Benefit in a Box 2022: What’s in the Box?

Order your box by October 14!

Over the past two years, ICI has helped bring the curatorial community together to create new platforms for culture that are adapted to diverse practices and voices. By purchasing a box at any level, you support an organization that is dedicated to advancing the impact of curators, making global connections, and building stronger art communities.

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All box purchasers are also invited to join us in New York for our Auction Viewing and Reception on Tuesday, October 25 at 6 pm at Sean Kelly Gallery. And of course, each box also has exciting, exclusive contents! So, What’s in the box?!

Juego de la Oca: Board game by Pablo Helguera

Pablo Helguera, Juego de la Oca, 2022. Boxed, printed paper mounted to board with game pieces and die, 20 x 24 in. (unfolded), edition of 100. Produced exclusively for ICI, courtesy of the artist. (Graphic design: Sharon Romang, Production: Claire Ellen Corey)

Pablo Helguera
Juego de la Oca, 2022
Boxed, printed paper mounted to board with game pieces and die
20 × 24 in. (unfolded), edition of 100
Produced exclusively for ICI, courtesy of the artist. (Graphic design: Sharon Romang, Production: Claire Ellen Corey)

Each box includes a limited-edition board game by artist Pablo Helguera made exclusively for ICI’s Benefit in a Box. Navigate the spiral track of this playable artwork to reach the golden goose while avoiding bad reviews, and traverse the ups and downs of contemporary art through Helguera's witty “artoons” that poke fun at art-world hierarchies. Upgrade your box to the Global or Leadership Circle levels to receive Juego de la Oca as a special print edition!

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Elevated items in each box

Our Benefit in a Box offers a taste of ICI’s community with special goodies from our partners and invites you to toast the accomplishments of the year, wherever you may be. In addition to Helguera’s limited-edition board game and your invitation to the Auction Viewing and Reception, each box includes these special items:

Areaware: Paper Clips and Pinch Clips

Stay organized in style with Areaware’s functional accessories. Based in Brooklyn, NY and Columbus, OH, Areaware works with independent designers to bring their design ideas to life. Paper clips are designed by Studio Daphna Laurens, and pinch clip by Nick DeMarco.

Ghetto Gastro: WAVY Waffle and Pancake Mix

Don’t cheat yourself, treat yourself with WAVY, a nourishing waffle and pancake mix that's sweet and decadent. The famed Bronx-based culinary brand introduces their first direct-to-consumer product with an ingredient stack connecting the flavors of Africa, Asia, and The Americas. The mix is made with organic roots and grains and is non-GMO, plant-based, gluten-free, and contains no sugarcane.

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ICI & wkshps: Notebooks and Pens

In 2022, ICI launched a new website and graphic identity that visualizes the way our work moves beyond geographic space and toward global connection. Get inspired by our platform, and its dynamic network of collaborators and ideas, with these notebooks and pens.

Wandering Barman: Ghosted White Negroni

Wandering Barman’s handcrafted, premium bottled cocktails focus on quality ingredients and sustainability. The Ghosted White Negroni is their newest flavor, a bright alternative to the traditional red Negroni that’s silky smooth, bright and juicy with a touch of juniper and a bitter gentian finish.

Premium and Deluxe Boxes

Go Deluxe or Premium for even more of all the great goodies above! Premium boxes (those at the Curators’ Circle level and above) receive a bottle of Ruinart Rose champagne. Beginning at the Artist’s Circle level, boxes also include exclusive artist prints! Upgrade today to get limited editions by Bernd and Hilla Becher (Artists’ Circle) and Nick Cave and Bob Faust (Curators’ Circle). Those at the Global and Leadership Circle levels also receive the extremely special 2022 ICI Artist Commissioned Limited Edition by Pablo Helguera.

Left: Facility (Nick Cave and Bob Faust), Head Dressed, 2019, Nine-color lithograph, edition of 200, signed by the artists.
Center: Ruinart Rose.
Right: Bernd and Hilla Becher, Pipe Detail: Coal Mine, 1990-1, Duotone offset lithograph, edition of 75, signed by the artists.

For more information, contact Manuela Paz at manuela@curatorsintl.org.