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As part of the collaboration between fig-2 and the Art Fund, fig-2 will be hosting eight public seminars, conceptualised by Art Fund Curator Fatos Ustek.

Hong's In Her Dream, is a production of drama, tension and exuberance

As part of the collaboration between fig-2 and the Art Fund, fig-2 will be hosting 8 public seminars conceptualised by Art Fund Curator Fatos Ustek.

As part of fig–2, Deborah Coughlin, Michael Shaw and a 22-piece all-girl choir Gaggle present Echo, Echo, Echo with special guests.

Coinciding with the publication of his new novel Satin Island, award-winning author Tom McCarthy is hosting a ‘Think Tank’

During fig–2’s presentation of Suzanne Treister’s HEXEN 2.0 project, Mark Pilkington will conduct a group tarot reading using the HEXEN 2.0 deck.

As part of the collaboration between fig-2 and the Art Fund, fig-2 will be hosting eight public seminars, conceptualised by Art Fund Curator Fatos Ustek.

Realised on the occasion of Jacopo Miliani's solo exhibition at fig-2, this talk will expand on the dynamic relationship between movement, score and body bringing in influences from fashion, cinema and dance.

Elkin presents The Elephants in The Room, a new video work featuring music by cellist Okkyung Lee.

Ruth Beale will give a presentation reflecting on the ideas, concepts and symbolism in her solo show.

On the occasion of Ruth Beale's solo exhibition at fig-2, Beale gathers a group of speakers to reflect on the notions of agitation, participation and dissemination.

Join us for the weekly tour of fig-2’s current exhibition.

On the final day of exhibition 20 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk.

The Rot of the Stars (ROTS) will be taking over for the 21st week at fig-2.

Please join us for the weekly tour of fig-2’s current exhibition. A member of the curatorial team will introduce the project and give insight to the artist’s body of work.

On the final day of exhibition 21 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with Marjolijn Dijkman or a member of the curatorial team.

This consultation meeting is the first opportunity to discuss how we can construct the type of society we want to live in, and what tactics and strategies must be used in this ongoing project.

Please join us for the weekly tour of fig-2’s current exhibition. A member of the curatorial team will introduce the project and give insight to the artist’s body of work.

Co-curators Rosalie Doubal and Steven Cairns will reflect Fear of Missing Out (FOMO).

We explore current brain research in relation to the experience of time and in relation to the future, as well as the applications of this research into new marketing strategies to influence people's thinking and/or behaviour.

We explore different techniques and attitudes towards anticipations used in ecology, politics and management from big data (digital and physical) to scenario planning and the effects of this on our behaviour and thinking.

Saturday’s session will concentrate on the notion of change in relation to the locus of collective imagination of the future. We will explore different approaches, which are utilised to motivate and trigger seismic shifts relating to the world around us.

This panel will explore the cogency of reality and fiction in risk management strategies.

A discussion on a range of subjects including predictions, divination, design fiction and rhetoric.

On the final day of exhibition 21 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with Marjolijn Dijkman or a member of the curatorial team.

We explore different existential questions for the future of humanity in a long-term future and imagine possible scenarios developed by scientists as well as fiction writers and artists.

Please join us for the weekly tour of fig-2’s current exhibition.

Sculptor Eva Rothschild and choreographer Joe Moran take the first step in a fresh new collaboration for Block Universe performance art festival in partnership with fig-2

On the final day of exhibition 23 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with Eva Rothschild and Joe Moran or a member of the curatorial team.

Please join us for the weekly tour of fig-2’s current exhibition. A member of the curatorial team will introduce the project and give insight to the artist’s body of work.

In Ben Judd’s practice, the choreographic and the rhythmic are used as a method of constructing and examining communities.

On the final day of exhibition 24 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with Ben Judd or a member of the curatorial team.

Please join us for the weekly tour of fig-2’s current exhibition. A member of the curatorial team will introduce the project and give insight to the artist’s body of work.

Marking the halfway point of the fig-2 programme, choreographer and dancer Cecilia Bengolea and artists Celia Hempton and Prem Sahib are invited to collaborate for a new commission.

On the final day of exhibition 25 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with artists Cecilia Bengolea, Celia Hempton, Prem Sahib or a member of the curatorial team.

Please join us for the weekly tour of fig-2’s current exhibition.

On the final day of exhibition 26 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with artist Anne Hardy or a member of the curatorial team.

As part of Karen Mirza's solo exhibition at fig-2, Siri Sadhana Kaur will hold a Kundalini yoga and gong sitting.

Karen Mirza's solo exhibition at fig-2 entitled The Ectoplasm of Neoliberalism occupy the premises as a site of manifestation, in order to bring together, and to bring about, communal knowledge on the thought-form of political ectoplasm.

Please join us for the weekly tour of fig-2’s current exhibition.

The fourth of the eight-part seminar series with the title In Pursuit of the Curatorial, Objects of Experience will concentrate on the art object questioning the domain of ordinary material things versus mimetic objects.

Patrick Coyle and Francesco Pedraglio host their second performance at fig-2.

On the final day of exhibition 26 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with artists Patrick Coyle and Francesco Pedraglio

On the occasion of POSTmatter's week at fig-2, Louise Benson initiates a live event that will be based on five selected writers, editors and curators' participation.

On the final day of exhibition 29 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with POSTmagazine editor-in-chief Louise Benson or a member of the curatorial team.

On the final day of exhibition 30 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with Anna Barham or a member of the curatorial team

Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin's site specific work for fig-2 interrogates the landscape that surrounds the ICA Studio.

On the final day of exhibition 30 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin

The fifth of the eight-part seminar series with the title On Autonomy will delve into the dynamics of artistic and curatorial production in relation to the concepts of autonomy

Nowiswere contemporary art magazine will launch its first printed issue on the occasion of the exhibition fig-2 34/50 Veronika Haue

The sixth of the eight part seminar series with the title Making things Public will expand on the primary role of curating and on the notion of exhibition-making in genera

This class will introduce you to the standing poses of the Primary Series to increase strength, flexibility and endurance.

Voga is a dynamic fusion of Yoga and voguing, combining the expressive moves of a dance class with the breath-synchronised movement of yoga.

Sessions that combine a gentle, meditative movement, breath awareness study and a short relaxation, all leading up to the practice of mindfulness meditation inspired by teachings of Himalayan Institute.

Zumba® offers a heady combination of high energy and motivating music with unique moves and combinations so you can dance away your worries.

Vinyasa yoga is a series of poses that will move you through the power of inhaling and exhaling. Vinyasa movements are smoothly flowing and almost dance-like.

This class will introduce the principals of Pilates. Combining Pilates and ballet conditioning exercises throughout class to strengthen the core and elongate the muscles.

A sloppy aerobic dance session sound-tracked by Trance music. Titled, Post-Rave Sweat Fatigue Workout, this will be a fun hour starting with a dynamic stretch warm up, leading into a mix of very loose aerobic exercise and dance, taking cue from early morning rave workout sessions.

Hatha yoga refers to a set of physical exercises (known as asanas) designed to align your skin, muscles, and bones.

Marvin Gaye Chetwynd presents This is Insanity! featuring the contemporary beat boxer, Cull, and British artist, Adam Castle.

This class will encourage stillness in order to create mental space and focus either seated or laying down. This will result in clarity of mind and stress reduction.

Chi Kung is an ancient Chinese form of movement exercise. The class will harness your internal chi flow through movement, stillness, meditation, and breath.

Everlasting Yoga is shaped by ten asanas. The artist constructs a series of postures based on narratives pertaining to circumstances in her life. Participants are invited to partake in each of these states.

In the spirit of Wright & Vandame's investigation of the body, beauty, and the art-life debate, celebrated performance artist, Francesca Steele, has been invited for a lunchtime talk to discuss her practice and interest in the body.

Have fun whilst working out with this high-energy dance class, using moves from Salsa, Persian style and Aerobics.

This class is about finding stillness within the poses and calming the mind and body down. A great antidote to balance a vigorous exercise regime or an active life.

The alchemy of yoga, healing the body and training the mind, reigniting that imaginative spark.

To conclude the ambitious week of activities and live events, Josh Wright & Guillaume Vandame will be speaking in conversation with fig-2's Fatos Ustek and Yves Blais.

On the final day of exhibition 38 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with the artists Josh Wright and Guillaume Vandame or a member of the curatorial team.

Performing the real will provoke an understanding and approach to auteur curating, concentrating on the traceability of subjectivity in production of the definition of art.

A talk by fig-2 curator Fatos Üstek, with an introduction by artist Lynne Marsh to her current project at fig-2.

On the final day of exhibition 44 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with the artists Lynne Marsh or a member of the curatorial team.

Join fig-2 artist Vesna Petresin who will lead a guided movement session at the ICA Studio during the final day of her exhibition.

On the final day of exhibition 47 of 50 at fig-2, join us for an informal talk with the artists Allison Katz or a member of the curatorial team. This short talk aims to provide you with further insight into exhibiting at fig-2 and the artists' current projects.

Seth Ayyaz will perform a triptych of electroacoustic works addressing Islamic sonic culture.

A research event located somewhere between an experiential group, a live score, and a performance.

Adiscussion between the composer Seth Ayyaz, invited artist Lisa Skuret, the writer Joel Vacheron, curator Fatos Ustek, and invited guests.

The eighth and last part of the seminar series with the title Coherency and Incompleteness pays a visit to the seven prior seminars, placing them in the context of a curatorial pursuit in today's currency of visual arts.

fig-2 celebrates the 50 amazing weeks spent with extraordinary artists, writers, dancers, thinkers, architects, designers and so many others that exhibited throughout