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ICA GALLERIES
are currently closed for refurbishment and will reopen with VIDEO ACTS
on 30 July.
VIDEO ACTS
comes to the ICA from P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center, an affiliate of MoMA,
New York. Critically acclaimed by the US press, this extraordinary show
features works by over 80 artists, including Marina Abramovic and Ulay,
Joan Jonas, Mike Kelly, Paul McCarthy, Bruce Nauman.
THIS WEEK’S HIGHLIGHT:
Fri
13 Jun, 7pm
WE’RE COMING TO TAKE YOU AWAY HURRAH!!
‘Raw, rude and righteous rock’n’roll’ Sleazenation
The London
premiere screening of File under Sacred Music, the new film by Iain Forsyth
and Jane Pollard – a remake of the infamous bootleg video of The
Cramps performing at Napa Mental Institute. Exactly 25 years on from that
legendary 1978 gig we present a night of live music, film and mayhem.
Featuring live performances from The Parkinsons and Holly Golightly and
live music from Banned and The Courgettes from Core. There will also be
special guest DJs including Trash Money, films and performances in the
bar. For full details visit www.fileundersacredmusic.com
£8, £7 Concs. £5 ICA Members/ Core Arts Members
Theatre, Bar
ICA
LISTINGS (NB - film listings revised Tues 27 May)
Friday 13 June – Thursday 19 June
FILM @ THE ICA
13 Mon-rak Transistor Cinema 1 3.45, 6.15, 8.45pm
Fri In This World Cinema 2 6.30, 8.30pm
14 Mon-rak
Transistor Cinema 1 1.15, 3.45, 6.15, 8.45
Sat Thomas Pynchon Cinema 2 4.30pm
In This World Cinema 2 6.30, 8.30pm
15 The Deer
Hunter Cinema 1 2.30pm
Sun Thomas Pynchon Cinema 2 4.30pm
Mon-rak Transistor Cinema 1 6.15, 8.45pm
In This World Cinema 2 8.30pm
16 Mon-rak Transistor Cinema 1 3.45, 9pm
Mon In This World Cinema 2 6.45, 9pm
Nightmare on Elm Street Cinema 1 6.45pm
17 Mon-rak
Transistor Cinema 1 3.45, 6.15, 8.45pm
Tues In This World Cinema 2 6.30, 8.30pm
18 Mon-rak Transistor Cinema 1 3.45, 6.15, 8.45pm
Wed In This World Cinema 2 6.30, 8.30pm
19 REEL MADNESS:
Film Festival Cinema 1&2 Film times, see below
Thu Uphill all the Way Cinema 1 5.30pm
Let there Be Light Cinema 2 6pm
Schizophrenia Cinema 2 7.45pm
Through a Glass Darkly Cinema 2 9.15pm
Kira’s Reason Cinema 1 9.30pm
PLEASE NOTE
THE ICA CINEMA SHOWS FIRST RUN RELEASES AS WELL AS REP FILMS. PLEASE CAN
YOU ENSURE THESE ARE LISTED IN THE MAIN WEST END CINEMA NEW RELEASE SECTIONS
OF YOUR PUBLICATION.
ICA
LISTINGS
Friday 13 June – Thursday 19 June
FILM @ THE ICA
**NEW
RELEASE**
ICA PROJECTS
MON-RAK TRANSISTOR (A TRANSISTOR LOVE STORY)
‘Heartbreaking delirium’ Time Out
‘pure kitsch...magical’ Empire
From the producers of Tears of the Black Tiger comes the perfect summer
movie, a potent blend of Elvis Presley-style musical, love story and poisonous
social satire in Hysteric Glamour t-shirts. Pan is a country boy newlywed
to his first love, Sadaw, when he's signed up for military service. Success
in a local talent contest turns Pan’s head and he goes AWOL to pursue
his dream, but instead finds himself fending off the advances of his predatory
manager. As Sadaw is seduced by a smooth-talking worm tablet salesman,
Pan winds up begging on the streets having committed manslaughter. A hit
at the 2002 Cannes Festival confirming Pen-ek as the young pretender to
Wong Kar Wai.
Dir Pen-ek Ratanaruang Thailand 2001, 120 mins,, English subtitles, 15
**NEW
RELEASE**
ICA PROJECTS
IN THIS WORLD
‘astonishing ...The best British film of my lifetime’ Telegraph
‘Extraordinary…I urge you to get a ticket’ Observer
Winner Golden Bear Best Film Berlin 2003
Torn from the headlines, Michael Winterbottom's new film follows the young
Jamal as he embarks on a hazardous overland trip from the refugee camp
at Peshawar through Iran, Turkey, Italy and France to Sangatte and into
the heart of London where he becomes 'M1187511'. Winterbottom and his
brilliant writer Tony Grisoni have struck a fine balance between the fictional
and documentary elements of the film, harnessing the intimate and immediate
possibilities of DV production to full effect. Even more crucially, they
give us cause to see behind the headlines at the broader political and
moral concerns. As fine a piece of work as we've seen from this versatile
director.
Dir Michael Winterbottom, UK, 2002, 89 mins, English subtitles 15
**NEW
RELEASE**
ICA PROJECTS
THOMAS PYNCHON: A JOURNEY INTO THE MIND OF [P.]
'intriguing...required viewing' Time Out
Unravelling the enigma of the reclusive Thomas Pynchon (b.1937), one of
the most influential but least public writers of our time, the Dubinis’
compelling documentary makes spirited use of archive photographs, historical
documents, news footage and interviews with Pynchon's friends and fanatics.
Spiralling around themes of paranoiac conspiracies and mind-control experiments,
culminating in an account of an extraordinary lookalike event and the
devastating CNN news footage of Pynchon snatched on the streets, the film
presents a wonderful feast of Pynchonalia served up with a sense of humour
and a generous helping of music by the Residents.
Dir Fosco & Donatello Dubini, Germany, 2001, 92 mins
THE DEER HUNTER
'one of the few great films of the decade' Time Out
The tale of three steelworkers who volunteer for service in Vietnam runs
against the grain of liberal guilt, substituting Fordian patriotism, and
proposing Robert de Niro’s character as a Ulyssean hero tested to
his limits. Also starring Christopher Walken, John Cazale and Meryl Streep.
Dir Michael Cimino
US 1978, 183 mins
NIGHTMARE
ON ELM STREET (screening and talk)
J G Ballard always pictured the future as an affectless idyll punctuated
by random acts of domestic terror. As America enters what Gore Vidal calls
a ‘state of permanent war for permanent peace’ we discuss
the intimate relationship between domestic contentment and apparently
motiveless violence as seen in Wes Craven’s seminal 1984 suburban
slasher flick Nightmare on Elm Street, screened after this introduction.
Speakers are Marc Evans, director of the Reality TV horror film My Little
Eye; writer and broadcaster Mark Kermode, author of the best-selling BFI
Modern Classic on the film The Exorcist; and China Mieville, award-winning
author of King Rat.
Introduction and film:
£8, £7 Concs. £6 ICA Members
Cinema 1
REEL
MADNESS: Film Festival, Cinema 1&2, 19 – 22 June
The UK’s first film festival dedicated to exploring portrayals of
madness and mental distress includes a wide range of work focusing variously
on experiences of living through madness, catharsis and recovery, and
the politics of madness. Brutal and shocking material is combined with
personal visions and a celebration of life.
UPHILL
ALL THE WAY
The astounding story of five troubled teenage girls who face the challenge
of a lifetime - a 2500 mile bike ride along the United States Continental
Divide. The film highlights their resilience and captures some explosive
interaction.
Dir Khin May Lwin & Robert Nassau
US 2000, 80mins
LET
THERE BE LIGHT
Commissioned by the US Military to make a film promoting the reintegration
of shell-shocked soldiers into the work force, Huston shows a medical
programme of almost absurdly efficacious treatment. The government banned
the film for the following 40 years.
Dir John Huston
US 1946, 58 mins
SCHIZOPHRENIA
‘Sluggish Schizophrenia’ was an illness conjured up by psychiatrists
working in co-operation with the KGB in order to monitor and contain political
dissidents. The film documents the stories of some of the many victims
of this, interspersed with the testimonies of doctors who remain convinced
of the validity of the diagnosis. Plus In The Box (dir Michal Struss,
Slovakia 1999, 6mins).
Dir Vita Zelakeviciute
Poland/France 2001, 57 mins,
English subtitles
THROUGH
A GLASS DARKLY
Returning from a psychiatric institution where she received treatment
for schizophrenia, Karin is surrounded by a trinity of men who are emotionally
alienated from her. This won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Film in
1961.
Dir Ingmar Bergman
Sweden 1961, 91 minutes,
English subtitles
KIRA'S
REASON: A LOVE STORY
A love story set against the backdrop of manic depression. With extreme
and often disconcerting intimacy, a deeply moving yet unsentimental film
about the ultimate power of love as a panacea.
Dir Ole Christian Madsen. Denmark 2001, 92mins, English subtitles
ICA
LISTINGS
Friday 13 June – Thursday 19 June
TALKS @ THE ICA
Mon 16 Jun, 6.45pm
AMERICA’S NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET
J G Ballard always pictured the future as an affectless idyll punctuated
by random acts of domestic terror. As America enters what Gore Vidal calls
a ‘state of permanent war for permanent peace’ we discuss
the intimate relationship between domestic contentment and apparently
motiveless violence as seen in Wes Craven’s seminal 1984 suburban
slasher flick Nightmare on Elm Street, screened after this introduction.
Speakers are Marc Evans, director of the Reality TV horror film My Little
Eye; writer and broadcaster Mark Kermode, author of the best-selling BFI
Modern Classic on the film The Exorcist; and China Mieville, award-winning
author of King Rat.
Introduction and film:
£8, £7 Concs. £6 ICA Members
Cinema 1
Tues 17 Jun, 7pm
JOHN GRAY AND OLIVER JAMES ON THE BENIGN BULLY
Tonight in conversation Oliver James and John Gray explore the psychology
of human persuasion and how this informs the current international situation.
The global hegemony of the US is based on unprecedented military might
– and yet the US state persuades us that it will only be used responsibly
and for our own good. How do they get away with it? Oliver James is a
clinical psychologist, who has produced numerous TV documentaries, writes
regular newspaper columns, and whose books include They F*** You Up -
How to Survive Family Life; John Gray is professor of European thought
at the LSE, regularly contributes to the TLS and the Guardian, and is
author of numerous books, most recently, Al Qaeda and What It Means to
be Modern.
£8, £7 Concs. £6 ICA Members
Nash Room
Sat
14 Jun, 2pm
IRAQ: AFTER THE WAR
The second in a collaboration between the ICA and Le Monde Diplomatique
on the war in Iraq. We reassemble to discuss what the war has meant for
Iraq and what its implications are for the region. What does the post-Saddam
era hold for ordinary Iraqis? And in particular for the Shia and the Kurds?
Is a sustainable new order emerging? And what does pax americana mean
for the region? Speakers include: William Hale, professor of Turkish politics
at SOAS, author of Turkish Politics and the Military; and Gareth Stansfield,
research fellow at the University of Exeter and author of The Future of
Iraq: Dictatorship, Democracy or Division? ; Charles Tripp, reader in
politics at SOAS, author of A History of Iraq; Sami Zubaida, reader in
sociology at Birkbeck, an Iraqi and author of Islam, The People and The
State; Toby Dodge, expert on Iraq, Warwick University, joint editor of
Globalization and the Middle East; Faleh A Jabar, Birkbeck researcher,
an Iraqi and author of Ayatollahs, Sufis and Ideologues and Tribes and
Power. Lindsey Hilsum, diplomatic correspondent of Channel 4 News, is
in the chair.
£8, £7 Concs. £6 ICA member/
Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique
Nash Room
Thurs
19 Jun, 10am-3pm
CYBERSONICA
CREAM SYMPOSIUM DAY 1
‘Emerging Soundspaces, Instruments and Environments’ introduced
by John Eacott, explores the use of sound across a range of physical and
virtual spaces - from mobile phones to the River Thames - and how these
environments are exploited as musical instruments. Includes keynote presentations
by David Toop, composer, instrument maker, curator and author of a new
book about the impact of digital technology on sound, and Max Eastley
- kinetic sound artist featured in Sonic Boom, with installations as far
afield as Devils Glen in County Wicklow and the Museum of Modern Art,
Nagoya.
Cinema 1,
Admission: £8, £7 Concs, £6 ICA Members
Thurs 19
Jun, 7.30pm
MADNESS ON FILM
A discussion
between mental health professionals, filmmakers, ethicists and others
focusing on the purposes and functions of portraying mental distress on
film. This discussion is part of the UK’s first film festival dedicated
to exploring portrayals of madness and mental distress, focusing variously
on experiences of living through madness, catharsis and recovery. Please
see film listings for more information.
Cinema 1,
Admission: £6.50, £5 Concs, £4 ICA Members
ICA
LISTINGS
Friday 13 June – Thursday 19 June
EDUCATION @ THE ICA
Thurs,
Fri, 19-20Jun, 11am-5pm,
Sat 21 Jun, 11am-3pm
CYBERSONICA EDUCATION
Cybersonica Education promises to be an exciting foray into the world
of electronic sound culture. Integral to the festival, the three day programme
features presentations and practical workshops from Cybersonica performers
and contributors – including DJ and VJ workshops hosted by DJ Magazine
and sessions from Steinberg who will be demonstrating their latest musical
gadgetry and software. We also invite you meet and quiz national and international
guests and discover the latest in audio and technological developments
from some of the leading academic, commercial and artistic innovators.
Check www.cybersonica.org for session details, times and availability.
£8, £7 Concs. £6 ICA Members
Nash Room, Cinema 2
ICA
LISTINGS
Friday 13 June – Thursday 19 June
PERFORMANCES @ THE ICA
Fri
13 Jun, 7pm
WE’RE COMING TO TAKE YOU AWAY HURRAH!!
‘Raw, rude and righteous rock’n’roll’ Sleazenation
The London premiere screening of File under Sacred Music, the new film
by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard – a remake of the infamous bootleg
video of The Cramps performing at Napa Mental Institute. Exactly 25 years
on from that legendary 1978 gig we present a night of live music, film
and mayhem. Featuring live performances from The Parkinsons and Holly
Golightly and live music from Banned and The Courgettes from Core. There
will also be special guest DJs including Trash Money, films and performances
in the bar. For full details visit www.fileundersacredmusic.com
£8, £7 Concs. £5 ICA Members/
Core Arts Members
Theatre, Bar
Thurs
19 June, 7.30-10.45pm
CYBERSONICA LIVE
Burnt Friedman & The Nu Dub Players featuring Jaki Liebezeit + Fennesz
German native Burnt Friedman constantly redefines the boundaries of his
musical capacities teaming up for his 12th album release with legendary
Can drummer Jaki Liebezeit who injects complex rhythmic structures into
Friedman’s deceptively simple melodies and Latin inspired electronic
compositions. Austrian based Fennesz uses guitar and computer to make
shimmering, swirling electronic sound of enormous range and musical complexity,
with an inherent naturalism permeating each piece.
£10, £9 Concs. £8 ICA Members. ICA Theatre
ICA LISTINGS
Friday 13 June – Thursday 19 June
NEW MEDIA @ THE ICA
11-18
June Digital Studio opening times
WEB3D ART
Web3D Art 2003 is an international juried show of 25 online projects from
10 countries that features web-based multi-user environments, soundscapes,
experimental architecture, and narrative and exploratory works investigating
virtual space. The exhibition includes work by Michael Atavar (UK), Ricardo
Barreto (Brazil), Simon Biggs (UK), Roya Jakoby (USA), Yael Kanarekl and
Bnode, (Judith Gieseler / Innes Yates) (USA), John Klima (USA), Patrick
Keller (Switzerland), Marcus Quarta (Germany) and many more. Installed
simultaneously in several locations in the UK, Australia and Macedonia,
this innovative linked-up experience provides a wide user base for multi-user
projects, and an optimised environment to view and navigate the works
http://www.web3dart.org
3D Discussions: Empyre In conjunction with the exhibition, Digital Studio
visitors are able to participate in the discussions, or browse the archives
of the Empyre mailing list (http://www.subtle.net/empyre/) which focuses
on the aesthetic, ethical and theoretical issues surrounding immersion
and representation in 3D space, as well as the technical and financial
factors shaping the future of independent artists creating online 3D experiential
work.
Free with ICA Day Membership
Wed
18 Jun, 7pm
WEB3D ART ARTISTS AND CURATORS IN CONVERSATION
Kathy Rae Huffman (Cornerhouse, Manchester) and Professor Karel Dudesek
(Ravensbourne College of Design and Communication), the founders of the
Web3D Art project discuss developments in 3D work and take the visitors
on a tour of the exhibition. A number of exhibiting artists will attend
the talk and introduce their work.
Free with ICA Day Membership
Digital Studio
19–21
Jun, 12-8pm
DIVERGENCE SOUNDTOYS.NET @ CYBERSONICA
Cybersonica and soundtoys.net present Divergence – an annual exhibition
of new audiovisual experiences. Divergence includes exclusive new pieces
by Julian Baker debuting Bell - an exploration of the marriage of interface
and audio as a single digital instrument; Squid Soup continue their ongoing
explorations of navigable spatial music with altzero5 - expanding series
of online navigable spatial sound compositions and a downloadable application;
Ueda’s Recessed Fissure is a crafted interface weaving film cut-ups
sampled from webcams and live footage into structuralist vs situationist
audiovisual pieces; Toxi’s Macronaut transforms subspace harmonics
by mixing up audio energy fields with random parameters to expand the
screen to three dimensions.
Free with ICA Day Membership
19-21
Jun, 12-9pm
CYBERSONICA WEB TV AND RADIO
Cybersonica will set up a live Web TV and Radio studio including projection
screen and seating for a live audience of Cybersonica festival goers.
Fronted by a Top Of The Pops BBCi presenter, the schedule will include
live coverage of performances, talks and presentations - plus documentaries,
exclusive interviews with artists, live DJ/VJ sets and much more. Check
www.cybersonica.org for more details.
£8, £7 Concs. £6 ICA Mmebership
Brandon Room
ICA LISTINGS
Friday 13 June – Thursday 19 June
MUSIC AND CLUBS @ THE ICA
Sat
14 Jun, 9pm
BHANGRA ON THE MALL: DESI NATION
LAUNCH PARTY
Welcome to
a night of the finest Desi and nu-Bhangra beats - to coincide with the
launch of Desi Nation put together by the Future World Funk DJs.
Global dancemeisters Future World Funk are joined by guest DJ Bobby Friction,
one of the original Urban Asian DJs with a CV stretching back over the
entire history of Brit-Asian music. He has become a key-player on the
Asian music scene and a national voice through his Radio 1 show. We welcome
the Dhol Academy whose music is a mix of traditional desi rhythms from
the Punjab and hard edge urban nu-bhangra beats.
£6, £5 Concs. Free to ICA Members
Bar
Wed
18 Jun, 8pm
LAPTOP JAMS
Breaking
through the tradition of the celebrity DJ, Brighton based collective Laptop
Jams throw down the gauntlet to all would be composers, musicians and
glitchy manipulators to join the party and make their own music live in
the ICA bar. Pack up your laptop, plug in and play!
£5, £4 Concs. Free to ICA members
Bar
Thurs 19 June, 7.30-10.45pm
CYBERSONICA LIVE
Burnt Friedman & The Nu Dub Players featuring Jaki Liebezeit + Fennesz
German native
Burnt Friedman constantly redefines the boundaries of his musical capacities
teaming up for his 12th album release with legendary Can drummer Jaki
Liebezeit who injects complex rhythmic structures into Friedman’s
deceptively simple melodies and Latin inspired electronic compositions.
Austrian based Fennesz uses guitar and computer to make shimmering, swirling
electronic sound of enormous range and musical complexity, with an inherent
naturalism permeating each piece.
£10, £9 Concs. £8 ICA Members
ICA Theatre
THURS 19JUN, 9PM-1AM
SPRAWL @ CYBERSONICA: Mitchell Akiyama + Si-cut.db + Iris Garrelfs
Sprawl present
a night exploring three unique ways of combining audio with visuals. Montreal
based composer and video artist Mitchell Akiyama performs an altered way
of seeing and hearing through his music and ‘video paintings’.
Si-cut.db continues his journey of dub-inflected beats. Iris Garrelfs
extends and transposes her voice into new realms with a specially commissioned
film by Mario Radinovic. Not Clickable and Lakuti in the ICA Bar with
visuals from Inition.
£10, £9Concs. £8 ICA Members.
Theatre, Bar
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