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Influential street artist Swoon transforms Institute of Contemporary Art lobby

BOSTON, MA.- On the occasion of its 75th anniversary this fall, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) has commissioned Brooklyn-based artist Swoon to create the fifth installation of the Sandra and Gerald Fineberg Art Wall. Extending from the elevator atrium to the lobby and soaring forty feet up to the ceiling, Swoon’s new installation is the largest to occupy the Fineberg Art Wall. The work, titled Anthropocene Extinction, is composed of streams of intricately cut paper which connect key sculptural elements within the installation—including a 400-pound, suspended bamboo sculpture. Swoon is on view at the ICA from Sept. 3, 2011 to Dec. 30, 2012. “The opening of Swoon kicks off a dynamic line-up of fall exhibitions and performances celebrating 75 years of contemporary art in Boston,” said Jill Medvedow, director of the ICA. “Swoon is one of the foremost artists practicing street and activis