ICA Welcomes 2016

The ICA offers organisations, companies and individuals the chance to deliver unique events in our gallery spaces on the Mall.

These events are organised independently and are not part of the ICA’s exhibition programme. To find out more about hiring one of the ICA’s unique spaces, please visit our venue hire pages. For information about the current ICA programme, take a look at our current highlights.

Here is a selection of events that took place at the ICA in 2016...

Framed Lives: Monarchs
25 September - 27 November 2016
ICA Cinemas

Framed Lives is a long-term programme of film screenings and discussions from the Institute of Psychoanalysis, run by Andrea Sabbadini, a psychoanalyst widely published on the connections between the couch and screen. Each series features four biographical films about iconic individuals within a specific field. Screenings are followed by presentations by psychoanalysts, film scholars and other experts. This series will look at prominent monarchs throughout history, exploring the controversial behaviour of Queen Christina, the episodic brutal rages of Ivan the Terrible, King George III's battle with mental illness and King George VI's struggle to manage his speech impediment.

Anil Sebastian - Mesonoxian Album Launch
27 October 2016
ICA Theatre 

C Duncan
20 October 2016
ICA Theatre

A special performance from C Duncan featuring tracks from the new album The Midnight Sun.

Petite Meller
8 September 2016
ICA Theatre

Petite Meller performs a special one-off show at London’s ICA this September. Check out her latest track Milk Bath on Spotify now.

Framed Lives: Painters
17 April & 10 July 2016
ICA Cinemas

Framed Lives is a long-term programme of film screenings and discussions run by the Institute of Psychoanalysis. Each series features four biographical films or documentaries about famous individuals within a specific field. Screenings are followed by brief presentations by psychoanalysts, film scholars and other experts, leaving plenty of time for discussion from the floor.

Bird On The Wire presents...SUUNS
24 & 25 May 2016
ICA Cinemas

The genre-bending Suuns play two consecutive nights at the ICA with the second date announced following a sell-out of their show on the 24th.

Pumarosa
7 May 2016
ICA Theatre

Pumarosa are a five-piece band from London whose music has been described as “industrial spiritual” and brings together the brooding, heavier songwriting of PJ Harvey or Patti Smith with the groove-led and nocturnal electronics of The Knife and Cocteau Twins. This will be their first headline concert.

Anna Meredith
29 March 2016
ICA Theatre

Anna Meredith headlines the ICA in celebration of the release of her debut album Varmints (Moshi Moshi/PIAS).

'hypnotic, taut and melodic' – The Wire

AMP Collected: Billie Marten/A.O.S.O.O.N/Cameron AG
4 February 2016
ICA Theatre

Radio 1 DJ and broadcaster Annie Mac returns with her highly anticipated second installment of the AMP Collected series at the ICA. The AMP Collected series kicks off on Thursday 4 February with 16-year-old British folk prodigy Billie Marten alongside south London based duo A.O.S.O.O.N – this acoustic electronic hybrid create refreshingly honest music with a timeless feel. Cameron AG, aka Cameron A Grote, is an Oxford-based multi-instrumentalist:his beautiful new track ‘Lost Direction' earned him Annie Mac's Hottest Record In The World in October, this young talented musician joins the bill.

AMP Collected: Formation / Mabel / Bonzai

10 March 2016
ICA Theatre

The second in the AMP Collected series of 2016 takes place on Thursday 10 March with south London disco-punk duo Formation. They have recently announced their new EP ‘Under The Tracks' and continue to enthrall audiences with their energetic and infectious live performances. Announcing the London debut of one of Annie's big tips for 2015; Mabel has been championed as one of the most exciting new talents to emerge this year. Dublin-based artist Bonzai will be performing alongside Formation and Mabel.

For tickets and further information, please visit Gigs and Tours.

JONES
3 February 2016
ICA Theatre

JONES brings a fresh tongue to a classic style, blending polished electronic sounds with raw, organic elements, echoing her modern musical loves. On the surface JONES’ songs all have a soft, romantic touch, yet in fact she is writing about love and life from the perspective of a tough-skinned outsider. Having sold out London St Pancras Old Church November show in minutes, Jones has rounded off an exceptional year being chosen as a Spotify Spotlight Artist for 2016.

Plus support from
Daudi Matsiko
DJ XO

These events are organised independently and are not part of the ICA’s exhibition programme. To find out more about hiring one of the ICA’s unique spaces, please visit our venue hire pages. For information about the current ICA programme, take a look at our current highlights.

Take a look at upcoming ICA Welcomes Events or have a look at the events from 2014