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A leading space for contemporary culture since 1946
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Exhibitions
Autumn Knight: I Can't Complain
29 September – 29 November 2026
I Can’t Complain is a solo exhibition by New York-based artist Autumn Knight. Featuring a new commission alongside recent work, this is the first major presentation of her work in the UK.
Exhibitions
party done: Performance by Samra Mayanja
Fri, 6 November
The party is over, or did it ever start? The guests arrive and the party has finished. Samra Mayanja's solo performance weaves narrative and physical responses to the exhibition space. 
Talks & Events
MACK Cinema Club:
Positions by K8 Hardy
Tue, 20 October
The next MACK Cinema Club celebrates the release of K8 Hardy's new book, Positions, with a special screening of Outfitumentary (2016) followed by a Q&A with London-based artist and curator Nina Manandhar.
Talks & Events
PULSE: School of the Damned
23 – 25 October 2026
For the next iteration of PULSE, School of the Damned will present work across moving image, performance and sound, exploring the concept 'conjuncture'. Over three days, these ideas will unfold in the Upper Gallery.
Films
The Lower Depths:
The Cinema of Shohei Imamura
22 October – 13 December 2026
One of the most important filmmakers to emerge from Japan’s post-war era, Imamura’s unruly, inventive, and often anthropological approach to cinema is singular in the medium’s history. 
Films
Off-Circuit
UK PREMIERE
The Night is Fading Away + Q&A
23 – 29 October 2026
A projectionist navigating his own precarious living situation finds himself at the centre of an unconventional nocturnal community in Ramiro Sonzini and Ezequiel Salinas' luminous tale of friendship.
Live
In the Round: PVA
Fri, 23 October
London genre-defying trio, PVA, join our October In the Round series, presenting a special performance of A Dream Like This, their new EP, reimagined with cello and harp. Support from Rosemary Moss.
Live
In the Round: Broadside Hacks Takeover ft. Brown Wimpenny, Sam Grassie, Myer U Clark, Spitzer Space Telescope.
Sat, 24 October
Following last year’s In the Round show with Milkweed, we’re teaming up with Broadside Hacks again, headlined by 11-piece folk ensemble Brown Wimpenny, with Sam Grassie, Myer U Clark, and Spitzer Space Telescope.
Bookshop
Makers Market
Sun, 6 December
The inaugural ICA Makers Market brings together local artists, designers and independent makers for a day of seasonal shopping, gift-buying and mulled wine.