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May 2026

Wednesday, 27 May

Daily Programme

Exhibitions

Genuine Fake Premium Economy:
Jenna Bliss, Buck Ellison & Jasmine Gregory

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

UK PREMIERE
Tycoon + Q&A

Charlotte Zhang's mesmerising debut feature effortlessly merges forms and formats to craft a paranoid spiral into a city on the brink, as Los Angeles is encircled by militarized policing, meat shortages and cockroach infestations on the eve of the 2028 Olympics.

Talks & Engagement

Talk + Screening
Cruising by William Friedkin

A screening of Cruising (1980), directed by William Friedkin and starring Al Pacino, presented in celebration of the publication of Sex, Clubs, Dissent: Visualising Queer Nightlife by Amelia Abraham. Abraham will be joined in conversation by writer Asa Seresin to discuss the film’s evolving place within queer cinema history.

Live

Gently Tender are a South London 6 piece band formed from the ashes of Palma Violets. Their sound is inspired by the British countryside - an indie rock band with lush harmonies and pastoral melodies - touching on folk, punk and soul.