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Why the ICA archive matters

Our resident archivist discusses the ICA's extensive archive and how it can inform a commitment to the contemporary.

Daniel Heather

3 Feb 2017

The Last Living Surrealist: Desmond Morris on Paintings by Chimpanzees, His Work and the Origins of the ICA

Desmond Morris on his controversial ICA exhibition Paintings by Chimpanzees.

Melanie Coles

4 Jul 2016
Desmond Morris

Surrealism, Sex and Sadomasochism: The Early Characters of the ICA

Desmond Morris on the double life of Roland Penrose and the surrealists.

Melanie Coles

20 Jun 2016
First Exhibition ICA

Playground of the Avant-Garde: Desmond Morris on Post-War Rebellion and the Origins of the ICA

Desmond Morris on of the early days of the ICA.

Melanie Coles

15 Jun 2016

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