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Institute of
Contemporary Arts
A leading space for contemporary culture since 1946
Calendar
Exhibitions
Arca
4 – 19 April 2026
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is delighted to announce a solo exhibition of works by multidisciplinary artist and musician, Arca (b. 1989, Venezuela).
Exhibitions
Genuine Fake Premium Economy:
Jenna Bliss, Buck Ellison & Jasmine Gregory
1 May – 5 July 2026
Through satirising, staging or appropriating the real, these artists probe what effect this post-2008 era of financial collapse has had on societal myths of fairness and progress under capitalism.
Films
Off-Circuit
LONDON PREMIERE
Dracula
10 – 16 April 2026
Radu Jude resurrects Dracula, dissecting modern Europe and its myths through a collision of AI mischief and pornographic absurdity.
Films
Open City Documentary Festival 2026
15 – 19 April 2026
Open City Documentary Festival takes place from 14-19 April, bringing the art of non-fiction to venues across London. Through a programme of film screenings, workshops, panels, talks and an exhibition, the festival showcases new non-fiction works from an international range of filmmakers and provides a space to discuss non-fiction storytelling.
Live
Juana Molina, TRISTÁN, Flo Dill (DJ) (NTS 15)
Mon, 13 April
Juana Molina is a master of experimental pop and one of the most original voices in contemporary music. New show added due to demand.
Live
Crack Cloud
1 – 2 May 2026
Crack Cloud is a Canadian alternative group. 
Talks & Engagement
Talk + Screening
Unsafe By Karen McCarthy Woolf
Thu, 16 April
What does it mean to be a citizen today and what spaces can we still call free? In this special talk and screening, Karen McCarthy Woolf discusses her new book Unsafe. Situated in the midst of a reckoning with a politics of enclosure in London and LA, Unsafe is an immersive meditation on place, the body, nature and the self.   
Talks & Engagement
PULSE
The [Un]event: Linn Phyllis Seeger
29 – 30 April 2026
This iteration of PULSE presents London-based artist Linn Phyllis Seeger’s three-channel moving image installation The (Un)event.