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ICA CHRISTMAS
CLOSING
PLEASE NOTE THE ICA WILL BE CLOSED ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS THROUGHOUT THE
CHRISTMAS PERIOD:
FRIDAY 19
DECEMBER - FROM 5PM
WEDNESDAY 24 DECEMBER - CLOSED ALL DAY
THURSDAY 25 DECEMBER - CLOSED ALL DAY
FRIDAY 26 DECEMBER - CLOSED ALL DAY
WEDNESDAY 31 DECEMBER - CLOSED ALL DAY
THURSDAY 1 JANUARY - CLOSED ALL DAY
FILM @ THE
ICA
Friday 19
December
ICA CLOSED FROM 5PM
Saturday
20 December
THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS (Cinema 1)
2.30, 4.30, 6.30,8.30pm
UNDERGROUND CHAMBER (Cinema 2)
3.30pm
COLOUR OF POMEGRANATES
(Cinema 2)
6.15pm
SOLARIS (Cinema 2)
8.00pm
Sunday 21
December
THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS (Cinema 1)
2.30, 4.30, 6.30,8.30pm
UNDERGROUND CHAMBER (Cinema 2)
3.30pm
COLOUR OF POMEGRANATES
(Cinema 2)
6.15pm
SOLARIS (Cinema 2)
8.00pm
Monday 22
December
THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS (Cinema 1)
4.30, 6.30, 8.30pm
COLOUR OF POMEGRANATES
(Cinema 2)
6.15pm
SOLARIS (Cinema 2)
8.00pm
Tuesday 23
December
THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS (Cinema 1)
4.30, 6.30, 8.30pm
COLOUR OF POMEGRANATES
(Cinema 2)
6.15pm
SOLARIS (Cinema 2)
8.00pm
Wednesday
24 December
ICA CLOSED
Thursday
25 December
ICA CLOSED
FILM @ THE
ICA
Dates throughout Dec
ICA PROJECTS
THE FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS
'mischievous and provocative' Observer
'Hilarious ... beautifully shot' Screen International
In the first of Dogme's non-fiction features ('dogumentaries'), Lars von
Trier challenges his mentor - the enigmatic bon viveur Jorgen Leth - to
remake five times Leth's highly influential 1967 short The Perfect Human
according to certain perverse rules. In what becomes a dual of dirty tricks,
Leth is forced to contend with a set of creative constraints that push
him to his limits, from Cuba to the red light district of Bombay and back
to his adopted home of Haiti. Hugely entertaining, the film reveals much
about both the processes of movie-making and the relationship between
a self-appointed enfant terrible and his elected father figure. Dir Lars
von Trier/Jorgen Leth, Denmark 2003, 90 mins, subs
Dates throughout
Nov & Dec
ICA PROJECTS
DERRIDA
'Blissful...' New York Times
'Inspirational and unexpectedly moving' Film Comment
This award-winning film is an intimate portrait of the brilliant, controversial
philosopher and intellectual icon Jacques Derrida, whose theory of 'deconstruction'
has deeply influenced the studies of literature, philosophy, ethics, architecture
and law, indelibly marking the intellectual landscape of the 20th and
21st centuries. Combining rare private footage of Derrida with his reflections
on deconstruction, violence, love and death, the film investigates the
concept of biography and explores the relationship between the public
and the private. Provocative and entertaining, Derrida is co-directed
by philosophy scholar Amy Ziering Kofman and film maker Kirby Dick, with
a mesmerising score by Ryuichi Sakamoto. Dir Kirby Dick/Amy Ziering Kofman,
US 2002, 85 mins
Cinema 2:
1-31 Dec
CLASSIC CINEMA
A season of some of the cinematic masterpieces of the 20th century, including
Sante Sangre, Seven Samurai, La Regle du Jeu and more. This week, La Dolce
Vita, Wings of Desire, Stalker and L'Atalante.
20-23 Dec,
6.15pm
THE COLOUR OF POMEGRANATES (NRAN GOUYNE)
'Magical' Time Out
Told in gorgeously stylised tableaux crammed with symbolism, Paradjanov's
film is a spiritual biography of the Armenian poet Arutium Sayadian, which
uses a Christ-like cypher for the historical sufferings of Caucasian Armenia.
The poet is represented by two distinct figures: a man (himself) and a
woman (his muse) engaged in a battle between asceticism and sensuality.
Dir Sergei Paradjanov, Russia, 1969, 78 mins, Subs
20-23 Dec, 8pm
SOLARIS
'... a masterpiece' Mark Le Fanu, The Cinema of Andrei Tarkovsky Tarkovsky's
socialist response to Kubrick's 2001, in which a scientist is posted to
a planet where the inhabitants can generate the people in their thoughts.
Dir Andrei Tarkovsky, Russia 1972, 165 mins, Subs
Cinema 2:
1-31 Dec
SPICE!
Five contemporary films from the South Asian subcontinent. Showcasing
an array of talent, visual styles and social themes that put modern India
under the microscope.
20-21, 27-28
Dec
THE UNDERGROUND CHAMBER (PATALGHAR)
'a sight for sore eyes' Telegraph
Abhijit Chaudhuri's debut has all the classic ingredients of comic-book
adventure: aliens, a spaceship, pirates, and a mad scientist. A fascinating
and enjoyable experience for one and all!
Dir: Abhijit Chaudhuri, India, 2002, 141 mins, Subs
EXHIBITIONS @ THE ICA
Until 29
Feb 2004, 12-7pm daily
FOREIGN OFFICE ARCHITECTS: BREEDING ARCHITECTURE
'Gracious, thoughtful, sensitive to other cultures and yet original and
strong-willed' Guardian This is the first UK exhibition of the acclaimed
architects, Foreign Office Architects (FOA), founded by Farshid Moussavi
and Alejandro Zaera Polo. Based in London, they have a global reputation
with projects commissioned or realised in cities as varied as London,
New York, Tehran, Seoul and Yokohama.
FOA's diverse
projects include, among others, an international port terminal, an urban
and coastal park, a theatre, a police headquarters and a proposed replacement
for the World Trade Centre.
Designed
as a series of immersive installations, this visually stunning exhibition
explores FOA's projects, the particularities of each city in which they've
built, and the influences on their work. The exhibition also provides,
uniquely, a critical insight into the office's internal 'operating system'.
Amidst projections
of built projects and related UV illuminated drawings, the lower galleries
contain architectural models placed on a vivid diagram linking each project.
Video interviews are featured with an international selection of FOA's
clients, allowing a rare insight into the commissioning and developing
of projects. The concourse gallery features an installation comprising
illustrated samples of the surface textures of their projects. Mon - Fri:
£1.50, £1.00 Concs, FREE to ICA members; Sat & Sun: £2.50,
£1.50 Concs, FREE to ICA members
DIGITAL STUDIO
@ THE ICA
Until Mon
10 Jan; Digital studio opening times
LAPTOP LOVERS
JAMES HUTCHINSON, CLIVE JACKSON, DOMINIC SMITH, SNEHA SOLANKI
A curated exhibition showcasing new work from four leading media artists
based in the North East of England. All the artists playfully explore
the use of software as a tool to create work that subverts the conventional
use of the technology. Beautiful Square by James Hutchinson depicts the
movement of a white pixel (extracted from Final Cut Pro software) across
black space. By removing the square from the original software and controlling
its movement through key frame animation he alludes to both retro computer
game Pong and inverts Malevich's painting Black Square. Clive Jackson's
work follows this aesthetic of the pixel. In Laptop Dancers we are presented
with moving black pixels which gradually emerge into a figurative image
of male and female club dancers. Jackson is interested in the process
of stripping images to their core components of black and white values.
Dominic Smith works with live streaming in Micro Psychic, linking a clairvoyant
in the northern seaside town of South Shields to the ICA. A remote digital
fortune telling experience! Sneha Solanki will be creating a new networked
piece for the ICA, three connected machines will slowly infect each other
with a virus through the interface of short story narrative, leading to
irrational behaviour and communication between the computers in a programmed
and controlled environment. Additional programming on James Hutchinson's
work by Andrew Richardson.
Mon - Fri: £1.50, £1.00 Concs, FREE to ICA members; Sat &
Sun: £2.50, £1.50 Concs, FREE to ICA members
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