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Calendar
Exhibitions
Connecting Thin Black Lines 1985 – 2025
24 June – 7 September 2025
This major exhibition curated by Lubaina Himid celebrates 40 years since The Thin Black Line, the groundbreaking group show of young Black and Asian women artists at the ICA in 1985.
Films
Pratibha Parmar: Memory Pictures, Flesh & Paper, Khush + Q&A
Wed, 2 July
This evening brings together three films by Pratibha Parmar that explore South Asian queer diasporic life.
Films
The Shrouds
4 – 10 July 2025
In this intensely personal work, David Cronenberg crafts a genre-bending tale that slips between mystery and romance, all the while echoing his signature themes: the body as mutable flesh, technology as both saviour and parasite, and the uncanny union of sex and death.
Films
Quatermass 2 (4K restoration)
6 – 10 July 2025
Nigel Kneale and Val Guest's gripping tale of alien infiltration and Cold War paranoia is presented for the first time in 4K.
Films
Celluloid Sunday Festival
11 – 20 July 2025
A nine-day festival of archival gems to celebrate the conclusion of our Celluloid Sunday series including rare prints of films by Hou-Hsiao Hsien, Edward Yang, Jim Jarmusch, David Cronenberg and many more.
Live
SHERELLE in conversation: DIY & Counterculture
Thu, 10 July
SHERELLE teams up with He.She.They to host a live panel + AMA exploring the power of underground spaces, DIY culture, and why these physical hubs matter more than ever. With party and DJs in the bar area post-talk. 
Live
Baby Dee
Tue, 2 September
Coming out of retirement for small run of dates this September, one of the most flamboyant musical discoveries of the 20 years, Baby Dee, performs an intimate headline show at ICA. 
Live
CTM x ICA 2025
4 – 6 September 2025
CTM Festival returns to the ICA: three nights, six genre-defying artists. With: Lyra Pramuk, aya x MFO, Emptyset, Tarta Relena, Violent Magic Orchestra, and KAVARI.  
Talks & Engagement
ICA Creatives x Pesolife Takeover
Trespass
Wed, 2 July
An evening to celebrate and experience the collaborative endeavours of this year’s ICA Creatives in a cross-disciplinary takeover of the theatre space.
Talks & Engagement
Speaking Futures: Sounding Futures
Wed, 9 July
Sounding Futures marks the first live collaborative performance by Diasporas Now co-founders – RIEKO, Lulu Wang, and Paola Estrella – alongside special guest artists. The event is part of the live art platform’s yearlong residency at ICA.