exhibition review: “An Indigenous Present” at ICA Boston

Installation view, Caroline Monnet's Man-made Land at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston.

A large wall-mounted abstract installation fills a white gallery wall with repeated black circular and linear forms arranged in a rhythmic pattern across the space.

“An Indigenous Present” is at ICA Boston through March 8, 2026. From there, the exhibition will move to the Frist Art Museum in Nashville (June 26 through September 27, 2026) and the Frye Art Museum in Seattle (November 7, 2026, through February 14, 2027).

exhibition review: “An Indigenous Present” at ICA Boston