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Talks & Engagement
Institute of Contemporary Arts
Book Launch: Esther Gatón & Darya Diamond, Emil Lime
Wed, 4 October 2023
Esther Gatón & Darya Diamond’s book collects various materials that nurture and give shape to Gatón’s artistic practice, including collages of phone pics, sketches, sporadic notes and drawings, together with the writing of authors that have been influential on the work.
Gray Wielebinski:
The Red Sun is High, the Blue Low
Discussion group with Eliel Jones
Tue, 10 October 2023
A Grindr chat: 'Can you host?' 'I wish. Getting evicted Jan 20 :(
Eliel Jones leads a discursive session extending from the exhibition themes exploring the practice of hosting as a queer, artistic and curatorial method.
Book Launch: Sophy Rickett, Pissing Women by Climax Books
Thu, 12 October 2023
A woman in a suit and heels urinates on the side of a bridge. The picture is green-tinted and laid on a green background, like the book's cover
In 1994, Sophy Rickett began photographing herself and her friends pissing on the streets of London. These images are being published in their entirety by Climax Books for the first time.
The Gay Pawn
Wed, 18 October 2023
The words The Gay Pawn in bubbly text. The 'w' is made of three upside-down pawns
Join us for an evening of chess and music. An all abilities LGBTIQ+ folks and friends social club.
Nothing Ever Just Disappears: A Discussion with Diarmuid Hester and Gays Gone By
Thu, 19 October 2023
A sepia photo of Josephine baker dressed up for a performance on a stage
A group from Gays Gone By summer school lead a conversation with Diarmuid Hester discussing ‘what was queer life and organising like before the internet?’ and what the future of queer spaces will look like, on and off the internet.
Sports Banger: Lifestyles of the Poor, Rich & Famous
Tue, 24 October 2023
Join us for a night of conversation, anarchic performance, party, and pisstake to celebrate the launch of the book and the ICA scarf designed by Sports Banger, with a proportion of sales profits supporting the ICA’s future programme.