Curator and artist Matthew Higgs is the director of White Columns in New York, where an exhibition of Childish’s paintings is being mounted in parallel with the ICA show. Tonight Higgs is in conversation with Billy Childish, discussing Childish’s work as a painter and printmaker in the context of his wider practice.

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24 March 2010
Join us and our special guests for the ICA Annual Fundraising Gala Party at Camden’s Koko – an amazing night of music and dancing with live performances from Bryan Ferry, Lily Allen, Temposhark, Samuel and the Dragon, The Cocknbullkid and I Blame Coco, plus more to be announced!

The party starts at 10pm and continues into the early hours, there is {...}

28 July 2009
Power Game is a one night only performance by Liliane Lijn. Originally staged by Lijn in 1974, Power Game is concerned with the power of words and how people interpret meaning depending on their interests and preconceptions. A highly visual, unrehearsed performance, Power Game investigates the politics of identity and power. The stakes are high; the twenty invited {...}

Sara Shamsavari has been selected as one of the leading artists heading “Love in the Sky”-a high profile experiential event that also includes acclaimed artists Tracy Emin and Goldie. The launch will take place on 30th June 2009 at the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) and artists will have their work showcased for a fortnight starting {...}

ICA, DanceSchool, Lesson One, rave at ICA till 4am, info:www.ica.org.uk The ICA open the entire building up until 4am for an all-night RAVE. Advance tickets for this event are now sold out. Further limited tickets will be available on the door on Saturday from 10pm.