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Saturday, 17 October
Daily Programme
Exhibitions
Autumn Knight: I Can't Complain
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.
Films
BFI London Film Festival 2026
Josephine
1:30 PM
Winner of the Grand Jury Dramatic Prize at Sundance, this suspenseful and devastating film follows a child trying to navigate life after witnessing a sexual assault.
Films
BFI London Film Festival 2026
Experimenta Special Presentation
Shab-Nameh: Women of Iran’s Forgotten Left
4:15 PM
Following a screening of her short Ghazal-e Sorkh, Jarman Award–winning artist Maryam Tafakory presents this live film performance, which explores erased histories of women’s political resistance in Iran.
Films
BFI London Film Festival 2026
Cadences of Resistance
6:20 PM
Resisting the enduring legacies of colonial violence and honoring those who continue to gather, speak and dream, these films transform acts of remembrance into radical forms of reclamation, solidarity and world-making.
Live
In the Round: Alabaster DePlume – Both Sides
7:30 PM
London-based saxophonist, singer, composer and poet Alabaster DePlume brings a special residency to the ICA, with a fresh band each night.
Films
BFI London Film Festival 2026
Act 3
8:40 PM
The latest in Christine Molloy and Joe Lawlor’s series of cinematic essays is a rich and thought-provoking journey through ageing, legacy and the intersection between artistic and personal relationships.
Talks & Events
ICA Creatives × RESOLVE
Season 1: Mapping Your Practice
12:00 PM
The first season of ICA Creatives × RESOLVE introduces participants to Starting from the Endz, RESOLVE's framework that centres the local knowledge, lived experience and creativity of young people as a starting point for collective learning and imagining new futures. 
Talks & Events
ICA Creatives × RESOLVE
NO ZINES, NO ARCHIVES
12:00 AM
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.