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Of Animacy Reading Group: Undercurrents
Tue, 17 December
Of Animacy reconvenes for a festive gathering at the end of the year to discuss and enjoy a selection of poems from Rita Wong’s book
Undercurrent
.
Feminist Films of Work & Protest
Sun, 15 December
Narratives of women's labour and protest are brought together through a screening of experimental and documentary films, spanning six decades.
Critique and Betrayal: Radical Philosophy, Past and Present
Wed, 11 December
Peter Osborne moderates a panel discussion on the future of independent cultural production to coincide with the publication of two volumes of essays from the
Radical Philosophy
Archive
.
Females: A Close Reading
Wed, 27 November
Cultural critic Sita Balani leads a close reading of Andrea Long Chu’s new publication
Females
.
In Production
We Are Neurodiverse: Screening
Sat, 23 November
A programme of short films by emerging filmmakers presented by Bristol-based film development programme We Are Neurodiverse.
London Palestine Film Festival 2019
Forensic Architecture: The Long Duration of a Split Second
Sat, 23 November
Forensic Architecture lead a live presentation and discussion around their investigation into the 2017 police raid of Umm al-Hiran, a Bedouin village in the Negev desert.
In Production
We Are Neurodiverse: Workshop
Sat, 23 November
This workshop aims to inspire neurodiverse filmmakers to develop new projects and apply for the In Production scheme.
Of Animacy Reading Group × Sonia Levy: Shells and Deep Seas
Tue, 19 November
Of Animacy reconvenes in collaboration with artist Sonia Levy to discuss the effects of the Anthropocene on life in oceanic depths.
Image Behaviour 2019
Interactive Audio Design Workshop
Fri, 15 November
A workshop with digital arts studio Werkflow exploring the uses of gaming audio design for interactive and live experiences.
The Politics of Pleasure
Black Feminist Transference: On Pleasure & Power(lessness)
Sat, 9 November
Momtaza Mehri presents a new essay on the slipperiness of female power and the pleasure Black womxn wring from the celebrity class.
The Politics of Pleasure
Rethinking Runs Girls in Girls Cot
Sat, 9 November
Precious Oyelade reads a new, critical essay on the 2006 Nollywood film
Girls Cot
and its protagonists, womxn known as ‘runs girls’.
Queers Read This (4)
Thu, 7 November
An evening of readings by Clay AD, R. Zamora Linmark, Richard Porter, Alison Rumfitt, Shola von Reinhold and Isabel Waidner.
Carceral Aesthetics: Sable Elyse Smith + Nicole R. Fleetwood
Wed, 6 November
Artist and writer Sable Elyse Smith and author Nicole R. Fleetwood discuss their research into the carceral, the personal and the political.
Honey-Suckle Company: Omnibus
Red Members’ Tour of Honey-Suckle Company: Omnibus
Tue, 5 November
ICA Chief Curator Richard Birkett leads an exclusive Red Members’ tour of
Honey-Suckle Company: Omnibus
.
States of the Body Produced by Love
Fri, 25 October
Poets CAConrad and Nisha Ramayya explore the themes of mysticism and ritual in their work through readings followed by a conversation with Sarah Shin.
Honey-Suckle Company: Omnibus
Gallery Tours of Honey-Suckle Company: Omnibus
11 October 2019 – 12 January 2020
ICA Public Advisors introduce the current exhibition,
Honey-Suckle Company: Omnibus
.
Critical Conversations
Homi K. Bhabha with Parul Sehgal and Professor Richard Sennett
Mon, 30 September
Professor Homi K. Bhabha discusses his past and ongoing scholarly work with
New York Times
literary critic Parul Sehgal and Professor Richard Sennett.
Of Animacy Reading Group: Immunity and Contagion
Tue, 24 September
Of Animacy reconvenes to discuss Audronė Žukauskaitė’s critical take on the notions of biological and political identity.
The Politics of Pleasure
How to Write Pleasure
Sat, 7 September
Bernardine Evaristo, discusses her newest novel,
Girl, Woman, Other
, and shares how to write about pleasure for women of colour.
The Politics of Pleasure
In Conversation with Davinia-Ann Robinson
Sat, 7 September
Artist Davinia-Ann Robinson discusses her installation,
PLASTICISED SENSATION
, which explores her work around pleasure and power structures based on the erotic for women of colour.
The Politics of Pleasure
PRESENCE
Sat, 31 August
A restorative studio session, led by artist Davinia-Ann Robinson, inviting women of colour to unlock a sense of agency through use of clay.
Of Animacy Reading Group: Non-ableist Cyborg Politics
Tue, 20 August
Of Animacy reconvenes to consider Alison Kafer’s critical account of cyborg theories from the perspective of disability studies.
Black Quantum Futurism: Temporal Deprogramming
Black Quantum Futurism × East End Sisters Uncut: Community Futurisms – Gentrification and Temporal-Spatial Warfare
Sat, 17 August
Artists Black Quantum Futurism and feminist direct action group East End Sisters Uncut present a workshop examining housing futures.
Black Quantum Futurism: Temporal Deprogramming
Black Quantum Futurism × The Otolith Group: Black Chronopolitica
Thu, 15 August
Discussing their artistic practices and Black futurist imaginaries, artists Black Quantum Futurism and The Otolith Group explore how civil rights and Black liberation movements have reappropriated notions of time and temporality.
Black Quantum Futurism: Temporal Deprogramming
Grandmother Paradoxes, DIY Time Travel + Quantum Event Mapping
Tue, 13 August
Marking the opening of Temporal Deprogramming, Black Quantum Futurism present an interactive lecture exploring the history of linear time constructs, time travel, and notions of the future.
The Labyrinth: A Convening on the Work of Kathy Acker
Sat, 3 August
For the final weekend of
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
, a series of scholarly presentations interrogate the legacy of Acker’s work, extending her lines of thought from artistic, literary and theoretical perspectives
Red Members’ Tour of I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
Fri, 26 July
ICA Assistant Curator Ifeanyi Awachie and Artists’ Film and Moving Image Curator Steven Cairns lead a private ICA Red Members’ tour of
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
.
In Production: Designing for Interaction
Wed, 24 July
Develop skills in interactive media in this free workshop for London-based emerging artists.
Of Animacy Reading Group: The Pharmaco-Pornographic Regime
Tue, 23 July
Of Animacy reconvenes to discuss Paul B. Preciado’s definition of contemporary capitalism as the pharmaco-pornographic regime.
The Politics of Pleasure
The sisterwoman vegan Reading Group
Sat, 20 July
Soul food chef sisterwoman vegan presents her intersectional cooking practice through a curated library, a light menu of sharing plates, and an accompanying zine.
The Politics of Pleasure
Reclaiming Pleasure Through Dance
Sat, 20 July
Womanist fitness instructor Kelechi ‘Kelechnekoff’ Okafor leads a dance workshop and discussion exploring twerking as empowerment.
The Politics of Pleasure
Breathe. Speculate. Come.
Sat, 20 July
Ama Josephine Budge leads a workshop harnessing breath, free writing, mark-making and pleasure vocalisations to rest, resist, reimagine and rebuild.
The Politics of Pleasure
20 July – 9 November 2019
A series of Black feminist programmes exploring pleasure as a politics of refusal.
Collective Creativity: Collectivity in Times of Crisis
Tue, 9 July
Collective Creativity lead a day of alternative study integrating open conversations, group discussions and creative production.
Rosanna McNamara leads the Kathy Acker Reading Group
Thu, 4 July
Rosanna McNamara leads a discussion on myth-making, appropriation and voice in Kathy Acker's
The Adult Life of Toulouse Lautrec
.
Reza Abdoh: Showtapes and Short Films
Wed, 3 July
A two-part programme of screenings and discussions centred on the moving-image works of theatre director and filmmaker Reza Abdoh (1963 – 1995).
Reza Abdoh: The Blind Owl
Tue, 2 July
A two-part programme of screenings and discussions centred on the moving-image works of theatre director and filmmaker Reza Abdoh (1963 – 1995).
Melodrama Against Dictatorship: Sakada
Thu, 27 June
A two-part programme of films produced in the Philippines during Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship revisits cinematic opposition from the past as potential coordinates for acting in the present.
Melodrama Against Dictatorship: Der Lachende Stern (The Laughing Star)
Wed, 26 June
A two-part programme of films produced in the Philippines during Ferdinand Marcos’ dictatorship revisits cinematic opposition from the past as potential coordinates for acting in the present.
Of Animacy Reading Group × Perennial Institute: Weed Course
Tue, 25 June
Of Animacy reconvenes to discuss the writer and poet Amanda Ackerman’s notion of weeding.
D. Mortimer leads the Kathy Acker Reading Group
Thu, 20 June
D. Mortimer leads a discussion on the theme of co-dependency in two of Kathy Acker’s novels.
Queer Intentions
Tue, 18 June
Writer Amelia Abraham presents an evening of readings and discussion around themes of queerness, assimilation and resistance.
Reflect Remember Reclaim Heal
Sat, 15 June
Artist Zéthu Zizwe Ruby Maseko leads two half-day practical workshops in art, written and spoken word for women of colour.
Introduction to I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
14 June – 21 July 2019
ICA Public Advisors introduce the current exhibition,
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
.
Luce Irigaray: How Can We Keep Hoping for a Future?
Fri, 14 June
Luce Irigaray is joined by Elspeth Mitchell and Harry Bregazzi to expound ideas from her new co-edited collection
Towards a New Human Being
.
Stuart Hall in the here and now
Wed, 5 June
A discussion celebrating the work of the late cultural studies pioneer Stuart Hall.
Of Animacy Reading Group: Intersectional Assemblages
Tue, 21 May
Of Animacy convenes at the ICA to discuss queer theorist Jasbir Puar’s proposition to rethink intersectional feminism through the lens of assemblage theory.
Staying with the Violence: Womb Work and Family Abolition
Tue, 21 May
Writer Sophie Lewis presents a lecture drawing on her new theories of surrogacy, gestational justice and family abolition, followed by a discussion with poet Anne Boyer.
Reba Maybury leads the Kathy Acker Reading Group
Thu, 9 May
Reba Maybury leads a fearless discussion of themes in Acker’s writing including the father figure and emancipation.
The Realm of the Recognisable: Sarah Schulman in conversation with Matias Viegener
Sat, 4 May
Writer and activist Sarah Schulman is joined by artist and writer Matias Viegener to discuss Schulman’s three decades of work and their shared engagements with Kathy Acker.
Which Way Forward?
Fri, 3 May
Sarah Schulman leads a panel discussion to consider how marginalised queer communities can use coalition politics to challenge authoritarianism.
‘Nonconscious Cognition’ and Kathy Acker’s ‘Language of the Body’
Wed, 1 May
Literary critic N. Katherine Hayles presents a talk addressing Kathy Acker’s ‘language of the body’ in relation to her own recent research and writing.
Performing Image
Wed, 24 April
Critic Isobel Harbison leads a roundtable discussion examining the intersection of performance and moving image in artistic practice since the 1960s.
Of Animacy Reading Group: A Billion Black Anthropocenes
Tue, 16 April
Of Animacy convenes at the ICA to discuss the histories of colonialism and racism inscribed into the Anthropocene.
Gallery Tours of Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
5 – 14 April 2019
ICA Public Advisors lead tours of the current exhibition,
Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
.
Intersectional Feminism in the Time of #MeToo: Marai Larasi and Chelsea Fuller
Thu, 4 April
Guardian journalist Maya Wolfe-Robinson chairs a discussion between activist Marai Larasi and writer and communications strategist Chelsea Fuller.
Gallery Tour of Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
Tue, 2 April
A BSL-interpreted tour of the current exhibition,
Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
, led by ICA Deputy Director and Curator Katharine Stout.
Of Animacy Reading Group: Cosmoecological Sheep
Tue, 19 March
Of Animacy reconvenes to think through the notion of cosmoecology, in which all beings bear the consequences of each other’s ways of living and dying.
Artists’ Film Club
Technology and its Intersections: Viewing Scenarios and other Platforms
Wed, 13 March
Theorist Ina Blom, multi-disciplinary collective Keiken and artist Lawrence Lek discuss the evolving role of moving image in contemporary art.
Gallery Tour of Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
Tue, 5 March
Assistant Curator Ifeanyi Awachie leads a tour of the current exhibition,
Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
, intended for educational groups.
In Production: Drop-In
Sat, 2 March
A free advice session for London-based artists under 30 who want to learn more about our series of commissioning opportunities for new works in audio and moving-image.
Aspects of Capitalism Today
Thu, 21 February
A discussion around the nature of capitalism today, presented in collaboration with the Centre for Research in Modern European Philosophy.
Of Animacy Reading Group: Representing Nature
Tue, 19 February
Of Animacy returns to the ICA to investigate representation, nature and colonialism
The Ian White Lecture: ‘where our subject slips away’ by Elisabeth Lebovici
Thu, 14 February
Art historian and critic Elisabeth Lebovici delivers the 2019 Ian White Lecture.
Red Members’ Tour of Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
Fri, 8 February
ICA Deputy Director and Curator Katharine Stout leads an exclusive Red Members’ tour of the exhibition Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel.
Educational Tour of Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel – February
Tue, 5 February
ICA Deputy Director and Curator Katharine Stout leads a tour of the current exhibition,
Morag Keil: Moarg Kiel
, intended for educational groups.
Olivia Plender and Ed Webb-Ingall
Fri, 11 January
Artist Olivia Plender discusses her work and ongoing projects.
In Production
1 January 2019 – 1 January 2021
Gain skills in audio and moving image production through this ongoing series of workshops, talks and showcases.
Metahaven Gallery Tours
6 November 2018 – 13 January 2019
ICA Public Advisors offer guided tours of the current exhibition.
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