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Institute of
Contemporary Arts
A leading space for contemporary culture since 1946
Calendar
Exhibitions
Elisa Giardina Papa:
She Flickered In and Out of History
17 July – 6 September 2026
A new video and mixed-media installation by Elisa Giardina Papa exploring the geological, mythological and political temporalities of the Mediterranean through a historical and speculative story of a vanished island.
Talks & Events
GLUE Book Fair 2026
12 – 13 September 2026
ICA’s annual book fair returns, bringing together over 90 publishers for a weekend celebrating independent and artist publishing.
Talks & Events
ICA Creatives × RESOLVE
NO ZINES, NO ARCHIVES
7 October 2026 – 10 July 2027
ICA Creatives is our core young artist programme led by new artists or collectives each year. The 2026/2027 edition of ICA Creatives will focus on emerging London with interdisciplinary design collective RESOLVE.
Films
Cinema and State
Films by Nagisa Ōshima
1 August – 1 September 2026
A key figure of the Japanese New Wave, Nagisa Ōshima's body of work is one of the most vital, challenging and admired in cinema history. This programme brings together nine of his films with a particular focus on the work he made through his own production company in the 1960s and early 70s, illuminating the anti-establishment spirit and formal radicalism running through his cinema.
Films
Off-Circuit
Memory
6 – 27 August 2026
Vladlena Sandu, a survivor of the war in Chechnya, studies her traumatic memories in order to transcend and transform them via cinema in her poetic debut feature.
Live
Smugglers Way presents Ela Minus & Nick León, Alexis Taylor & Mike Simonetti, Guedra Guedra
Thu, 3 September
Smugglers Way is proud to present its first-ever label showcase at the ICA in conjunction with Eat Your Own Ears, featuring the debut performance from Ela Minus & Nick León, alongside sets from Alexis Taylor & Mike Simonetti and Guedra Guedra, celebrating a run of recent releases. 

Live
CTM × ICA 2026
24 – 25 September 2026
Berlin's CTM Festival returns to the ICA for its fourth iteration, bringing together artists working across experimental composition and electronics, punk and performance. From intricate new works and A/V weirdings to shattered club mutations, the program traces a range of approaches to contemporary sound.