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Exhibitions
Gray Wielebinski:
The Red Sun is High, the Blue Low
20 September – 23 December 2023
Red circles overlapping that look like targets, painted against a fading blue background
The first solo institutional exhibition of the artist features new site-specific work across painting, sculpture, installation and sound, addressing the complex state of individual agency today, specifically investigating anxieties underpinning apocalypticism, simulation and the systems that mediate our behaviour.
Exhibitions
Frieze Film × ICA
Artists’ Film Programme
10 – 15 October 2023
A huge white org sits on top of a circular skate park
A programme of artists’ film and moving image coinciding with Frieze London’s 20th Anniversary.
Films
Gray Wielebinski:
The Red Sun is High, the Blue Low
Gray Wielebinski’s Film Club
3 October – 12 December 2023
a white man leans thoughtfully against a post. The background is red, orange, yellow - similar to a sunset
Accompanying the exhibition The Red Sun is High, the Blue Low, a series of films foregrounding the question of paranoia.
Films
BFI London Film Festival 2023
4 – 15 October 2023
The text BFI London Film Festival 2023 against a graphic of colored lights and geometric shapes
The festival returns at the ICA with a curated selection of premiering films taking over      Cinema 1 for ten days.
Talks & Learning
Book Launch: Esther Gatón & Darya Diamond, Emil Lime
Wed, 4 October
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.
Talks & Learning
Gray Wielebinski:
The Red Sun is High, the Blue Low
Discussion group with Eliel Jones
Tue, 10 October
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.
Live
Bendik Giske
Fri, 6 October
A headshot of Bendik Giske, a white person with short blonde hair, sharp earrings, and red clothing
Solo performance from Berlin-based Norwegian musician who expresses physicality, vulnerability and endurance through the saxophone.
Live
The Spiral
Fri, 13 October
An ancient spiral portal against a textured green background
An evening celebrating Ignota’s fifth birthday. Performances from Jaar, Flora Yin Wong, Chooc Ly Tan, TFT (Stephen McLaughlin).
Live
CTM × ICA
20 – 21 October 2023
CTM Festival for Adventurous Music & Art Berlin partners for a two-day programme, marking the first time the acclaimed festival arrives in the UK, testing the current possibilities and limits of music while supporting a wide range of artists and sound cultures.
Digital
Infrequencies
4 October 2022 – 4 October 2172
Three interlocking circles textured with noise static. The circles are pink, white, and brown
Audio recordings from the ICA archives, featuring Tilda Swinton, Payal Kapadia, the Tottenham Three, Lucrecia Martel and more. New releases every month.
Eat & Drink
Cafe Bar
15 June 2023 – 15 June 2043
A place to gather, revive, write, or plan your next project. Coffee and stews by day, smoky margaritas by night.
Shop
Bookshop, Artists’ Editions & merch
12 June 2023 – 12 June 2043
ICA bookstore shelves covered with colourful books
Books on art, design, writing, cultural studies, educational resources, limited Artists’ Editions.