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Join S**T to celebrate the release of 'Somewhere between a doll and a dog', the latest monograph by Ezekiel, with an in-...
21/10/2026

Join S**T to celebrate the release of 'Somewhere between a doll and a dog', the latest monograph by Ezekiel, with an in-conversation with writer-editor Osman Ahmed, followed by a book signing.

Spanning the UK, Europe, the USA and the Philippines, this unflinching visual diary explores transness, desire and belonging beyond borders, binaries and Western frameworks. Blending family archives, diary fragments and intimate portraits of trans and q***r life, Ezekiel traces the raw, tender textures of identity and connection.

đź”— Book tickets: rb.gy/cb37j4
🗓️ Wed 28 Oct, 6:30pm

Images courtesy of Ezekiel.

21/10/2026

This Sunday, American guitarist and composer Shane Parish brings Autechre Guitar to the ICA for an intimate, in-the-round performance.

An album that, on paper, perhaps shouldn’t exist. Translating the electronic duo’s intricate, often unparseable sound into a solo guitar performance, Parish traces the porous boundaries between genres and forms. Across six strings, he reimagines Autechre’s cryptic riffs, complex rhythms and shifting timbres, finding new possibilities in the space between electronic music and the guitar.

🗓️ Sun 25 Oct, 6:30pm
🎫 Tickets: rb.gy/rydo6k

Presented by The Hydra.
Supported by d&b audiotechnik

Video: Shane Parish performing at OUT.FEST, Barreiro, Portugal.

20/10/2026

Spitzer SpaceTelescope perform this Saturday as part of a special In the Round label showcase with Broadside Hacks 🎶 Final tickets remaining!

Joining the line-up are 11-piece folk ensemble Brown Wimpenny, Sam Grassie and Myer U Clark.

🎫 Final tickets: rb.gy/fxfmpe
đź“… Sat 24 Oct, 6:30pm

Co-presented with Broadside Hacks.
Supported by d&b audiotechnik
Video: Spitzer SpaceTelescope performing at The state51 Conspiracy.

In her first UK exhibition, Autumn Knight considers how complaint reveals negotiations of power in daily life.A newly co...
20/10/2026

In her first UK exhibition, Autumn Knight considers how complaint reveals negotiations of power in daily life.

A newly commissioned audio installation fills the main gallery with everyday frustrations from disappointing food and familial tensions to fraught encounters on public transport. These seemingly mundane irritations expose larger social and systemic failings, prompting the question: who has the right to complain?

Visit Autumn Knight: I Can’t Complain from Tuesday to Sunday, 12–8pm 🕛

🎟️ Pay What You Can, 12–1pm daily
❤️ Members go free

Image: Autumn Knight, I Can't Complain, 2026. Site-specific installation comprising a cargo net, foil and latex balloons, ropes, pulleys, cleats, hardwood benches, custom lightbox. Two-channel audio, approx. 25 min. (looped), featuring interviews with Samra Mayanja, Michelangelo Miccolis, Nicole Smythe-Johnson, Garima Thakur, and Hong-Kai Wang, with sampled music and field recordings. Sound editing and design by Levy Lorenzo. Installation view at Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, 2026. Photo © Luke Walker.

A first look at our new monograph dedicated to ShĹŤhei Imamura, accompanying our Long Takes retrospective on the post-war...
20/10/2026

A first look at our new monograph dedicated to ShĹŤhei Imamura, accompanying our Long Takes retrospective on the post-war Japanese filmmaker đź‘€

Featuring newly commissioned writing, seminal essays and the first English translation of selected excerpts from Imamura’s autobiography, the publication traces his expansive body of work, from early features exploring the motley underbelly of post-war Japan to the founding of Imamura Productions and later works interrogating the mythologies of nationhood.

Available to purchase from the opening night of Long Takes on 22 October đź“Ś

Contributors include ShĹŤhei Imamura, Audie Bock, Mark Cousins, Benjamin Crais, Phuong Le, Dennis Lim, Beatrice Loayza, Tom Mes, Toichi Nakata, James Quandt, Julian Ross and Tadao Sato. Translations by Hannah Wu.

đź”— Find out more at ica.art

19/10/2026

Final tickets for PVA's In the Round performance this Friday, 23 October 🔊

Since their acclaimed debut Blush, the London trio have become one of the UK’s most intriguing acts. PVA will present a special reimagining of their new EP A Dream Like This, featuring cello and harp, through ICA’s immersive 360° d&b Soundscape system.

With support from Rosemary Moss.

🎫 Last chance – get your tickets: rb.gy/e2q8s0

Celebrating Free Thinkers begins tomorrow 🎞️ Marking 40 years of The Independent, this week-long programme (20–25 Octobe...
19/10/2026

Celebrating Free Thinkers begins tomorrow 🎞️

Marking 40 years of The Independent, this week-long programme (20–25 October) brings together documentary, international cinema, literary adaptations and conversations exploring the ideas and voices shaping culture.

The programme features three distinctive works of British cinema: Clio Barnard’s Ali & Ava (2021), Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin (2013) and Sally Potter’s Orlando (1992). Join Ali & Ava star Claire Rushbrook for an in-person Q&A on 22 October, followed by Under the Skin actor Adam Pearson on 24 October, both in conversation with The Independent’s Jacob Stolworthy ().

🎬 Explore the full programme and book your tickets: rb.gy/e2q8s0

From 6 – 13 November, Pushkin House and Klassiki present 'After Utopia: the Strugatsky Brothers on Film' – a special ser...
19/10/2026

From 6 – 13 November, Pushkin House and Klassiki present 'After Utopia: the Strugatsky Brothers on Film' – a special series exploring the pioneering science fiction of Arkady and Boris Strugatsky.

Two landmark film adaptations come to the ICA: Grigori Kromanov’s Dead Mountaineer’s Hotel (1979), a cult noir-inflected sci-fi thriller with a sinister edge, and Aleksei German’s Hard to Be a God (2013), a visceral, mud-soaked descent into medieval chaos – the final film from one of cinema’s great filmmakers.

Alongside the screenings, Pushkin House hosts a special discussion with science fiction writer Adam Roberts and academic Mark Bould, delving into the Strugatskys’ enduring influence and the unsettling relevance of their imagined worlds.

🎟️ Book tickets: rb.gy/s3d2hm
📅 6 – 13 November

18/10/2026

Join us for the next iteration of PULSE, with School of the Damned exploring Stuart Hall’s concept of conjuncture: moments when social, political and material contradictions intensify and overlap.

Opening on 23 October, the exhibition and programme of live performances feature work by Carolin Meyer, Daisy C, George Valentine, Ollie Godwin, Titus Barker, Bennis Hartley, Katherine Brown and collaborators. The exhibition continues on 24 and 25 October.

đź“Ť Upper Gallery, ICA London
🎟️ Book tickets for performances: rb.gy/6ceirw

PULSE supports emerging interdisciplinary practices, creating space for experimentation and new forms.

🎞️ The first of three films selected by Autumn Knight to accompany her exhibition 'I Can’t Complain' is No Other Choice...
18/10/2026

🎞️ The first of three films selected by Autumn Knight to accompany her exhibition 'I Can’t Complain' is No Other Choice (2025) by Park Chan-wook: a darkly comic satire about a man willing to do anything to secure his next job.

As Knight describes: “The chosen films attempt to enter a conversation about complaint. Complaint that is infused with or masked by humour. The figures in the films find creative ways to address the source of their complaint. And by default attempt to address their frustration and disappointment. The prospect of labour and/or craft and seeking the dignity of these efforts circulates as a theme throughout these works.”

Ticket includes complimentary exhibition entry on the same day 🎟️

đź“… Wed 21 Oct, 6:30pm
đź”— Book your tickets: rb.gy/vmtse5

Autumn Knight: I Can’t Complain is open Tuesday to Sunday, 12–8pm.

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