Inviting artists and cultural producers into his work, Rafa Esparza questions artistic authorship. In ‘de la Calle’, the artist has employed a team of collaborators from #LA, #NewYork and #Mexico to work on site in our Project Room. Mexico native Victor Barragán, founder of his eponymous #fashion label, is one of the collaborators who will contribute to the project’s performance event next month in Santee Alley, an open-air market in #LosAngeles’s Fashion District. Currently on view in the Project Room @theicala is a @barragannnn x @elrafaesparzxa ’17 tee - the original ink drawing by the artist is also on display. Look out for more #delaCalle collaborators #comingsoon | #rafaesparza #toesucking #dramagan #icala

Have you visited our Annex? Discover early #videoart from 1993 to 2001 that explores themes of gender, race and sexuality - social interests that we now refer to as identity politics. ‘sisters and brothers’ is a selection of compelling video works by artists Jaguar Mary (Jocelyn Taylor), Cauleen Smith, and Ayanna U’Dongo, presented in collaboration with @_dirtylooks_ (pictured - still from 'The Message (Sapphire Tapes 1)’, 1993 by #CauleenSmith) | #sistersandbrothers #icala

A gold curtain seductively separates the museum and an artist at work ✨✨✨ #LosAngeles-based artist Rafa Esparza began his activation of the Project Room this week into a commons, to be served as a site for exhibition, production and collaboration. In the coming months Esparza will invite local artists and personalities from #LA’s #nightlife scene to produce works to display at the #museum for the duration of ‘de la Calle’ (‘from the Street’). Visitors to @theicala can walk through the gold curtain to witness the production of the artist’s signature bird sculptures created from refashioned Nike Classic Cortez shoes - a #fashion staple worn by the artist during his #adobe production, also on show in the space - #regram @elrafaesparza 👟-->🐦 | #rafaesparza #delacalle #footfetish #icala