Highlights
Exhibitions
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
1 May – 4 August 2019
The first UK exhibition dedicated to the American writer Kathy Acker (1947 – 1997), and her written, spoken and performed work.
Films
A Moon For My Father
15 – 19 June 2019
Iranian filmmaker Mania Akbari investigates the relationship between her physical traumas and the collective political memories of her birthplace.
Talks & Learning
Queer Intentions
Tue, 18 June
Writer Amelia Abraham presents an evening of readings and discussion around themes of queerness, assimilation and resistance.
Live
How to Wash a Heart
Wed, 19 June
Poet Bhanu Kapil performs a new collaborative work made with artist Rohini Kapil and commissioned for the ICA Theatre on the occasion of the exhibition I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker.
Sunday, 16 June
Daily Programme
Exhibitions
12:00 PM
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
The first UK exhibition dedicated to the American writer Kathy Acker (1947 – 1997), and her written, spoken and performed work.
Films
12:30 PM
Too Late to Die Young
Winner of the Leopard for Best Director at the Locarno Festival, Dominga Sotomayor Castillo’s latest film is a beguiling coming-of-age drama set in Chile.
Films
12:30 PM
Dirty God
An unflinching portrait of a young woman struggling to re-establish her sense of self after a brutal acid attack.
Films
2:35 PM
Halston
The life and times of legendary designer Roy Halston Frowick, the man who wanted to ‘dress all of America.’
Films
2:40 PM
A Moon For My Father
Iranian filmmaker Mania Akbari investigates the relationship between her physical traumas and the collective political memories of her birthplace.
Films
4:25 PM
The Dead and the Others
A young man attempts to resist his spiritual fate in this fictionalised portrait of tribal culture in northern Brazil.
Films
4:55 PM
Prophecy
An intimate exploration of a single oil painting.
Films
6:40 PM
A Season in France
Two brothers from the Central African Republic seek refuge in France in this compassionate family drama.
Films
6:45 PM
Birds of Passage
Set among Colombia’s Wayúu people, Birds of Passage spans three decades of a family pushed to the brink by the drug trade.
Films
8:40 PM
Sunset
László Nemes explores pre-First World War Budapest in this haunting portrait of a society on the cusp of change.
Films
9:10 PM
We the Animals
An immersive portrait of working-class family life and brotherhood.
Monday, 17 June
The ICA is closed on Mondays.
Tuesday, 18 June
Daily Programme
Exhibitions
12:00 PM
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
The first UK exhibition dedicated to the American writer Kathy Acker (1947 – 1997), and her written, spoken and performed work.
Live
12:00 PM
Tarot at lunchtime in the art museum, a pop-up homage to Kathy Acker
Poet Bhanu Kapil performs tarot readings within the exhibition I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker.
Films
2:00 PM
Ash is Purest White
Selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at Cannes, Chinese director Jia Zhang-ke’s latest film delivers a sweeping and personal reflection on modern China.
Films
2:35 PM
Prophecy
An intimate exploration of a single oil painting.
Films
4:25 PM
Halston
The life and times of legendary designer Roy Halston Frowick, the man who wanted to ‘dress all of America.’
Films
4:40 PM
A Moon For My Father
Iranian filmmaker Mania Akbari investigates the relationship between her physical traumas and the collective political memories of her birthplace.
Films
6:25 PM
The Dead and the Others
A young man attempts to resist his spiritual fate in this fictionalised portrait of tribal culture in northern Brazil.
Films
6:45 PM
A Season in France
Two brothers from the Central African Republic seek refuge in France in this compassionate family drama.
Talks & Learning
7:00 PM
Queer Intentions
Writer Amelia Abraham presents an evening of readings and discussion around themes of queerness, assimilation and resistance.
Films
8:40 PM
Sunset
László Nemes explores pre-First World War Budapest in this haunting portrait of a society on the cusp of change.
Films
8:45 PM
We the Animals
An immersive portrait of working-class family life and brotherhood.
Wednesday, 19 June
Daily Programme
Exhibitions
12:00 PM
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
The first UK exhibition dedicated to the American writer Kathy Acker (1947 – 1997), and her written, spoken and performed work.
Films
2:20 PM
We the Animals
An immersive portrait of working-class family life and brotherhood.
Films
4:00 PM
Sunset
László Nemes explores pre-First World War Budapest in this haunting portrait of a society on the cusp of change.
Films
4:15 PM
A Season in France
Two brothers from the Central African Republic seek refuge in France in this compassionate family drama.
Films
6:15 PM
Birds of Passage
Set among Colombia’s Wayúu people, Birds of Passage spans three decades of a family pushed to the brink by the drug trade.
Films
6:45 PM
A Moon For My Father
Iranian filmmaker Mania Akbari investigates the relationship between her physical traumas and the collective political memories of her birthplace.
Live
7:00 PM
How to Wash a Heart
Poet Bhanu Kapil performs a new collaborative work made with artist Rohini Kapil and commissioned for the ICA Theatre on the occasion of the exhibition I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker.
Films
8:40 PM
The Edge of Democracy
Filmmaker Petra Costa maps far-right politics in Brazil in this expansive documentary.
Films
8:45 PM
Unsettling + Q&A
Leftist Israeli director Iris Zaki temporarily relocates from Tel Aviv to the Tekoa settlement on the West Bank, exploring one of the most divisive issues in Israel today.
Thursday, 20 June
Daily Programme
Exhibitions
12:00 PM
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, Kathy Acker
The first UK exhibition dedicated to the American writer Kathy Acker (1947 – 1997), and her written, spoken and performed work.
Films
1:35 PM
Ash is Purest White
Selected to compete for the Palme d’Or at Cannes, Chinese director Jia Zhang-ke’s latest film delivers a sweeping and personal reflection on modern China.
Films
2:20 PM
Prophecy
An intimate exploration of a single oil painting.
Films
4:10 PM
We the Animals
An immersive portrait of working-class family life and brotherhood.
Films
4:15 PM
A Season in France
Two brothers from the Central African Republic seek refuge in France in this compassionate family drama.
Films
6:15 PM
Sunset
László Nemes explores pre-First World War Budapest in this haunting portrait of a society on the cusp of change.
Films
6:20 PM
The Edge of Democracy + Q&A
Filmmaker Petra Costa maps far-right politics in Brazil in this expansive documentary.
Talks & Learning
7:00 PM
D. Mortimer leads the Kathy Acker Reading Group
D. Mortimer leads a discussion on the theme of co-dependency in two of Kathy Acker’s novels.
Films
9:05 PM
Too Late to Die Young
Winner of the Leopard for Best Director at the Locarno Festival, Dominga Sotomayor Castillo’s latest film is a beguiling coming-of-age drama set in Chile.
Films
9:10 PM
The Dead and the Others
A young man attempts to resist his spiritual fate in this fictionalised portrait of tribal culture in northern Brazil.
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