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How To Sleep Faster
Thu, 19 December
Arcadia Missa presents an evening of readings around the subject of sleep, marking the launch of the 10th edition of Arcadia Missa’s journal
How To Sleep Faster
.
Artist Self-Publishers’ Fair: The 5th
Opposition to the Commodity
Sat, 7 December
Seven self-publishing artists read and perform their work as a prelude to the 2019 edition of the Artist Self-Publishers’ Fair.
Artist Self-Publishers’ Fair: The 5th
7 – 8 December 2019
The 2019 edition of the annual Artist Self Publishers’ Fair features over 80 UK & international independent publishers.
No Bra Love & Power Album Launch with Nkisi
Thu, 5 December
Electronic musician, producer and performer No Bra – aka Susanne Oberbeck – launches her third album
Love & Power
, supported by Nkisi.
Image Behaviour 2019
13 – 17 November 2019
The ICA’s annual convening takes artists’ moving image outside of the cinema, unfolding through multi-screen projections, performances and discussions.
The Politics of Pleasure
Weruzo presents ‘Sisi’
Sat, 9 November
Emerging fashion brand Weruzo presents its latest conceptual collection
Sisi.
Colin Self: Siblings (SOLO VERSION)
Sat, 2 November
The final instalment of Colin Self’s ‘Elation’ series, a six-part opera about queer family and global transfiguration.
Closed Circuit: Disinformation
Wed, 30 October
The first episode in a series of broadcast discussions on the status of information in the age of digital media.
Julianknxx and Friends presents Caleb Femi + Shingai
Fri, 25 October
A night of conversation and performance with Caleb Femi and Shingai, curated by Julianknxx.
Artists’ Film Club
Alan Sondheim: Somatic Ghosting
Wed, 16 October
Multidisciplinary pioneer Alan Sondheim presents Somatic Ghosting, a lecture exploring his evolving practice.
LESBIENNALE 2019: Readings
Tue, 8 October
An evening of erotic readings and music curated by Nadine Ahmad (Pxssy Palace) and Naeem Davis (BBZ) for Boiler Room’s 4:3 LESBIENNALE 2019
Honey-Suckle Company: Omnibus
Jeans Team: Point Zero
Fri, 4 October
The Berlin band Jeans Team play a special concert reviving the spirit of their founding years, translated into the present.
Honey-Suckle Company: Omnibus
Captain Space Sex: Soundvibrator
Fri, 4 October
A rare performance from cult Berlin musician Captain Space Sex, an early collaborator of Honey-Suckle Company.
Sake Bar Late Nights
2 – 5 October 2019
To celebrate the autumn season, a late-night programme of DJ sets in Rirkrit Tiravanija’s permanently sited work
untitled 2019 (the form of the flower is unknown to the seed)
.
Honey-Suckle Company: Omnibus
Kamalroop Singh & The Blue Lions
Wed, 2 October
Honey-Suckle Company invite Dr Kamalroop Singh and The Blue Lions band to lead an afternoon of Indian devotional music in their exhibition
Omnibus
.
Sonic Transmissions: House of Absolute
Sun, 29 September
Skin Deep presents a sonic evening of conversation, live performance and collective listening in collaboration with dance collective House of Absolute.
The Politics of Pleasure
Misery Resistance and Sonic Refusal
Sat, 7 September
DJ Lynnée Denise discusses her signature ‘DJ Scholarship’ practice through case studies from the work of Toni Morrison and Saidiya Hartman.
Maurice Louca + Guests
Tue, 27 August
A newly commissioned composition by Egyptian musician and composer Maurice Louca, performed with a unique ensemble of experimental and improv musicians.
Black Quantum Futurism: Temporal Deprogramming
the bird is singing us an invitation to meet our future: A Workshop with Barby Asante
Sun, 25 August
Artist, curator and educator Barby Asante invites you to join her in exploring a reading of the Adinkra communicator, Sankofa, from a Black feminist perspective.
Terra 79
Fri, 23 August
Progressive R&B artist Azekel, interdisciplinary poet julianknxx and avant-garde musician GAIKA present a unique live experience of music, poetry and art.
Black Quantum Futurism: Temporal Deprogramming
Elaine Mitchener and the Rolling Calf
Wed, 21 August
Led by vocalist Elaine Mitchener, The Rolling Calf trio perform improvised electroacoustic scores alongside screenings of seminal experimental films
Black Quantum Futurism: Temporal Deprogramming
Nkisi and Moor Mother: New and Old Sounds
Sun, 18 August
An improvised performance by London-based producer, musician, DJ and curator Nkisi followed by a live set by electronic musician and poet Moor Mother.
Black Quantum Futurism: Temporal Deprogramming
Black Quantum Futurism × D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem: High Priestess of the Intergalactic Federation, Special Envoy to Mars
Sat, 17 August
D. Denenge Duyst-Akpem presents an interactive performance-lecture-experience followed by a performance by Black Quantum Futurism.
Black Moon Lilith in Pisces in the 4th House
Sun, 4 August
Los Angeles-based artist Johanna Hedva presents a new performance of guitar and voice on the final weekend of
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
.
Desire: an encounter with a play by Kathy Acker
31 July – 4 August 2019
A newly commissioned performance directed by Kate Valk of the Wooster Group, based on Kathy Acker’s 1982 play
Desire
.
Precious Okoyomon: A Series of Invocations Because Nothing Else Works
Tue, 9 July
Brooklyn-based poet and artist Precious Okoyomon performs a new long-form poem on the occasion of
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker.
All Us Girls Have Been Dead For So Long
Sat, 6 July
A low-fi musical extravaganza written by artists and performers Carl Gent and Linda Stupart on the occasion of the exhibition
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
.
All Us Girls Have Been Dead For So Long (BSL Interpreted)
Fri, 5 July
A low-fi musical extravaganza written by artists and performers Carl Gent and Linda Stupart on the occasion of the exhibition
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
.
Wild Daughter: The Moon Sextiles the Sun
Thu, 27 June
London band Wild Daughter conjure up an evening of live performance with support from Berlin’s Die Hässlichen Vögel and video installations from artists Aaron Sharif and Gerald Paul White.
How to Wash a Heart
Wed, 19 June
Poet Bhanu Kapil performs a new collaborative work made with artist Rohini Kapil and commissioned for the ICA Theatre on the occasion of the exhibition
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
.
Tarot at lunchtime in the art museum, a pop-up homage to Kathy Acker
Tue, 18 June
Poet Bhanu Kapil performs tarot readings within the exhibition
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
.
On Allyship (BSL Interpreted)
Tue, 11 June
A conversation between disability activists David Ruebain and Lela Kogbara accompanied by a play-through of Rose Finn-Kelcey and Donald Rodney’s 1994 sound installation ‘Truth, Dare, Double-Dare’.
Maryanne Amacher: GLIA
30 – 31 May 2019
In collaboration with London-based experimental music series Kammer Klang and Swiss ensemble Contrechamps, the ICA presents a series of programmes on the work of composer Maryanne Amacher, culminating in the UK premiere of
GLIA
.
Class, Queers and the Avant-Garde
Thu, 23 May
Presented by writer Isabel Waidner, readings and a discussion interrogating queerness and class in interdisciplinary writing and publishing in the UK.
Optimism 101
Thu, 16 May
Poet James Massiah performs
Optimism 101
, a live reading of the 101 poems from his new collection which reflects on stoicism, materialism, hedonism and happiness.
Her Voice
Thu, 11 April
The Wingspan Measurers, extract from film © 2017 Fani Parali
Sonic arts practitioner Eleni Ikoniadou presents an evening of live performance, sound, film and discussion examining the ubiquitous nature of automated female-sounding voices in contemporary life.
These New Puritans: Inside the Rose
Thu, 21 March
A special preview of work from These New Puritans’ new album
Inside the Rose
featuring collaborations with artists Soojin Chang, Freya Don and Graham Sutton.
WOKE. Beyond the Voyage
Thu, 14 March
A collaborative event featuring digital media, film, animation, sound, performance, sculpture and poetry by young British artists.
Queers Read This (3)
Thu, 7 March
An evening of readings, film and performance by Helen Cammock, Caspar Heinemann, D. Mortimer, Richard Porter and Isabel Waidner.
Jamaica!! Meets Sly & The Family Drone
Thu, 28 February
Improvisatory music troop Jamaica!! collaborate with noise-rock stalwarts Sly & the Family Drone for an evening of collective music-making.
Steven Warwick
Thu, 7 February
New work by artist, musician and writer Steven Warwick, presented in collaboration with the Kingston School of Art.
The Way of Comets
Wed, 9 January
Contemporary poetry with James Massiah, Eugene Ostashevsky, Ellen Rutten, Jackie Wang, Belinda Zhawi and Metahaven.
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