Watch Nina Chanel Abney Create a Massive Mural at ICA Boston

Describing her artwork as “colorfully seductive, deceptively simple.”

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Nina Chanel Abney recently painted a giant mural inside the Institute of Contemporary Art in Boston, Massachusetts. The large-scale artwork portrays Abney’s thought-provoking, stylized subjects and abstract visuals that have been praised by the contemporary art world in recent years. The Chicago-born artist is best-known for her bright paintings that reference socio-political issues and pop culture.

Watch the video below to get a behind-the-scenes look at her ICA Boston mural creation, describing her artwork as “colorfully seductive, deceptively simple investigations of contemporary cultural issues.”

In other art stories, take a look at Banksy’s counterfeit £10 banknote which he recently donated to the British Museum.

ICA Boston
25 Harbor Shore Drive
Boston, MA 02210

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Keith Estiler is a New York-born curator, writer, and the Managing Editor of Hypeart, the contemporary art arm of Hypebeast. Based in NYC, Keith heads up editorial strategy at the intersection of contemporary art and culture, capturing the icons and outliers of both the local and international scenes. He has curated exhibitions worldwide, dedicated to championing the emerging voices and subcultures currently redefining contemporary visual culture.

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