Other Voices

Lab notes from interns and staff at ICI.

Sep 19, 2019
2 min

Goodbye, ICI! <3

It is officially my last day at ICI as an intern. It's been a really rewarding experience working on the AIDS Chronicles and a few other...

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This is a catchy title introducing you to me.

ICI Intern

Jul 9, 2019
2 min

This is a catchy title introducing you to me.

My name is Jonnie and I am the summer 2019 intern at the Institute of Cultural Inquiry! I am a third generation native of Los Angeles,...

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ICI Intern

Oct 13, 2017
1 min

Phase 2: Beginning my Fall Fellowship

After wrapping up my first fellowship working on the Monkey Head project–and taking one long, deep inhale–it’s time for me to dive right...

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ICI Intern

Oct 6, 2017
2 min

Wrapping up my first ICI Fellowship

After four months of living inside artist lab books and dreaming of malfunctioning printers, I’m finally saying goodbye to the Everything...

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CulturalInquiry

Aug 8, 2017
1 min

Departure

In exactly one week, I will be on a plane to a new town, to a city that will wrap history and mist around me like a cloak. I am nervous...

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ICI Intern

Jul 13, 2017
2 min

Performance and Learning

Working at the Institute of Cultural Inquiry for the past month has allowed me to unearth my unique relationship to the AIDS Chronicles....

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ICI Intern

Jul 13, 2017
2 min

One month in…

I’ve really enjoyed my first month as the Editorial Fellow here at the ICI. I’m glad I’m getting this chance to write a little bit about...

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ICI Intern

Jun 22, 2017
1 min

Greetings and Salutations from an ICI Intern!

Hello — My name is Sonya Kalara and I am excited to be working at the Institute of Cultural Inquiry as the office gears up for the 25-th...

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Hello from the new ICI Editorial Fellow!

ICI Intern

Jun 15, 2017
1 min

Hello from the new ICI Editorial Fellow!

My name is Hanna Bahedry, and I’m so pleased to be writing as the ICI’s Editorial Fellow for Summer 2017. As Editorial Fellow, I’ll be...

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ICI Intern

Jun 14, 2017
1 min

Hello!

My name is Jed Surio and I am one of the new interns here at The Institute of Cultural Inquiry. I am originally from Manila, Philippines...

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ICI Intern

Aug 23, 2016
1 min

Closing thoughts at the end of my ICI internship

The end of the summer is approaching, and, sadly, so is my time working with the ICI. I came in as the Curatorial Assistant Intern, to...

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ICI Intern

Jul 1, 2016
1 min

Updates from my time thus far at ICI

Hello! My time at ICI has thus far been quite interesting, as I learn more and more about the organization through their current project...

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ICI Intern

Jun 9, 2016
1 min

An Introduction

My name is Dareen Hussein and I am the new curatorial assistant intern at The Institute of Cultural Inquiry for Summer 2016! I recently...

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ICI Intern

May 12, 2016
2 min

Closing thoughts on my time as a Fellow at ICI

5/13 marks my final day as an Editorial Fellow at the Institute. When I first started looking into the ICI as an undergrad, I read that...

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ICI Intern

Apr 13, 2016
2 min

Trip to the Sontag Archive

As part of my research for the Barthes project, I recently went to visit the Susan Sontag collection at UCLA to look at a special edition...

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ICI Intern

Apr 12, 2016
2 min

Barthes, the Sensualist

When I began this fellowship, I was more invested in interrogating why Barthes’ strange, middling work had endured than affirming its...

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ICI Intern

Mar 8, 2016
1 min

Greetings from a New ICI Fellow!

Hello, My name is Jeremy Klemin, today is my first in-office day as an Editorial Fellow at the ICI. I did my undergraduate degree in...

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ICI Intern

Aug 14, 2015
1 min

AC Intern Update

This Summer I’ve been working on the AIDS Chronicles at the ICI; reading New York Times pages, scanning for articles and then obscuring...

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ICI Intern

Jun 22, 2015
1 min

HELLO THERE!

My name is Alfredo Aguayo; I am the new intern here at ICI, and today is my first day. I am excited to be working with many of the...

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ICI Intern

Jun 22, 2015
1 min

Hello from a New ICI Intern!

Hi, My name is Lizzy, I will be a junior at Bard College in Annandale-On-Hudson, New York, this Fall. I am a Studio Art Major and am...

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ICI Intern

Oct 14, 2014
1 min

Earth Cabinet Final Update

This is my final blog post as an Earth Cabinet Intern at the Institute. Most of the known samples of earth that exist here have been put...

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ICI Intern

Aug 22, 2014
1 min

Library Update

Some of my fondest memories from my childhood have been in libraries. Libraries are quite magical places, simultaneously silent and yet...

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ICI Intern

Aug 8, 2014
1 min

Earth Cabinet Update

Earth comes in all different shapes, colors, sizes, and textures — Earth is a place: the planet on which I live, but it is also the word...

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CulturalInquiry

Jul 18, 2014
1 min

Summertime at the ICI

The Institute would like to send a warm welcome to our new interns for summer 2014, April Zhang and Britney Ko, who will be working on...

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ICI Intern

Jul 18, 2014
1 min

Greetings!

Hello! My name is April Zhang and its my second day here at the ICI. I am excited to be the new Archivist intern and to be building the...

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ICI Intern

Jun 30, 2014
1 min

Hello!

Today is my second day inside the ICI and my first day as an Earth Cabinet Intern. I feel excited and maybe a little jittery from...

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ICI Intern

Apr 17, 2014
1 min

Spring Fellow Hello

Hello, my name is Dola Baroni. I am the new editorial fellow here at the Institute. I am an artist specializing in movement, performance,...

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CulturalInquiry

Feb 28, 2014
1 min

The Meaning of Colors: BLUE

Blue is the most common favorite color of people worldwide. It is often associated with the sky, oceans, water, ice, cold, peace,...

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CulturalInquiry

Jan 21, 2014
2 min

A Clarion Call

For those of us who are part of artist-run organizations, the last decade has been a difficult one. Like everyone else, we have suffered...

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CulturalInquiry

Dec 15, 2013
1 min

The Meaning of Colors: GREEN

The color green is universally associated with nature, but can also be tied to luck, energy, fertility, springtime, wealth, envy and in...

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Another Year, Another Period of Reflection

CulturalInquiry

Oct 25, 2013
1 min

Another Year, Another Period of Reflection

As October comes to an end, and we begin to head toward another holiday season, it is once again time to prepare for World AIDS Day / Day...

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ICI Intern

Jul 29, 2013
1 min

A Warm Goodbye.

In this moment I find myself saying goodbye to an organization whose people, space and mentality represent a remarkably unique pocket of...

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CulturalInquiry

Jul 3, 2013
1 min

Busy Bees

Summer is in full force upon us now and here at the ICI we’re gearing up for a season of productivity. In an age of multi-tasking and...

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ICI Intern

Jun 26, 2013
1 min

Quandaries and Quagmires

I have come to understand that this type of archival/library work can at times be challenging in ways that have previously been...

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ICI Intern

May 29, 2013
1 min

A Time for Learning

The summer is near, you can smell it coming, and I find myself startled at the notion that I’ve been interning at ICI for nearly two...

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ICI Intern

Apr 4, 2013
1 min

A Frenzied Handsome Hello.

Greetings fellow inquirers. My name is Alyssa Loera and I am new to the Institute of Cultural Inquiry. Over the next little while I’ll be...

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CulturalInquiry

Feb 17, 2013
1 min

Happy Birthday

The Institute celebrated its 18th year as a non-profit organization on December 20, 2012. Happy Birthday Institute.

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CulturalInquiry

Dec 7, 2012
1 min

As times passes onwards…

As another December 1st event has come to pass, and the last major ICI event for the year winds to an end, I am left to reflect on the...

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ICI Intern

Nov 6, 2012
2 min

Endings and Beginnings

For the past few weeks I have been working on the finishing touches of the redesign of the library. I’ve been working hard to place all...

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ICI Intern

Oct 8, 2012
1 min

Signing Out

My time at the Institute has come to a close in what has been an interesting few weeks. After returning from Telluride Film Festival’s...

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CulturalInquiry

Sep 5, 2012
1 min

The Meaning of Colors: YELLOW

The color yellow has varied meanings and connotations. It is simultaneously associated with optimism, sunshine, joy, caution, cowardice...

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ICI Intern

Aug 22, 2012
1 min

Ciao, ICI!

It’s been 3 weeks… And it feels like one of those quick-fire challenges on Food Network, except all the ingredients haven’t been revealed...

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ICI Intern

Aug 22, 2012
1 min

Redesigning the Library

My most recent project at the ICI has been to redesign their library system. I was really excited for this project because I really love...

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CulturalInquiry

Aug 10, 2012
1 min

Three Sisters

There were once three sisters who were born to the Rose Family. The eldest was named Ruby, the middle was named Coral and the youngest...

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ICI Intern

Aug 2, 2012
2 min

A New Way of Thinking

My name is Elizabeth Sanders. I am the new Graphic Design intern here at the Institute of Cultural Inquiry. I am originally from Atlanta,...

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CulturalInquiry

Aug 2, 2012
1 min

The Meaning of Colors: ORANGE

As I continue my research, we journey on to the next color of the rainbow: orange. A blend of red and yellow, orange is believed to...

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ICI Intern

Aug 1, 2012
1 min

Meet Rachel

As the newly-minted archival intern for the Institute of Cultural Inquiry, Rachel is just starting to break into the crazy world of...

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CulturalInquiry

Jul 27, 2012
1 min

Saying Goodbye…

Goodbyes are always hard but our farewell this week to Steve Eighmey was especially painful. Over the last three years, Steve has...

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CulturalInquiry

Jul 18, 2012
1 min

The Meaning of Colors: RED

In discussing culture, color in regard to race is a common theme, however, the nuanced cultural and historical meanings of the colors...

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CulturalInquiry

Jul 14, 2012
1 min

Another summer…

Another summer begins and I look forward to our new round of interns. Rachel Wilson will be working with our Ephemera Kabinett,...

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