January – April 2015
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Welcome
Exhibitions
Viviane Sassen: Pikin Slee 3 Feb – 12 Apr
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Dor Guez: The Sick Man of Europe 3 Feb – 12 Apr
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Ydessa Hendeles: From her wooden sleep…. 25 Mar – 17 May
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First Happenings: Adrian Henri in the ‘60s and ‘70s 27 Jan – 15 Mar
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FB55 25 Mar – 17 May
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Duddell’s presents: ICA Off-Site: Hong Kongese 12 Mar – 22 Jun
fig-2 5 Jan – 20 Dec
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Events Talks Culture Now Artists' Film Club ICA Learning
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To kick off the New Year, Viviane Sassen presents a major solo-show in the ICA Lower Gallery, while Dor Guez displays powerful new work in our Upper Gallery. Working both commercially in fashion and on personal projects in Suriname, South America, Sassen is an extraordinary photographer with an unerring ability to produce arresting images. Meanwhile, Guez examines the recordings of a painter-turned-soldier who underwent post-traumatic stress having served in the Yom Kippur War. In March, we premiere a large-scale installation by distinguished collector, curator and former gallerist Ydessa Hendeles. Shown in the ICA Theatre, From her wooden sleep… consists of a mesmerising collection of life-size mannequins and historic artefacts presented as a single artwork. Thereafter, our talks, events and film screenings continue to inspire. I hope you can join us in the coming weeks.
Gregor Muir Executive Director, ICA
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Exhibitions
3 Feb – 12 Apr 2015 Lower Gallery
Viviane Sassen Pikin Slee
The ICA is delighted to present a solo exhibition of recent work by Viviane Sassen, a photographer who has garnered parallel critical acclaim as a fashion photographer and in the context of contemporary visual art. The content of the exhibition focuses predominantly on a body of work that Sassen made in Pikin Slee, Suriname in 2013. Pikin Slee is the second-largest village on the Upper Suriname River, deep within the Surinamese rainforest. Sassen’s eye was caught by the overwhelming natural beauty and the Saramacca's very traditional way of living, combined with the more mundane objects that permeate daily life. Shot mainly in black and white and of contained format, Sassen's series of abstract compositions and elusive subjects are an exploration of the beauty of the everyday, an investigation of the sculptural qualities of the ordinary. Related events: Artist’s Talk: Viviane Sassen – p.15 Educator’s Tour – p.26 Creative workshop on Photography – p.28 Programme Supporter Maryam and Edward Eisler
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Additional support from the Viviane Sassen Exhibition Supporters Group
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Viviane Sassen, Cell, 2013. C-Print Photograph. © Viviane Sassen. Courtesy the artist and Stevenson Gallery
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Exhibitions
3 Feb – 12 Apr 2015 Upper Gallery
Dor Guez The Sick Man of Europe
In collaboration with The Mosaic Rooms, ICA presents the first UK institutional solo exhibition of artist Dor Guez. As an artist of Christian Palestinian and Jewish Tunisian descent, living in Jaffa, he is considered a leading and critical voice from the Middle East, whose practice questions the role of contemporary art in narrating unwritten histories. Entitled The Painter, this new installation is the first of five from a new body of work, The Sick Man of Europe. Guez's most ambitious project to date, it reflects on the military history and current political climate of the Middle East through the creative practices of individual soldiers from the region. Accompanying the exhibition will be a publication, produced in collaboration with The Mosaic Rooms, designed by Koby Barhad and including an essay by Achim Borchardt-Hume, Head of Exhibitions, Tate Modern. Related events: Artist’s Talk: Dor Guez – p.15 Artist Film Screening: Dor Guez – p.17 Educator’s Tour – p.26 Gallery Tour with View Festival: Juliette Desorgues – p.26 Gallery Tour: Astrid Schmetterling – p.26 Panel Discussion at The Mosaic Rooms – p.27 Dor Guez, The Sick Man of Europe, 2015. Video still, colour, sound, 20 min. Courtesy the artist
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25 Mar – 17 May ICA Theatre
Ydessa Hendeles From her wooden sleep…
The ICA is pleased to present From her wooden sleep…, a major new work by German-born Canadian artist-curator Ydessa Hendeles. In From her wooden sleep…, Hendeles draws together disparate elements to compose a tightly choreographed tableau vivant. Continuing her daring explorations of psychologically charged cultural artefacts, Hendeles has staged this show to give visitors an unexpectedly intimate encounter with the work’s many suggestive elements. Central to the installation is a remarkable and unique collection of 150 wooden artist mannequins collected by the artist-curator over thirty years. Ranging in date from 1520 to 1930 and in scale from palm-size to life-size, the mannequins surround a lone figure that stands exposed in the crossfire of their gaze. The intense focus of the scenario suggests a community gathering — perhaps in a courtroom, or at an auction, anatomy lesson or drawing class. The result is a multi-layered meditation on belonging. The ICA exhibition is curated by Philip Larratt-Smith. Supported by the Ydessa Hendeles Exhibition Supporters Group including Wendy Fisher and the Kirsh Foundation
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Ydessa Hendeles, From her wooden sleep, 2013. Photo by Robert Keziere
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27 Jan – 15 Mar 2015 Fox Reading Room
Exhibitions
25 Mar – 17 May 2015 Fox Reading Room
Private view card (front and back) for Francis Bacon, ICA, 1955
First Happenings Adrian Henri in the ‘60s and ‘70s
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First Happenings: Adrian Henri in the ‘60s and ‘70s offers a focused look at Adrian Henri’s pioneering role in the ‘Happenings movement’ in Liverpool and across Britain. Henri was a central protagonist during this period of intense creativity and collaboration, working with performance artists including Allan Kaprow, Yoko Ono and Mark Boyle. Reflecting Henri’s eclecticism and insatiable curiosity, this display features numerous artefacts including original prints, collages, annotated scripts and hand-made posters for Happenings, alongside audio and video material. First Happenings is curated by Paris-based art historian Catherine Marcangeli in collaboration with the ICA. All works from the Estate of Adrian Henri.
FB55 is an archival display of Francis Bacon’s show held at the ICA’s former premises on Dover Street in 1955. At the time it was Bacon’s first ever solo institutional exhibition in the UK and was organised with the help of philanthropist, collector and ICA founder Peter Watson. The presentation in the ICA Fox Reading Room will include a display of documents, installation photographs, press reviews, invitation cards and publications. In keeping with the ICA's radical art and culture remit, the exhibition has been referred to as one of Bacon's more confrontational shows, combining images of the Catholic state with Bacon's gilded gutter life.
Related events: Adrian Henri: Performance, Environments and Happenings – p.16 Gallery Tour: Catherine Marcangeli – p.26
Related event: Culture Now: Adrian Clark discusses Peter Watson – p.18
Supported by the Adrian Henri Supporters Group. With thanks to Penguin Classics.
The Fox Reading Room was made possible by the generous support of the Edwin Fox Foundation.
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The Fox Reading Room was made possible by the generous support of the Edwin Fox Foundation.
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Duddell’s presents: ICA Off-Site: Hong Kongese
Exhibitions
5 Jan – 20 Dec 2015
12 Mar - 22 Jun 2015
fig-2 (50 exhibitions in 50 weeks)
ICA Off-Site: Hong Kongese is an exhibition taking place in Hong Kong, featuring work by Rodel Tapaya, Koo Jeong A, Michelle Abeles, Shinro Ohtake, Zhu Jinshi, and Ivy Ma. Image: Millie’s Centre Neon Sign (miniature replica), Glass tubes, neon gas, electronic transformers, acrylic, 2014. Courtesy M+, West Kowloon Cultural District.
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fig-2's structure of fifty successive exhibitions realised on a weekly basis, opening every Monday evening, operates as a catalyst to manifest the aesthetic and critical currency of our times. Through a weekly changing program of artists, writers, dancers, designers, and architects, curated by Fatoş Üstek, fig-2 provides a fertile ground for productive discourse and reflection upon artistic input whilst emphasising a trans-disciplinary attitude and deep audience engagement. fig-2 is a revival of the project fig-1, which was conceived and developed by Mark Francis and Jay Jopling in 2000. fig-2 takes place at the ICA Studio in association with Outset. The project is generously supported by Bicester Village, Philips, fig-2 individual patrons and the Art Fund. www.fig2.co.uk ica.org.uk/exhibitions
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Events
Events
Our vibrant programme of live presentations, artist talks, and discussions accompanies current exhibitions and addresses broader themes around contemporary practice and culture. For the latest Talks and Events programme updates, visit the website or subscribe to our Events and Exhibitions newsletter.
Highlights Artist’s Talk: Dor Guez
Dor Guez, The Sick Man of Europe, 2015. Video still, colour, sound, 20 min. Courtesy the artist
Wed 4 Feb, 6.30pm £8 / £7 ICA Members Dor Guez discusses his ICA exhibition, The Sick Man of Europe, the artist’s most ambitious project to date. This reflects on the military history and current political climate of the Middle East through the creative practices of individual soldiers from the region.
Artist’s Talk: Viviane Sassen Wed 4 Mar, 6.30pm £8 / £7 ICA Members Photographer Viviane Sassen is in conversation with ICA curator Matt Williams to discuss her practice on the occasion of the ICA exhibition Viviane Sassen: Pikin Slee, that focuses predominantly on a body of work that Sassen made in Pikin Slee, Suriname, in 2013.
Gallery Tour with Oriana Fox, ICA London 2012
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Viviane Sassen, Seta, 2013. C-Print Photograph. © Viviane Sassen. Courtesy the artist and Stevenson Gallery
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Events
Highlights
Talks Series: Artists, what is your value? Wed 25 Feb, 6.30pm £7 / £5 ICA Members / Free to ICA Student Members In the wake of escalating markets, soaring education costs and diminishing State subsidies, this series examines artists’ negotiations between life, work and art systems, posing the question, Artists, what is your value? Series continues March – May.
Events
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Adrian Henri: Performance, Environments and Happenings
Anatoly Osmolovsky Fri 27 Feb, 6.30pm £10 / £8 ICA Members Russian artist Anatoly Osmolovsky delivers a lecture outlining a short history of Moscow Actionism and its value system. Supported by Contemporary City Foundation.
Sat 28 Feb, 2.30pm £10 / £7 ICA Members Chaired by Bryan Biggs, this panel examines the influence of poet Adrian Henri’s performance work of the 60s and 70s on a younger generations of artists, musicians and performance poets.
Artist Film Screening: Dor Guez
Lecture: Jean-Michel Basquiat
Sat 11 April, 2pm £5 / £3 ICA Members Coinciding with the ICA exhibition Dor Guez: The Sick Man of Europe, this event will feature a screening of films by Dor Guez and will include an introduction by the artist followed by a Q+A.
Sat 25 Apr, 2pm £10 / £8 ICA Members Art historian and senior Jungian analyst Irene Cioffi Whitfield presents a lecture on the psychological life and work of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Presented in partnership with the Guild of Analytical Psychologists.
Henri in front of Liverpool 8 Murder Painting, c.1964
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Culture Now
Informal Friday lunchtime conversations for the culturally curious, with key figures from the contemporary arts scene. Tickets £5 / Free to ICA Members. Marjetica Potrc Fri 20 Feb, 1pm Slovenian artist and architect Marjetica Potrc discusses her extensive practice and her new work, Kings Cross Pond Club, made in collaboration with Ooze Architects.
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Artists' Film Club
The Artists’ Film Club programme of screenings and events features new and rarely seen works by emerging and established artists. Fostering dialogues between artists and audiences, Artists’ Film Club enables discussion and debate around recent moving practice, with many of the programme artists giving presentations and Q&As. Tickets £5 / Free to ICA Members
Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi Fri 27 Feb, 1pm Theorist and media activist Franco ‘Bifo’ Berardi discusses his new book Heroes: Mass Murder and Suicide (Verso, 2015).
Ulay Fri 6 Mar, 1pm A pioneer of Polaroid photography and one of the central figures of European performance art since the 1970s, Ulay discusses his practice, spanning more than four decades.
Adrian Clark discusses Peter Watson Fri 10 Apr, 1pm Art historian Adrian Clark is joined in conversation by Charlie Porter to discuss the life and work of this leading cultural figure, thought to have inspired the 1955 ICA Francis Bacon exhibition. Watch our archive of Culture Now talks on our YouTube channel: youtube.com/ICALondon 18
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We Can’t Be There. Emergency Provisions For (Un)Anticipated Futures: Mikhail Karikis + panel discussion Mikhail Karikis, Children of Unquiet, 2013 – 2014, single-channel video, colour, stereo sound, 15 min 30 sec. Courtesy the artist.
Cinema 1 Sat 24 Jan, 1pm The first in a series of events featuring artist filmmakers in discussion with academics, writers, and cultural commentators about their approaches to disasters, temporality and the politics of futurity. Conceived by curator Yasmina Reggad in collaboration with Dr Rebecca Coleman and Dr Michael Guggenheim. In partnership with the research project "Organizing Disaster", Department of Sociology, Goldsmiths, funded by the European Research Council.
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Artists' Film Club
Derek Jarman Super 8
Ilha de São Jorge
Cinema 1 Sun 8 Feb, 6pm Marking the publication of James Mackay’s “Derek Jarman: Super 8” and the restoration of over 90 of Jarman’s Super 8 films, this screening and Q&A with James Mackay lead by ICA Executive Director, Gregor Muir, sheds new light on the celebrated filmmakers practice. Programmed in collaboration with Thames & Hudson.
Cinema 1 Wed 11 Feb, 6.45pm This screening proposes a reflection on the way modernity was conceived, developed, built, dwelled, absorbed and sometimes rejected in the five Portuguese speaking African republics: Angola, Cape Verde, Guinea-Bissau, Mozambique and São Tomé and Príncipe. This event also marks the launch of “Ilha de São Jorge”, edited by Paula Nascimento, Stefano Serventi and Ana Vaz Milheiro.
Nevin Aladag + Q&A
Nevin Aladag, Border Sampling, 2011. HD Video, colour, sound, 10 min 30 sec. Courtesy the artist and Wentrup Gallery, Berlin
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Cinema 1 Wed 18 Feb, 6.45pm Nevin Aladag’s short films, like her performances and installed works, highlight social and political borders, alongside moments of cultural translation. This profile programme of short works charts several years of her practice. Followed by a Q&A with the artist.
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Artists' Film Club
Mathieu K Abonnenc, An Italian Film (Africa Addio). 1: Copper, 2012, HD video, colour, sound, 26 min. Production Pavilion, Leeds and Ecole des Beaux-Arts de Nantes. Courtesy the artist.
Christoph Schlingensief’s Crackle of Time
Mathieu K Abonnenc + Q&A
Cinema 1 Sun 8 Mar, 1pm Christoph Schlingensief, the German film, theatre and opera director had a vision for an opera village in Africa. Crackle of Time tells the story of the impossible project: To build an opera village in Burkina Faso, a space combining art and life. With an introduction by Sarah Hegenbart.
Cinema 1 Wed 25 Mar, 6.45pm Retelling forgotten or marginalised histories, Mathieu K Abonnenc draws emphasis on the contemporary relevance of historical narratives. This profile programme includes Abonnenc’s Foreword to Guns for Banta (2011), Ça va, ça va, on continue (2012) and An Italian Film (Africa Addio). Première partie: cuivre (2012). Followed by a Q&A with the artist.
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Artists' Film Club
Continental Drift
Oliver Laric + Q&A
Cinema 1 Wed 8 Apr, 6.45pm Continental Drift is a group screening of works in which geographic location plays a significant role in the narratives constructed on screen. Roles of location, time and memory are intertwined with historical and contemporary references; featuring Gabriel Abrantes, Marwa Arsanios, Wojtek Doroszuk and Marie Voignier.
Cinema 1 Wed 22 Apr, 6.45pm Oliver Laric attempts to overhaul the preconceived formulas of video and sculpture, blurring the space between the original art forms and his re-imaginings. Laric’s work contains a multiplicity of layers, both physical and metaphorical. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the artist.
ICA Touring The ICA tours its Reading Room exhibitions to regional museums and galleries around the UK.
Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield Cybernetic Serendipity: A Documentation 7 Feb – 30 May 2015
Tove Jansson: Tales from the Nordic Archipelago 2 Apr – 27 Jun 2015
See Red Women's Workshop 6 Jun – 19 Sep 2015 Tove Jansson: Tales from the Nordic Archipelago 26 Sep – 9 Jan 2016
Artists' Moving Image Network
The ICA’s national network of venues committed to showing a monthly programme of artists’ moving image work, with support from the Foyle Foundation. Part of the ICA Artists’ Moving Image Network:
The Sixth Year Nevin Aladag Mathieu K Abonnenc
Phoenix, Leicester Shout Out! UK Pirate Radio in the 1980s 23 Jul – 24 Aug 2015
The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent
Whose Gaze is It Anyway? 27 Aug – 24 Sept 2015
Shout Out! UK Pirate Radio in the 1980s 14 Feb – 9 May 2015 Tove Jansson: Tales from the Nordic Archipelago 11 Jul – 20 Sep 2015 Whose Gaze is it Anyway? 24 Oct – 10 Jan 2016
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ICA Learning
Our dynamic Learning programme provides opportunities for creative exchange, investigation and discussion between practitioners and audiences.
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'This has changed how I operate within my own painting practice and has made me question the social responsibility of art more generally.' - Eimear F.Friers Applications are now open for the 2015 MA in the Contemporary, our MA in partnership with the University of Kent. The MA in the Contemporary is an interdisciplinary programme in the field of contemporary culture. Students are able to choose from a wide variety of modules in the areas of contemporary practice including: Literature, Creative Writing, Film, Drama, and History and Philosophy of Art. Jointly taught by academics 24
and practitioners in the School of English, the School of Arts and The School of Music and Art at the University of Kent, as well as ICA curators, the programme allows students to enrich their academic knowledge and undertake an internship at the ICA. For further information on the programme please visit the University of Kent website: www.kent.ac.uk/english/ postgraduate/taught/contemporary. html or contact: information@kent.ac.uk
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ICA Student Forum The ICA Student Forum offers students the opportunity to shape and develop a public programme of events in response to ICA exhibitions, films, performances and public events.
TEXT2SPEECH: Contemporary Art (Theory) Reading Group Wed 1 April, 6.30pm Free, booking required A series of free reading groups responding to the ICA’s programme of exhibitions and events, discussing the latest contemporary art theory. Shapes and Forms Wed 15 April, 6.30pm Free, booking required Shapes and Forms by George Hoellering is the first example of the ICA on the screen and is a film essay of the ICA’s exhibition 40,000 Years of Modern Art. Followed by a discussion with Elizabeth Price.
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Friday Salons
Join curators, artists and other cultural practitioners on Thursday tours that offer a unique perspective on ICA exhibitions. Free, booking required
This series of talks presents the latest research on current cultural phenomena. ÂŁ5 / Free to ICA Members
Gallery Tour: Adrian Henri Led by curator Catherine Marcangeli Tue 27 Jan, 6.30pm
Panel Discussion at The Mosaic Rooms Wed 8 April, 7pm A panel discussion around the themes in Dor Guez' exhibition The Sick Man of Europe. For further information please visit: www.mosaicrooms.org
Educators’ Tour of Guez and Sassen Led by ICA curators Matt Williams and Juliette Desorgues Wed 4 Feb, 5pm
Gallery Tour with View Festival: Dor Guez Led by ICA curator Juliette Desorgues Fri 27 Feb, 5pm
Why Would I Lie? RCA Research Biennial 2015 Fri 17 April, 3pm A Friday Salon to coincide with the RCA Research Biennial 2015, and to discuss the relationship between ethics and aesthetics.
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ICA Post-16 A programme of events developed specifically for ages 16+. Young Independents The Young Independents is an exciting new forum for young people aged 16+. The group meets monthly here at the ICA to work on projects with our curators, contemporary artists and other practitioners. For full details visit ica.org.uk/learning/ica-academy/ young-independents
Creative workshop on Photography Sat 21 Mar, 10am Free, booking required Join artist Phoebe Davies for a creative session on photography, using Viviane Sassen’s work as inspiration.
Cinemania A regular programme of films and talks for young audiences which runs in 12 cinemas across London. The films shown at the ICA are targeted to 16 – 19 year-olds, with the opportunity to help programme the final screening of the series in May. £4 tickets are available or block book 5 tickets for £15. Upcoming screenings:
School of Babel Wed 18 Feb, 4.30pm
Time is Illmatic Wed 11 Mar, 4.30pm
Two Days, One Night Wed 22 Apr, 4.30pm
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Series Where Theory Belongs Wed 21, 28 Jan / 4, 11, 18 Feb / 4, 11, 25 Mar / 22, 29 Apr Cinema 1, 2pm £5 / £3 ICA Members In an increasingly resistant culture of auto-regulated art-speak, art theory is in constant need for a reflective governance. This series will offer a platform that brings together: art theorists, anthropologists, sociologists, humanists, queer theorists, artists and political economists… theory will be addressed by those voices that write and speak it thereby suggesting Where Theory Belongs. Speakers include: Stine Hebert, Federico Campagna, Camiel van Winkel, Andrew Copson, Yuko Hasegawa, Catharine Rossi, Ayesha Hameed, Sharon Kinsella, Michael Taussig and Jen Harvie. Programmed and chaired by Dr. Stephen Wilson, in partnership with Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon (CCW) Graduate School, University of the Arts London.
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Parallax: Composers at the ICA
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Theatre and Bar Fri 6 Feb, 6pm £8 / £5 Concessions / £3 ICA Members A series of performances into the evening, featuring the Trinity Laban Contemporary Music Group. Trinity Laban PhD student and staff composers have been invited to submit new and recent pieces from radically different traditions: either a deconstruction of instruments or ensemble into timbre and noise, or a more ‘conventional’ harmonic approach in which the ensemble is treated as a more sonorous whole, following concepts often associated with minimalism or neo-classicism. The event will also feature new electroacoustic music and visual projects. In partnership with Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance.
Looking Gift Horse in the Mouth: A Symposium on Hans Haacke Sat 7 Mar, 11.30am Cinema 1 £12 / £10 Concessions / £8 ICA Members In March 2015 Hans Haacke’s Gift Horse (2013) will be installed on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square. Gift Horse constitutes a searching reflection on the politics of its site and continues Haacke’s critical engagement with British culture which he began with A Breed Apart (1978), an investigation into British Leyland’s links with the apartheid regime in South Africa. This symposium, co-organised by Jon Bird from the Middlesex University and Luke Skrebowski from the University of Cambridge, includes a conversation with Hans Haacke and presentations by international speakers on various aspects of the artist's work and art in the public domain. In partnership with Middlesex University and the Institute of Contemporary Arts. Supported by the Terra Foundation for American Art and the Goethe-Institut.
Interior Design: dead or alive Sat 14 Mar, 11.30am Cinema 1 £12 / £10 Concessions / £5 ICA Members Organised by Ben Kelly RDI, UAL Chair of Interior and Spatial Design, this symposium takes stock of the ability of iconic interiors to effect and influence the direction of popular culture and the wider world. Confirmed speakers include: Michael Bracewell, Fred Deakin, Paul Gorman, Barber Osgerby, Peter Saville, Bridget Smith, David Toop, and Andrew Wilson. In partnership with the University of the Arts London, Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon Graduate School.
The Copyists Fri 20 March Cinema 1, 12 – 4pm £10 / £8 Concessions / £7 ICA Members / £5 ICA Student Members Recent acts of re-publication are the starting point for this symposium, which brings together artists, writers, curators and publishers for a wide-ranging discussion of subjects such as photography, re-enactment and the literary figure of the Copyist. Contributions will also address the use of the book form and consider publication as a radical gesture in historical and contemporary art. Featuring Michael Bracewell, David Campany, Sarah Dobai, Tom McCarthy and Jo Melvin. This event has been programmed by Sarah Dobai and Karen Di Franco in association with CHELSEA space and Camberwell, Chelsea and Wimbledon (CCW) Graduate School, University of the Arts London.
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Foxcatcher
Foxcatcher
La Maison De La Radio
From 23 Jan This extraordinary psychological thriller is based on a true story. Multimillionaire John du Pont (Steve Carell) offers to train wrestling champions Mark and Dave Schultz (Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo) for the 1988 Olympics. But du Pont becomes increasingly sadistic, and the trio’s relationship spirals out of control.
From 23 Jan Assembled to evoke a day in the life of the state broadcasting company, Radio France, Nicolas Philibert’s (ÊTRE ET AVOIR) docu-portrait employs an even-handed approach to examine a cross-section of content, ranging from reports and interviews to musical performances and weather forecasts.
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Main Features Highlights
Inherent Vice
Maidan
From 6 Feb Joaquin Phoenix plays stoner private dick Doc Sportello, who’s trying to track down his missing ex-girlfriend and her property magnate lover in seedy late-60s California. With a starry ensemble cast clearly having a ball, this is Paul Thomas Anderson’s funniest and most entertaining work yet.
From 20 Feb Maidan chronicles a civil uprising against the regime of president Yanukovych which took place in Kiev (Ukraine) in the winter of 2013/14. The film follows the progress of the revolution: from peaceful rallies, half a million strong, in the Maidan square, to the bloody street battles between the protestors and riot police. Maidan is a portrait of an awakening nation, rediscovering its identity.
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Dior and I
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Mommy
Dior and I
From 20 Mar In Xavier Dolan’s Mommy a widowed single mom finds herself burdened with the full-time custody of her explosive 15-year-old ADHD son. As they try to make ends meet and struggle with their impetuous and unpredictable ménage, the new girl across the street, Kyla, benevolently offers needed support. Together, they find a new sense of balance, and hope is regained.
From 27 Mar Dior and I brings the viewer inside the storied world that is the House of Christian Dior with a privileged, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Raf Simons’ first Dior Haute Couture collection as Artistic Director, a true labour of love by a dedicated, charming, and often humorous group of collaborators. Seamlessly melding the everyday, pressure-filled components of fashion with a mysterious and elegant reverence for the history of this iconic brand, the film offers a rare glimpse into the hearts and minds of the gifted artisans who serve Simons’ vision.
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Special Events
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2015
The Anderson Tapes A weekend of movies by Paul Thomas Anderson
30 Jan – 5 Feb It only happens in the movies? Japanese Cinema and Encounters. Following last year’s successful season, the Japan Foundation UK’s annual Touring Film Programme returns in 2015, this time under the narrative framework of ‘encounters’, and promises to offer, once again, an enlightening and expansive introduction to Japanese cinema.
20 – 22 Feb Complementing the release of the much awaited Paul Thomas Anderson new work Inherent Vice, ICA and Little White Lies magazine will present a weekend of rare 35mm prints from the filmography of one of the most talented filmmakers of this generation.
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Hard Eight Fri 20 Feb, 6.30pm, Cinema 1
Punch Drunk Love Sat 21 Feb, 1pm, Cinema 2
Magnolia Sat 21 Feb, 2.50pm, Cinema 1
Boogie Nights Sat 21 Feb, 8.55pm, Cinema 1
The Master Sun 22 Feb, 1pm, Cinema 2
There Will Be Blood Sun 22 Feb, 5pm, Cinema 1
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Essay Season
Kinoteka
24 – 28 Mar As part of the inaugural Birkbeck Essay Film Festival, 24 – 29 March 2015, the ICA will be showing a series of works by major practitioners of the essay film. These will include a tribute to Peter von Bagh, with a programme featuring Helsinki, Forever (2008) and Socialism (2014); a rare screening of films by Esfir Shub, the inventor of the compilation film and one of the key focus points of this year’s festival; and several works by Thom Andersen, including Eadweard Muybridge, Zoopraxographer (1975) and Red Hollywood (1996, with Noël Burch). The five evening sessions of the Essay Film Festival to be held at the ICA will be complemented by daytime screenings and discussion events at Birkbeck Institute for the Moving Image in Bloomsbury. On behalf of Birkbeck Essay Film Festival: Kieron Corless, Ricardo Matos Cabo, Laura Mulvey, Michael Temple.
9 – 12 Apr Kinoteka Polish Film Festival is an annual event taking place in the UK since 2004, organised by the Polish Cultural Institute in London. The festival programme consists of the latest films made in Poland, Polish cinema classics, film posters exhibitions, film music concerts and various talks, workshops and inter-disciplinary projects. 13th Kinoteka Polish Film Festival is taking place at the ICA from 8th of April.
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The ICA is a registered charity and we are grateful for donations from individuals, trusts, corporate and public sector. Donate online: ica.org.uk/join-support/donate Donate by text: Text ICAD11 plus an amount (e.g. ICAD11 £5) to 70070. Your donation is deducted from your mobile credit or added to your monthly bill.
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Members are valued supporters of the ICA’s unique programme of visual art, films, talks, performances and other special events. Join as a member from just £10*. Members benefits include: £3 cinema tickets on Tuesdays and £4 discount on cinemas every other day (excludes special event screenings) 25% off ICA Limited Editions 10% off all books in the ICA Bookshop 10% discount at the ICA Café Bar 20% off all ICA DVDs and ICA Catalogues 12 free Members’ Screenings a year
ICA Patrons are a highly valued group whose generosity actively supports our creative programme. Benefits include VIP events, artist lunches, at home salons and private collection tours.
Discounts on all talks and events Free admission to selected events, including Culture Now and Artists’ Film Club Invitation to all Private Views Monthly E-Newsletter
Young Patrons ICA Young Patrons group offers the opportunity to meet like-minded individuals and enjoy a closer engagement with artists and ideas. Support the ICA from £83 per month.
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10% Discount on Venue Hire Pass on these benefits to a friend by purchasing them a gift membership today. Russell Tovey, ICA Gala 2014. Photo: Dan Weil
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*£10 for concessions via direct debit only. Membership is £30 via direct debit for a full membership or £15/£35 other payment methods.
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ICA Editions The ICA Artist Limited Editions offer an exceptional opportunity to collect specially commissioned works by some of today’s most exciting artists. All proceeds from sales directly support ICA exhibitions and programme. Some of our recent collaborations have included Cory Arcangel, Korakrit Arunanondchai, Neïl Beloufa, Isabelle Cornaro, Parker Ito, Paulo Nazareth, David Ostrowski, Gosha Rubchinskiy, Richard Sides and Hito Steyerl, Juergen Teller, to name a few. Dor Guez and Viviane Sassen have created special limited edition prints to accompany their solo exhibitions at the ICA.
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New in the Bookshop
Viviane Sassen. Justus Blue, 2013 C-print. Edition of 45. 30 x 45 cm
For more information please contact: Ruta Radusyte editions@ica.org.uk +44 20 7766 1425 40
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Sarah Tripp You are of vital importance (Book Works, December 2014) A collection of short stories and vignettes concerned with the dynamics of social interaction and the construction of character. These stories employ a variety of tones and forms to examine proximity and distance between characters, communities and objects. Opening times Tuesday – Sunday, 11am – 9pm ica.org.uk/shop
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Venue Hire The ICA is a venue with a difference. Our iconic and culturally significant building offers a range of stunning spaces. The Nash & Brandon Rooms
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For private screenings, seminars and meetings.
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Cover image: Viviane Sassen, Warrior, 2013. C-Print Photograph. © Viviane Sassen. Courtesy the artist and Stevenson Gallery
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Upcoming Exhibitions
Looks 21 April – 21 June 2015 Lower and Upper Galleries
Shout Out! UK Pirate Radio in the 1980s 19 May – 19 July 2015 Fox Reading Room
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