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Calendar
Exhibitions
Nora Turato: pool7
9 April – 8 June 2025
The first solo presentation in the UK by Amsterdam-based artist Nora Turato features a site-specific exhibition of newly commissioned work spanning performance, graphic design, video and sound.
Films
An Unfinished Film
2 – 23 May 2025
January 2020. A film crew reunites near Wuhan to resume the shooting of a film halted ten years earlier, only to share the unexpected challenges as cities are placed under lockdown.
Films
Off-Circuit
UK PREMIERE
Bury Us in a Lone Desert
2 – 22 May 2025
A burglar and the owner of a house he attempts to rob journey across Vietnam to the homeowner’s wife’s grave where he wishes to join her. 
Films
Open City Documentary Festival 2025
7 – 11 May 2025
The open space for non-fiction cinema returns for its 15th edition.
Films
In Focus: Fatemeh Motamed-Arya
14 May – 1 June 2025
A special programme of eight films celebrating the work of award-winning Iranian film and theatre actress Fatemeh Motamed-Arya.
Live
Tough Love 20: Ulrika Spacek, William Doyle, Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band
Fri, 9 May
Tough Love celebrates their twentieth anniversary with an evening of celebration and curiosity at the ICA. With sets from Ulrika Spacek, William Doyle, Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band.
Live
Circuit des Yeux
Wed, 14 May
Following the announcement of new single 'God Dick', their first new music since 2021, Circuit des Yeux, the moniker of singer and multi-instrumentalist Haley Fohr, headlines the ICA in May with full band. Support from Bibi Club.
Talks & Engagement
Speaking Futures
WIP: Sharing Space with Joshua Woolford
Tue, 13 May
A series of performance-based work in progress crits led by Diasporas Now in collaboration with 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning. The first session in the series showcases work in progress by transdisciplinary artist Joshua Woolford.
Talks & Engagement
body language: broken printer 
Thu, 15 May
Join Alessia Arcuri for a workshop in response to Nora Turato's pool7, exploring the body as a language-machine – one that sometimes fails, overworks, or breaks down.