The Institute for Southern Contemporary Art (ISCA) was developed in 2016 by João Enxuto and Erica Love as an institutional prototype to advance a meaningful alternative to contemporary art production and its political economy. ISCA is an essay-film that proposes a new model for art pedagogy by intersecting regional art practices with a global art market infrastructure governed by artificial intelligence. ISCA counters asymmetrical networks of speculation and reputation by deploying artificial intelligence to reroute capital from the art market to fund other options. Our scenario culminates in a think-tank and independent study program.
Institute for Southern Contemporary Art (ISCA), 2016, HD video, 16 minutes. Narration: Celia Quillian and David Birkin, Miami Drone Camera: Experience Above, Atlanta Drone Camera: Sky Drone Cinema, Art Studios Camera: Micah Stansell, Musical Composition: Joe Hadden, Graphic Design: Bryan Perry, Animation: Micah Hesse, Architectural Modeling: Leslie Dougrou, Art Advisor graphic provided by Hugo Liu, Additional Research Assistance: John Wright and Chera Baugh (Atlanta Central Public Library), Aaron Putt, Michael White, and Cynthia Farnell (Georgia State University), Support Provided by: Ernest G. Welch Fund at Georgia State University, Art Center/South Florida, and New Museum, New York. Written, directed, and edited by João Enxuto and Erica Love
