ICA/Boston

An Indigenous Present

Arts EN ↓ 5 episodes

Hear about art from artists and curators. In this podcast, Jeffrey Gibson and Jenelle Porter take you into the exhibition An Indigenous Present , on view at the ICA/Boston . They are joined by Teresa Baker, Raven Chacon, Sonya Kelliher-Combs, Philip Deloria, Sky Hopinka, Caroline Monnet, and Anna Tsouhlarakis in a series of conversations about contemporary Indigenous art.

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Material 19.12.2025 5:26

Material contributes layers of meaning to the work of artists Sonya Kelliher-Combs and Anna Tsouhlarakis. Hear the artists discuss how they use unconventional materials to shape their creative processes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Forerunner 12.12.2025 5:51

Artist Mary Sully created a vibrant series of imaginative portraits featuring figures like Thomas Edison and Amelia Earhart in the late 1920s. Historian Phil Deloria, her great-nephew and author of Becoming Mary Sully, reflects on her unique style. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sound 21.11.2025 5:53

Sound is a powerful, abstract form of creativity. Artists Sky Hopinka and Raven Chacon share how sound shapes memory, and offers expanded ways to experience art. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Place 14.11.2025 6:09

Place is more than geography. Artists Teresa Baker and Caroline Monnet discuss how place functions as both subject and motif, translating memory, landscape, and history into abstract visual forms. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Liberated Abstraction 07.11.2025 5:07

Jeffrey Gibson and Jenelle Porter explore how artists use abstraction as a tool to embrace non-linear ideas and liberate their work from conventional interpretations of heritage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices