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Book tickets
How have technologies shaped and been shaped by sexuality? Join us for the first London performance of A SEXUAL HISTORY OF THE INTERNET by artist and technologist Mindy Seu, exploring the entangled histories of desire, media, and digital culture.
A SEXUAL HISTORY OF THE INTERNET is a project in two parts: a participatory lecture performance and an artist book, revealing the pervasive and perverted origins of our digital tools. Throughout this participatory lecture, we will examine the relationships between techno-development and sexuality, innovation and autonomy, lust and extraction.
Published alongside the performance, the 700+ page artist book is a history, script and experiment. Gathering anecdotes, artworks, and historical artefacts, it reveals the pervasive and perverted origins of our digital tools. The project follows on from the success of her first book CYBERFEMINISM INDEX (2023).
A SEXUAL HISTORY OF THE INTERNET is a project in two parts: a participatory lecture performance and an artist book, revealing the pervasive and perverted origins of our digital tools. Throughout this participatory lecture, we will examine the relationships between techno-development and sexuality, innovation and autonomy, lust and extraction.
Published alongside the performance, the 700+ page artist book is a history, script and experiment. Gathering anecdotes, artworks, and historical artefacts, it reveals the pervasive and perverted origins of our digital tools. The project follows on from the success of her first book CYBERFEMINISM INDEX (2023).
Bio
Mindy Seu (b. 1991, California) is an artist and technologist based in Los Angeles and New York City. Her practice of technology-driven performance and publication focuses on online culture and internet history. A SEXUAL HISTORY OF THE INTERNET (2025) follows her first book CYBERFEMINISM INDEX (2023), a pseudo-encyclopedia that gathers three decades of online activism and net art, which was commissioned by Rhizome, premiered at the New Museum, and awarded a Graham Foundation Grant. Mindy is currently teaching as an Associate Professor at University of California, Los Anwgeles in the Department of Design Media Arts.
Book tickets
Tue, 30 Jun 2026
Stage
07:00 pm
Ticket information
- All tickets that do not require ID (full price, disabled, income support) can be printed at home or stored in email
- For aged-based concession tickets (under 25, student) please bring relevant ID to collect at the front desk before the event.
Access information
Stage
- The Stage has step free access via The Mall entrance and lift. The lift in the Stage is self-controlled with hand control, with two buttons for up and down (max weight 300kg). It is without sides and includes a vertical pole to hold on to. It operates quietly and will not disrupt the performance. Our Public Advisors can also assist.
- We have a small, raised platform to accommodate wheelchair users or others who require a chair. To request, please purchase a ticket, then contact the box office during opening hours on 020 7930 3647 or email access@ica.art
- If you have other access requirements, need more info, or want to contact us, go to the Access Page
This performance contains explicit references to sex and sexual assault. It also includes bright, high-intensity lighting within an otherwise dark environment.
Your comfort and safety are important to us. If you feel uncomfortable at any point, you are welcome to step out at your discretion.
This performance requires the use of a mobile phone and Instagram. Please ensure Instagram is downloaded and accessible on your device prior to arrival.
Please note that audience members may be photographed during the performance.
This is a participatory performance. Audience members may be invited to read aloud as part of the experience.
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Image by Tim Schutsky, Art Direction by Laura Coombs.
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