Exhibitions, live shows, films, talks and learnings at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) in London in the first quarter of 2025 have been revealed.
The season covers the ICA’s commitment to fostering experimental practices, nurturing new talent, and engaging audiences with the most vital ideas shaping our times.
The exhibition New Contemporaries will run from Wednesday, January 15th to Sunday, March 23rd which will mark its 75th year.
It will showcase 35 emerging and early-career artists. exploring themes such as environmental cycles, fragmented memories, and the digital world.
During the run, events include the artists presenting live works, a movement workshop, exhibition tour, making session, and discussions on sustainable and artist centred futures.
The film programme will include series such as Long Takes: Spectres: The Cinema of Jacques Rivette (February to May), London Short Film Festival (January), Japan Foundation Touring Programme (February), Kinoteka Polish Film Festival (March), and focuses on Whit Stillman (January), Michael Snow (February), Chantel Akerman, and Fatemah Motamed-Aria (both March).
Live shows incoming are RIA Presents: The Ruin (Thursday, January 16th), Teeth of the Sea + Smote (Thursday, January 23rd), Clarissa Connelly + Fine (Sunday, February 19th), Jamilah Barry (Sunday, February 26th), Harvey Causon (Monday, February 27th), Ex-Easter Island Head (Saturday, March 8th), and Eli Keszler (Tuesday, March 11th).
The talks and learning in the first quarter encompass ICA Creatives x Pesolife Term 2: Everyday Sounds and Music Production (January to March) with workshops exploring music production with Secaina Hudson. Participants will use Bandlab to create foley recordings and experiment with organic sounds.
On Wednesday, February 5th there will be A Nice Magazine launch celebrating photographer Hanna Moon’s latest issue with a talk and book signing, while in March there will be An Evening with Montez Press to celebrate SoiL Thornton’s publication Pay it Forward alongside Timmy Simonds and Aaron Lehman’s book Prepositions.
The season covers the ICA’s commitment to fostering experimental practices, nurturing new talent, and engaging audiences with the most vital ideas shaping our times.
The exhibition New Contemporaries will run from Wednesday, January 15th to Sunday, March 23rd which will mark its 75th year.
It will showcase 35 emerging and early-career artists. exploring themes such as environmental cycles, fragmented memories, and the digital world.
During the run, events include the artists presenting live works, a movement workshop, exhibition tour, making session, and discussions on sustainable and artist centred futures.
The film programme will include series such as Long Takes: Spectres: The Cinema of Jacques Rivette (February to May), London Short Film Festival (January), Japan Foundation Touring Programme (February), Kinoteka Polish Film Festival (March), and focuses on Whit Stillman (January), Michael Snow (February), Chantel Akerman, and Fatemah Motamed-Aria (both March).
Live shows incoming are RIA Presents: The Ruin (Thursday, January 16th), Teeth of the Sea + Smote (Thursday, January 23rd), Clarissa Connelly + Fine (Sunday, February 19th), Jamilah Barry (Sunday, February 26th), Harvey Causon (Monday, February 27th), Ex-Easter Island Head (Saturday, March 8th), and Eli Keszler (Tuesday, March 11th).
The talks and learning in the first quarter encompass ICA Creatives x Pesolife Term 2: Everyday Sounds and Music Production (January to March) with workshops exploring music production with Secaina Hudson. Participants will use Bandlab to create foley recordings and experiment with organic sounds.
On Wednesday, February 5th there will be A Nice Magazine launch celebrating photographer Hanna Moon’s latest issue with a talk and book signing, while in March there will be An Evening with Montez Press to celebrate SoiL Thornton’s publication Pay it Forward alongside Timmy Simonds and Aaron Lehman’s book Prepositions.
For details go to ica.art.
New Contemporaries at KARST, The Levinsky Gallery and MIRROR, Plymouth. Photo: Dom Moore