Join a discussion group, focusing on one work in one hour, facilitated by ICA curators using an art mediation method called Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS).  Rather than exhibition tours, ICA Study Sessions are guided conversations based on curious exploration, critical reflection, and collective meaning making.  All discussions will be held in English. 

Participation is limited to 10 people per session. Please register by 17:00 on the day before each event.

Thu, 15 Oct,  13:00 – 14:00 (English)  Register
Thu, 5 Nov,  13:00 – 14:00 (English)  Register
Thu, 26 Nov,  13:00 – 14:00 (English)  Register


In conjunction with STRESSED HERMS, SWEAT, &PERIOD GAS., an exhibition by Candice Lin and Patrick Staff.

STRESSED HERMS, SWEAT, & PERIOD GAS. and its related events are presented as the third season of The (Invisible) Garden, a two-year artistic research program that inquires into the garden as a method that shapes our understanding of Nature and our relationships to other species. For four seasons, from Fall 2019 through Spring 2021, the ICA at NYU Shanghai will present artists, thinkers, and practitioners, through exhibitions and events, to consider the garden and ask how might we denature Nature?

Scroll down to “Related” below for more information on each event.