Frames of Representation: In Conversation with Xu Bing

What tools does cinema offer for exploring the complex relationships between data collection, surveillance and storytelling? In this talk, artist and director Xu Bing returns to the ICA for the first time since his 1997 exhibition Installation by Xu Bing to lead a discussion on framing of different kinds and exploring our contemporary landscapes of surveillance. He also examines his approach to negotiating the dynamics between filmmaker, film and audience and between artistic creation and market consumption.

The talk will be hosted by Zach Blas, artist, filmmaker, writer, and lecturer in Visual Cultures at Goldsmiths, University of London.

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To learn more about Frames of Representation (FoR) 2018, please download the FoR booklet here [PDF]

Frames of Representation (FoR): New Visions for Cinema 2018 is presented in academic partnership with CHASE (Consortium for the Arts and Humanities South-East England)

We are offering a special multibuy offer for FoR 2018:     

• If you purchase tickets for 4-8 screenings: £10 (full price) / £8 (concessions) / £7 (ICA Members) per ticket    
• If you purchase tickets for 9-11 screenings:  £9 (full price) / £7 (concessions) / £6 (ICA Members) per ticket    
• Festival Pass for all 16 films: £120 (full price) / £100 (concessions) / £80 (ICA Members) 

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