Martine Syms: Misdirected Kiss

ICA exhibiting artist Martine Syms presents Misdirected Kiss, a performative lecture that tells a story about language, movement, and performance as observed in black female entertainers.

Martine Syms is an artist based in Los Angeles, born 1988. Her artwork has been exhibited and screened extensively, including presentations at the New Museum, The Studio Museum in Harlem, Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, MCA Chicago, Green Gallery, Gene Siskel Film Centre, and White Flag Projects. She has lectured at Yale University, SXSW, California Institute of the Arts, University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, and MoMA PS1, among other venues. Syms’ recently presented the exhibition Vertical Elevated Oblique at Bridget Donahue Gallery, New York. Forthcoming exhibitions include Electronic Superhighway 2016-1966, Whitechapel Gallery, London and Karma International, Los Angeles.