Writer and scholar Saidiya Hartman gives the final of four talks presented by the ICA in conjunction with Cameron Rowland’s exhibition 3 & 4 Will. IV c. 73

On 29 November 1781, the captain of the slave ship Zong ordered that some 150 Africans be murdered by drowning so that the ship’s owners could collect insurance monies. To commemorate the 239th anniversary, M. NourbeSe Philip, Saidiya Hartman, and Olivia Douglass launch Zong! (Silver Press 2020), with music from Rabz Lansiquot. 

Derica Shields presents an experimental text based on historical, archival and herbal medicine research, in conjunction with Cameron Rowland’s exhibition 3 & 4 Will. IV c. 73.

A workshop exploring current collaborative approaches in African film through the lens of Angolan director Fradique, the Geração 80 collective and guests TBA.

Black feminist writer and organiser Lola Olufemi will be in conversation with Akwugo Emejulu for the launch of Feminism, Interrupted.

Following screenings of three of their video works, artist-writer Carolyn Lazard joins Derica Shields in conversation.

Watch and listen to new works in audio and moving image.

Content creator and presenter Adesola Akerele (AKA Adessy) leads a workshop on navigating adulthood in the age of social media.

A three-day convening to celebrate the life and work of the novelist, essayist and Nobel laureate in literature.

Matt Colquhoun and Kodwo Eshun launch Egress: On Mourning, Melancholy and Mark Fisher, published by Repeater Books.

ICA Public Advisors – artists, writers, filmmakers and performers – offer visitors a chance to collectively discuss the exhibition.

A one-day conference reflecting on contemporary art beyond the intellectual horizon of the aesthetic tradition.

Curator Richard Birkett leads a Red Members’ Tour of Cameron Rowland: 3 & 4 Will. IV c. 73.

Of Animacy convenes to discuss Western genetics researchers’ reductive narratives of indigeneity.

The final evening of screenings from London-based emerging artists presented as part of  Current Transmissions.

Hear from artists about their work, process and career paths.

The third of four Current Transmissions evenings presenting  performance and screenings from London-based emerging artists.

Hear from artists about their work, process and career paths.

Drop-in workshop providing information for applicants to the In-Production Open-call.

The second of four Current Transmissions evenings presenting performance and screenings from London-based emerging artists.

Philosopher and writer Paul B. Preciado discusses agency, gender, dissent and subjectivity with queer theorist Jack Halberstam.

An evening of performance and screenings from London-based emerging artists, presented as part of Current Transmissions.

New works in audio, moving image and interactive media from London-based emerging artists.

Producer object blue leads a seminar and workshop exploring the theme of ecstasy through music.

Of Animacy reconvenes to discuss feminist activist and scholar Françoise Vergès’ essay ‘Capitalocene, Waste, Race, and Gender’.

ICA Public Advisors introduce the current exhibition, Honey-Suckle Company: Omnibus.

A series of lectures and conversations with internationally recognized figures from culture, philosophy and activism. 

Gain skills in audio and moving image production through this ongoing series of workshops, talks and showcases.