2008 Exhibitions

	Main Gallery The Space Between February 2- April 12, 2008 The Space Between brings together minimal, op art (optical art) and geometric abstract works that explore the very process of looking. y pausing in the "space between" sight and mind, visitors will find that the non-representational works will delight, disrupt, and disorient their visual perceptions. Image: Mel Prest, Saba, Oil on panel, Courtesy of the Artist and Gregory Lind Gallery.
	Focus Gallery and Cardinale Project Room Mapping Time: Doug Glovaski January 19 - March 15, 2008 This exhibition marks the first comprehensive presentation of Doug Glovaski's work during the last 17 years. Image: Doug Glovaski, Untitled 6, Courtesty of the Artist and Dolby Chadwick Gallery, SF

	Focus Gallery and Cardinale Project Room This Show Needs You March 28-May 17, 2008 This Show Needs You relies on the willingness of audiences to co-author the work. In conjunction with University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) conference, Intervene! Interrupt! Rethinking Art as Social Practice from May 15-17. Image: Sarah Applebaum's proposal for the Distributed Exhibition, a project organized by artist Sara Thacher.
	Main Gallery Lift Off April 25 - June 14, 2008 San Jose State University's 2008 MFA Graduate exhibition. Featuring the work of: Colleen Arakaki, Susan Burgers, Ben Eberle, Mark Fox-Morgan, Benjamin Hunt, Ethan Miller, Andy Muonio, Amanda Smith, Gabe Toci, Ashley Vander Meeden, Tammy Jo Wilson and Bryan Yerian Image: Tammy J. Wilson, Teacher or a Nurse, 2007, Digital Print, Courtesy of the Artist

	Focus Gallery Crater Bay Area: A Lunar Drawing Contest May 30 - August 2, 2008 Award Ceremony: First Friday August 1, 7 - 8 pm Created by artist duo Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese (Ligorano/Reese), Crater Bay Area is a drawing contest in which artists and non-artists alike will sketch the moon in a competition to win deeds of land on the moon. Image: Installation shot of Crater Bay Area, Courtesy of the Aritsts
	Cardinale Project Room Brendan Lott: Memories I'll Never Have May 23 - July 26, 2008 Brendan Lott's solo show Memories I'll Never Have challenges notions of art and technology, authorship, globalization and out-sourcing in our digitally connected world. Image: Brendan Lott, Ecce Homo, 2007, Oil on canvas, Courtesy of the Artist
	Main Gallery Monotype Marathon 2008 July 1 - 19, 2008 Silent Auction: Saturday July 19, 5:30 - 7:30 PM The 14th annual Monotype Marathon is a rewarding joint venture in printmaking that benefits artists, art patrons, the arts community, and the ICA.

	Main Gallery and Cardinale Project Room Eureka! August 2 - September 20, 2008 Opening Reception: First Friday August 1, 6 PM - late Featuring the 2005-2007 recipients of the Eureka Fellowship Award: Chester Arnold, Thomas Chang, Amy Franceschini, Paul Kos, George Kuchar, Josh Lazcano, Mads Lynnerup, Lourdes Portillo, Rigo 23, Philp Ross, Clare Rojas, Chris Sollars Image: Paul Kos, XC On Brushstrokes, 2005, video projection on paint, canvas, wood, Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Paule Anglim, SF
	Focus Gallery Timothy Horn: Medusa August 2 - September 20, 2008 Opening Reception: First Friday August 1, 6 PM - late Medusa is an ornate and large-scale chandelier by Australian artist Timothy Horn. Image: Timothy Horn, Installation shot of Medusa, 2006, Silicone rubber, copper tubing, fiber optics, lighting fixtures, Courtesy of the Artist and Hosfelt Gallery, SF

	Main Gallery, Focus Gallery and Cardinale Project Room 2008 Fall Auction October 3 - October 25, 2008 Auction: October 25, 2008 A not-to-be-missed evening in the South Bay, the ICA's auction provides an opportunity to purchase the freshest work of established and emerging talent, while supporting the ICA's innovative exhibitions and educational programming. Image: Installation shot of the 2008 Annual Fall Art Auction, Courtesy of photographer Kathryn Hetzner

	Main Gallery Manuel Neri: The Figure in Relief November 7 - January 17, 2009 Internationally acclaimed sculptor's 25-year retrospective of figurative relief sculptures in exclusive Bay Area presentation. Image: Manuel Neri, Arcos de Geso (Cast4/4), 2004 Bronze, Oil-based pigments, 79x110.5x13 inches, Image courtesy of the Artist and Hackett-Freedman Gallery, SF, Photograph: M. Lee Fatherree.
	Focus Gallery Chris Dorosz: The Painted Room November 7 - January 10, 2009 Watch the stop motion movie documenting the installation of The Painted Room Image: Chris Dorosz, The Painted Room, 2007, acrylic paint on monofilament, dimensions variable. Image courtesy of the Artist.

*NIGHT MOVES*
	Elaine Buckholtz: Yellow Descending February 1 - March 25, 2008 Made from the artist's experimentation with found objects, light, time and sound, Yellow Descending creates an unexpected encounter on South First Street. Image: Elaine Buckholtz, stills from Yellow Descending , 2-channel DVD, Courtesy of the Artist
	Ray Beldner: The Word on the Street March 28 - July 26 Ray Beldner uses language from homeless signs to make poetic neon versions that reflect sentiments of our own shortcomings, losses and desires. Image: Ray Beldner, Kind Stranger, 2005, Neon mounted on panel with electronic components, Courtesy of the Artist and Catharine Clark Gallery
	Jessica Miller: Polarity Convergence August 1 - October 17, 2008 Utilizing low-tech filming tricks that involve mirrors, aluminum foil and the time-lapse feature on a camera, Miller treats her work as performed scientific "experiments." Image: Jessica Miller, Installation shot of Polarity Convergence, 2008, Courtesy of the Artist

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