Heathen Earth
Sun 18 Oct, 2pm
A one-off screening of Heathen Earth, Throbbing Gristle’s 1980 recording, filmed on 16 February at Industrial Records Studios, Martello Street, London.
Come to the ICA on the 18th October for a free event to celebrate 50 years since Throbbing Gristle played live at the ICA.
Listen to the music of TG on the ICA’s d&b Soundscape system with like minded individuals and share stories of the time, Throbbing Gristle, Industrial Records and the state of the world.
There will be exclusive merchandise available and a signing opportunity with Chris and Cosey.
Open from 12 to 8pm, drop in as you will it.
Throbbing Gristle – Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge (1950–2020) and Peter ‘Sleazy’ Christopherson (1955–2010) – activated exactly 50 years ago, on 3 September 1976. To mark the anniversary, TG50 comes to the ICA on 18 October 2026 – 50 years to the day since the band’s incendiary live performance at the gallery, staged as part of their notorious Prostitution exhibition.
The Prostitution exhibition and performance triggered a tabloid furore. The Daily Mirror declared “MP’s fury at porn palace”, while the Daily Express ran with “Bust-up at Gallery of Porn”. In Parliament, Conservative MP Nicholas Fairbairn famously denounced Throbbing Gristle as “wreckers of civilisation”.
The event is free to attend and drop in throughout the day, with separate paid tickets for limited-capacity cinema screenings and talks. Further details, including the screening programme, will be announced soon.
In partnership with Mute.
The Prostitution exhibition and performance triggered a tabloid furore. The Daily Mirror declared “MP’s fury at porn palace”, while the Daily Express ran with “Bust-up at Gallery of Porn”. In Parliament, Conservative MP Nicholas Fairbairn famously denounced Throbbing Gristle as “wreckers of civilisation”.
The event is free to attend and drop in throughout the day, with separate paid tickets for limited-capacity cinema screenings and talks. Further details, including the screening programme, will be announced soon.
In partnership with Mute.
Event programme
Heathen Earth
Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti of Throbbing Gristle
in conversation with Luke Turner
Sun 18 Oct, 6pm
Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti reflect on the early days of Throbbing Gristle, their experience of London at the time, and the ways in which they forged new forms of music and art amid the city’s cultural underground.
More to be announced.
