ICA LISTINGS - Friday 4- Thursday 10 July

ICA LISTINGS
Friday 4- Thursday 10 July
TICKETS & BOX OFFICE INFORMATION:
020 7930 3647 / www.ica.org.uk

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 HIGHLIGHTS:

Tue 8 July, 7pm
SAM TAYLOR-WOOD AND SEAMUS MCGARVEY
This is a rare opportunity to hear two acclaimed artists in conversation. Sam Taylor-Wood and Seamus McGarvey will premiere their new collaboration and talk about working together on a variety of projects. Sam Taylor-Wood is the youngest ever artist to be granted a retrospective at the Hayward Gallery, and Seamus McGarvey is the cinematographer on many films including Butterfly Kiss and The Hours. The ICA's director, Philip Dodd, is the chair.
£8, £7 Concs. £6 ICA Members
Nash Room

ICA LISTINGS
Friday 4 - Thursday 10 July
FILM @ THE ICA

4 Cowboy BeBop Cinema 1 2, 10.30pm
Fri The Clay Bird (Director Intro) Cinema 1 4.30, 6.30, 8.30pm
The Inner Tour Cinema 2 6.30pm
Mon-rak Transistor Cinema 2 8.45pm

5 Cowboy BeBop Cinema 1 2, 10.30pm
Sat Saladin Cinema 2 3.15pm
The Clay Bird Cinema 1 4.30, 8.30pm
After Jenin Cinema 2 6.15pm
Comica Surprise Film Cinema 1 6.30pm
Mon-rak Transistor Cinema 2 8.45pm

6 The Last Emperor Cinema 1 2pm
Sun Saladin Cinema 2 3.15pm
BFM: Barbershop Cinema 1 5pm
After Jenin Cinema 2 6.15pm
The Clay Bird Cinema 1 7.30, 9.30pm
Mon-rak Transistor Cinema 2 8.45pm

7 Cowboy BeBop Cinema 1 2pm
Mon The Clay Bird Cinema 1 4.30, 6.30, 8.30pm
Letter from Palestine Cinema 2 6.15pm
Mon-rak Transistor Cinema 2 8.45pm

8 Cowboy BeBop Cinema 1 2pm
Tues The Clay Bird Cinema 1 4.30, 6.30, 8.30pm
Letter from Palestine Cinema 2 6.15pm
Mon-rak Transistor Cinema 2 8.45pm

9 Cowboy BeBop Cinema 1 2pm
Wed The Clay Bird Cinema 1 4.30, 6.30, 8.30pm
Jeremy Hardy Cinema 2 6.30pm
Halloween Shorts: Multiculture Cinema 2 9pm

10 Cowboy BeBop Cinema 1 2pm
Thur The Clay Bird Cinema 1 4.30, 6.30, 8.30pm
Jeremy Hardy Cinema 2 6.30pm
Mon-rak Transistor Cinema 2 9pm

ICA LISTINGS
Friday 4 - Thursday 10 July
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

COWBOY BE-BOP (part of the COMICA Festival)
'Wonderfully dark and film-noirish' Washington Post
In the days leading up to Halloween 2071, the bounty hunting crew of the spaceship Be-Bop are bored and broke. When news comes of an astronomical reward for the capture of a biochemical terrorist, the languid Spike and his cohorts pull out all the stops ... . Part high-tech thriller, part high-energy action spectacle, this Bladerunner-esque post-modern anime epic delights with its deep undercurrents and solemn gravity constantly goosed by goony touches and punctuated by moments of unexpected delicacy. Shinichiro Watanabe is one of the directors of the new Animatrix films, released in conjunction with Matrix Reloaded. Dir Shinichiro Watanabe Japan 2003, 115 mins,
Subs, 12A
Cinema 1

The Clay Bird
(Matir Moina)
'Easily one of the finest pictures of this year...' New York Times 'wonderful, a tale told with humour and visual flair' Guardian Tareque Masud's marvellous, Cannes award-winning story tells of family life during the upheavals of East Pakistan in the 1960s. Anu is a village boy sent to religious school by his fundamentalist father. There Anu befriends his irrepressible classmate Rokon and encounters Ibrahim, a teacher unbound by rigid ideology. When Anu returns home for the holidays he finds his village vibrant with festivity, but all is not well as the widening gap between his parents develops into a tacit conflict that reflects the country's growing political unrest.
Dir Tareque Masud, Bangladesh 2002,
98 mins, Subs
*** *** *** We're delighted to welcome Tareque Masud and his producer/co-writer Catherine Masud to introduce the screenings on the evening of 4 July with a Q&A following the 6.30pm show.*** *** ***

THE INNER TOUR
Ironically, the only way many Palestinian exiles can visit their homes is by taking a guided coach tour of Israel. The film follows such a group as the young see their ancestral, deserted villages for the first time and the older generation search to find the ruins of their homes. Dir Ra'anan Alexandrowicz
Israel/Palestine 2000, 85 mins, Subs

AL-NASIR SALAH AL-DIN (SALADIN)
Egypt's first epic, filmed in Eastman colour and wide screen. Chahine's association of Nasser with the twelfth century Arab leader who united Arab fiefdoms and liberated Jerusalem from the Crusaders gave the film a contemporary resonance. Large scale sequences involving thousands of extras, intimate scenes handled with equal aplomb and sub-plots on the need for religious tolerance and humanitarian impulses combine to overcome the idealistic representation of Saladin and ensure that the film, in its subject and portrayal of Islam, has, perhaps, an even greater relevance today. Dir Youssef Chahine
Egypt 1963, 145 mins, Subs

AFTER JENIN
A testimony to the horrors of the Jenin atrocity.(Dir Jenny Morgan, Abu Dhabi 2002, 52 mins). Plus Staying Alive (Bidna Na'ish). An examination of Palestinians who risk their lives throwing stones at Israeli soldiers.
(Dir GhadaTerawi Switzerland/Palestine 2001, 28 mins).
Total running time: 80 mins,
Subs

COMICA SURPRISE FILM (Part of the COMICA Festival)
What's new and hot in the wild world of films based on comic books? A sneak preview of a brilliant, brand new movie, not to be missed! You saw it here first. £10, £9 Concs, £8 ICA Members

THE BRITISH CONNECTION
The ICA's investigation of another facet of filmic migration concludes with the final three British-connected features awarded the Academy's Best Picture prize.
THE LAST EMPEROR
'A vast, gorgeous tapestry of visual delights' Time Out
The odyssey of Emperor Pu Yui, from ruler of half the world's population to a humble gardener in the People's Republic of China. Print courtesy of Columbia Pictures and the Academy of Film Archive.
Dir Bernardo Bertolucci
China/Italy 1987, 163 mins

BFM FILM CLUB PRESENTS: BARBERSHOP
A controversial comedy set in the eponymous Chicago South Side hangout. Ice Cube stars as the long-suffering proprietor of an establishment where a colourful cast of characters chill and gossip. The humour is fast and furious, with the scene-stealing Cedric as the senior haircutter with a razor sharp tongue.
Dir Tim Story I
US 2002, 102 mins

LETTER FROM PALESTINE
Ten stories by Italian Directors in a film which consists of fragments, light, faces and case studies that bear witness to the extraordinary cultural and intellectual, but also material and physical vitality of these oppressed people. (Italy 2002, 61 mins) + Children of Fire Shot during the first intifada, Nablus-born Mai Masri returned there after 17 years - to immediately confront death and destruction.
(Dir Mai Masri, UK 1990, 50 mins).
Total running time: 111 mins, Subs

JEREMY HARDY VS. THE ISRAELI ARMY
British comedian Jeremy Hardy travels to Palestine in March 2002 and joins a campaign to protect Palestinian farmers against the hostility of settlers, but finds himself caught up in the events of the invasion. He decides to return later, but this time to take on the Israeli army.
Dir Leila Sansour
UK/Palestine 2002, 75 mins, Subs

SHORT FILM SHOWCASE
Cinema 2: 9 July, 9pm
HALLOWEEN @ THE ICA: MULTICULTURE
Our multi-cultural country is revealed in a series of short films based around refugees, visitors and immigrants. There's powerful stories from Scotland in DAVID YATES' RANK as a group of Glasgow teenagers taunt an arriving group of Somalian refugees, and RICH GOLD'S TEN MINUTES ON THE TUBE as a Swedish au pair faces dangers in late night London town. There's a child's eye view of the refugee situation on the British coastline in BERYL RICHARDS' bittersweet SNAKEBOY AND THE SANDCASTLE, and an identity crisis for a Scottish Bengali in MENHAJ HUDA'S RAJ OR RADGE?. Plus PAUL MAKKAR'S BRICK LANE, a comedy set in East London's Bengali gangster underworld!
Total running time c.70 mins
£3, £2 ICA Members
Cinema 1: 6-20 July,

ICA LISTINGS
Friday 4 - Thursday 10 July
TALKS @ THE ICA

Fri 4 July, 7pm
SOPHIE CRUMB: A BRAND NEW PERSON (Part of the COMICA Festival) Paris-based Sophie Crumb will talk about her work within comics: drawing for Sturgeon White Moss and illustrating Enid's sketchbooks for the movie Ghost World to tattooing her own designs. She will also demonstrate her tattoos 'live' on a willing victim... £8, £7 Concs. £6 ICA Members
Nash Room

Sat 5 July, 5pm
FRÉDERIC BOILET: MANGA, MON AMOUR (Part of the COMICA Festival) In this master class, Fréderic Boilet, will discuss and demonstrate his elegant hybrid of European and Japanese styles known as 'La Nouvelle Manga'. He will also present comics by Japanese artists and launch the English edition of his erotic graphic novel Yukiko's Spinach . £8, £7 Concs. £6 ICA Members
Nash Room

27 June-July 6, 12-7.30pm
OuBaPo: COMICS EXHIBITION (Part of the COMICA Festival)
The OuBaPo: Comics Exhibition will launch the British branch of OuBaPo (Ouvroir de Bande Dessinée Potentielle or 'Workshop for the Potential of Comics'). A team of artists including Tom Gauld (Move to the City - Time Out), Test-Tube Comics, Les Cartoonistes Dangereux, as well as guests, will experiment with the comic format in an evolving, wall-sized, multi-pathed artwork (online at www.oubapo.co.uk) - a showcase of the very best of the next generation of comic creators. Expect big name surprise contributions. Plus a capsule exhibition exploring the history and legacy of American underground comics.
Free with Day Membership
ICA Concourse

Tue 8 July, 7pm
SAM TAYLOR-WOOD AND SEAMUS MCGARVEY
This is a rare opportunity to hear two acclaimed artists in conversation. Sam Taylor-Wood and Seamus McGarvey will premiere their new collaboration and talk about working together on a variety of projects. Sam Taylor-Wood is the youngest ever artist to be granted a retrospective at the Hayward Gallery, and Seamus McGarvey is the cinematographer on many films including Butterfly Kiss and The Hours. The ICA's director, Philip Dodd, is the chair.
£8, £7 Concs. £6 ICA Members
Nash Room

ICA LISTINGS
Friday 4 - Thursday 10 July
PERFORMANCES@ THE ICA

Mon 7July, 8pm
THE RAIN BAND
'swaggering and intoxicatingly sexy, you've just met your new Manc heroes' Gigwise.com To celebrate their forthcoming self-titled debut album, Manchester's The Rain Band bring their live show to the ICA. Drawing upon the legacy of all the great Manchester music of the last two decades, The Rain Band sculpted tradition into something fresh and invigorating. True, you'll hear past traces of The Stone Roses, Joy Division, New Order, Cabaret Voltaire even, but you'll also hear big US hip-hop beats. With a desire to make people dance, but to a darker groove, The Rain Band are a stunning live experience. £9, £8 Concs. £7 ICA Members

Fri 4 July, 8pm
DANIEL JOHNSTON (Part of the COMICA Festival)
ENTRANCE
'A one-man Brian Wilson/Beach Boys' David Bowie
Cult outsider comic artist and musician Daniel Johnston, beloved of the likes of Kurt Cobain, Beck, Matt Groening and Harmony Korine, will be performing material from his latest album Fear Yourself, recorded with Mark Linkous (Sparklehorse) in this alternative Independence Day celebration. Johnston creates delicate, wry songs with themes of love and rejection, dreams and nightmares, good and evil. Support comes from underground US singer songwriter Entrance with guest DJs Everett True of Careless Talk Costs Lives and Savage Pencil.
£10, £9 Concs. £8 ICA Members
Theatre

ICA LISTINGS
Friday 4 - Thursday 10 July
CLUBS @ THE ICA
Sat 5 July, 9pm
BATMACUMBA PRESENTS:
URBAN BRAZIL LAUNCH PARTY (JAZZINHO LIVE)
To celebrate the launch of Urban Brazil - a collection of new street sounds from Brazil - compiled by DJ Cliffy, Batmacumba is proud to welcome one of the hottest new bands on the scene, Jazzinho, led by Guida de Palma. A sophisticated blend of dance rhythms and nu-Jazz arrangements. DJ Cliffy mixes up the new Brazilian grooves whilst special guest DJ Phil Asher (Restless Soul) plays the finest new sounds.
In the cinema: 2700km is a documentary about eight men from the same small town in the northeast of Brazil discussing the search for a better life in the city.
(dir. Monica Araujo & Carolina Dias)
£9, £8 Concs, £7 ICA Members
Theatre

Wed 9 July, 8pm
LAPTOP JAMS: GEEK OR CHIC?
Whether you're technically obsessed, digitally challenged or just wary, don't be afraid, grab your own laptop, drop in, tune up, and freak out or simply have a drink, watch and have a giggle. Even if you can't make it, join the fun with a live webcast by: Havelina.com £5, £4 Concs, Free to ICA Members Bar

ICA LISTINGS
Friday 4 - Thursday 10 July
NEW MEDIA@ THE ICA
25 Jun - 6 Jul
Wed, Thurs and Fri 4-8pm Sat 2-6pm
WEBCOMICA (Part of the COMICA Festival)
John Barber, Demian 5, Patrick Farley, Cat Garza, Daniel Goodbrey, Derek Kirk, Scott McCloud, Justine Shaw and more. An exhibition of work that provides an insight into the many possible futures of comics on the web. In the last few years webcomics have moved out of the shadow of their paper cousins to become a vibrant medium in their own right.
Work on show in the exhibition occupies an impressive range of tone and style, from the political satire and lurid futures of Patrick Farley's E-sheep, to the rain-soaked atmosphere of Justine Shaw's Nowhere Girl, recently nominated in the comic book industry's prestigious Eisner awards. Free with ICA Day Membership

1-6 July
Wed, Thurs and Fri 4-8pm Sat 2-6pm
OuBaPo
Potential Comics Online (Part of the COMICA Festival)
The Digital Studio becomes the home of the online version of the OuBaPo, the comic which is being created in the ICA Concourse Gallery throughout the Comica festival. http://www.oubapo.co.uk offers a chance to sample the world of experimental comics and find out how constraints can free the creative mind, and how to experiment with comics yourself.
Free with day membership

9-25 July
RADICAL ENTERTAINMENT
A unique season featuring fast emerging US East coast talent alongside a host of international media artists and collectives.
WORLD X-1
Cory Arcangel/ BEIGE, Natalie Bookchin, Alex Galloway/ Radical Software Group, Futurefarmers, Jennifer and Kevin McCoy, Nullpointer, Lovid, Paper Rad, People Like Us
A collection of recently developed games, modifications and experiments. Narrative expectations run loose in hyper-real worlds that replace central characters with absence, animals and highways of static. Free with Day Membership Digital Studio

Fri 10 July, 7pm
DO OR DIY!
Cultural collagist, sound contortionist and savior of orphaned video footage, Vicki Bennett of People Like Us takes you on a whirlwind tour of her latest adventures in the land of found footage. Free with Day Membership Digital Studio