Reflect Remember Reclaim HealArtist and musician Zethu Zizwe Ruby Maseko leads two half-day practical workshops in art, written and spoken word for women of colour. The workshops will take place over two days: 15 June from 12 – 4pm and Sunday 16 June ... 1 Likes
Penny Slinger - Out of the Shadows + Q&AThe untold story of the British artist Penny Slinger and the traumatic events that led to the creation of her 1977 masterpiece, 'An Exorcism.' Richard Kovitch’s film documents Slinger’s story for the first time, immersing the viewer in 1960s counterculture, ... 8 Likes
'It is unsurprising, then, that the product of their collaboration explores in deft and occasionally jarring detail the abysses of female sexual desire, which are often ignored for their unpalatability to the male gaze' - Another Gaze: A Feminist Film ... 5 Likes
Photos from ICA's postA new permanently sited work by Rirkrit Tiravanija is now open to the public. Situated within the ICA’s lower bar, 'untitled 2019 (the form of the flower is unknown to the seed)' comprises a sake bar with communal seating and ... 24 Likes
'Birds of Passage offers a lesson about the destabilisation of traditional modes of life and a fascinating glimpse into a little-understood community. That the filmmakers wrap it into familiar genre territory makes it all the more impressive.' - British Film ... 6 Likes
Last week, Isabel Waidner presented a sold-out evening of readings and discussion exploring the conditions of possibility for queer and innovative writing. 'Kathy Acker, herself from an upper-class background, remains the one transgressive, experimental writer widely represented in British art, ... 1 Comments
"Claiming to be concerned for their safety, the national football federation’s refusal to let them play internationally is a reminder of #MeToo’s realisation that male endorsement can be another form of control." - The Guardian on 'Freedom Fields' https://bit.ly/2KamqgC An ... 4 Likes
The ICA is proud to announce a newly commissioned permanently sited work by Rirkrit Tiravanija. The work will occupy the lower bar, transforming it into a new social space comprising a sake bar, seating and tables. Tiravanija is known for ... 4 Likes
'Many people believe that there is no possible future for our planet and all the living beings which live on it; but why not work on changing our culture instead of passively assenting to its decline?' – Luce Irigaray Luce ... 9 Likes
See What I Hear | Resident AdvisorIntroducing 'See What I Hear', the winning idea from last year's competition with Resident Advisor to submit film ideas focused on electronic music. Filmmaker Lucy Werrett explores how visuals can enhance both the experience and the production of music. Watch ...
“Cinema lies, sport doesn’t” - Jean-Luc Goddard Is tennis the exception to this philosophy? Julien Faraut's documentary, pieced together from original footage of John McEnroe, presents a player who is essentially an actor-director. Preview + Q&A, 23 May https://bit.ly/2W5hmR7 5 Likes
"Maryanne Amacher is a composer as Pierre Huyghe or Seth Price or Tino Sehgal aren’t easel painters." - Bill Dietz, via Kammer Klang Full article: https://bit.ly/2JlYlnG Hear Bill Dietz and Amy Cimini in conversation at the ICA 30 - 31 ... 4 Likes
"She muses unselfconsciously on the fluidity of identity" New essay by Ara Osterweil on 'Martina's Playhouse' (1989) and the Queer Space of Girlhood is now available on our website. Peggy Ahwesh's intimate home movie screens on Wednesday, alongside Doris Wishman's ... 2 Likes
Photos from ICA's post"Men are conspicuously absent, a ‘lack’ reversing the Lacanian/Freudian constructions of women as Ahwesh plays with other possibilities" Kathy Geritz on 'Martina's Playhouse' Peggy Ahwesh's intimate home movie screens on 15 May, alongside Doris Wishman's 'Nude on the Moon' https://bit.ly/2JpS75h 3 Likes
Ama-San - Trailer'In Focus: TERRATREME' showcases innovative film production in Portugal. 'Ama-San' presents a unique portrait of Japan’s female shellfish divers. 17 May 6:30pm https://bit.ly/2VOisjX 4 Likes
Frames of Representation: Symposium: Imaginaries Of The Desert pt. 1Engaging with the ICA's Frames of Representation 2018 film festival theme of 'landscape', this symposium invites critical responses to the expanded notion of the desert. Taking as a starting point anthropologist Elizabeth A. Povinelli's discussion of the 'Desert' as a ...
Frames of Representation: Symposium: Imaginaries Of The Desert pt. 2Engaging with the ICA's Frames of Representation 2018 film festival theme of 'landscape', this symposium invites critical responses to the expanded notion of the desert. Taking as a starting point anthropologist Elizabeth A. Povinelli's discussion of the 'Desert' as a ...
Meteors (Meteorlar) /// ICA Cinema Release TrailerICA CINEMA releases METEORS in selected cinemas from 7 December. At night, in a Kurdish town in eastern Turkey, meteors start to fall. Stepping out of their homes to look, the city’s inhabitants encounter fragments of the past and remember ...
Hale County This Morning, This Evening /// ICA Cinema Release TrailerICA CINEMA releases HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING in selected cinemas from 18 January 2019. Dazzling and sun-drenched, HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING is an innovative, impressionistic portrait of contemporary life in Hale County, Alabama. RaMell Ross’ careful ...
Frames of Representation: How to Film Nothing: Lecture with Boris MitićThe director of satirical documentary In Praise of Nothing joined us for a special, tongue-in-cheek lecture about Nothing. Boris Mitić presents a quirky overview of the creative and production challenges of making his whistleblowing documentary parody in which he explores ...
Frames of Representation: Intro and Q&A #FoR18 Shorts #1Q&A with directors Pedro Peralta (Ascension) and Rafael Ramírez (Amundsen’s Dogs) and producer Michał Białożej (Zhalanash) hosted by film journalist and critic at large Wendy Ide. Ascension (Ascensao) The term sublime is not overused, Ascensão is an invitation to a ...
Frames of Representation: DragonFly Eyes Q&AQ&A with director Xu Bing hosted by Tony Rayns, filmmaker, critic and festival programmer with a special interest in East Asian cinema All across China, surveillance cameras are tracking citizens as they go about their lives. Compiling diverse fragments of ...
Frames of Representation: Meteors (Meteorlar) Intro and Q&AQ&A with director Gürcan Ketlek hosted by Isabel Stevens, Production Editor at Sight & Sound At night, in a Kurdish town in eastern Turkey, meteors start to fall. Stepping out of their homes to look, the city's inhabitants encounter fragments ...
Frames of Representation: The Son (Syn) Intro and Q&AQ&A with director Alexander Abaturov hosted by Nick Bradshaw, Web Editor at Sight & Sound In Siberia, a group of young recruits compete in harsh conditions to join the elite Spetsnaz special forces. At home, a family grieves for a ...
