment as one of transformation rather than documentation. Her video work narrativizes these tensions by examining the histories of power, victimhood, and speculative desire that motivate cultural (and self) image-making. She has exhibited her work internationally, in places like SculptureCenter, New York; The Renaissance Society, Chicago; and Rockbund Art Museum, Shanghai; and she is a recent recipient of the 2023 Guggenheim fellowship. Nguyen lives and works in New York.

The Institute of Contemporary Art and the Weitzman Department of Fine Arts at the University of Pennsylvania are pleased to present a series of free public lectures and artist presentations that connect a group of distinguished artists, writers, activists, and disruptors to the Philadelphia public.

In their varied approaches and techniques, these individuals speak to ICA’s ethos of artistic experimentation and practice that engages with the social and cultural themes of our time. As artists, writers, and cultural producers, their artwork and criticism expand across themes of popular culture, queer life, kinship & community, and de/construction through the utilization of sculpture, performance, sound, collage, installation, and more.

In this lecture series, we invite you all to engage in conversation with our participants and become a part of an active dialogue that explores the stake of contemporary art in our society and culture.

Programming at ICA is made possible in part by the Emily and Jerry Spiegel Fund to Support Contemporary Culture and Visual Arts and the Lise Spiegel Wilks and Jeffrey Wilks Family Foundation. Public and Student Engagement at ICA is supported by the Bernstein Public Engagement Fund, Suzanne Weiss Doft & Jacob W. Doft, Stacey & Robert Goergen Jr., Hilarie L. & Mitchell Morgan, the Nash Family Foundation, Joline & David Stemerman, and by Dana McDonald Strong & Mark W. Strong.

The Master of Fine Arts program at Penn is focused on the professional development of visual artists. Through workshops, seminar courses, international residency opportunities and interactions with curators, writers and artists, the program provides an open intellectual framework to foster independent methods of artistic research.

Host or Publisher Institute of Contemporary Art