Robert Ashley
Pierre Bismuth
Ryan Gander
Beatrice Gibson
Jamie McCarthy
Robert Filliou
Adam Pendleton
Falke Pisano
Seth Price
Manuel Saiz
Frances Stark
Mark Wilsher
Will Holder
Richard Birkett
Jennifer Thatcher
A month-long programme of events, displays, residencies and workshops that directly address speech as a tool and as a medium to produce and negotiate meaning, both within the field of art and across other areas of life such as politics, business and entertainment. Works by Robert Ashley, Pierre Bismuth, Ryan Gander, Beatrice Gibson with Jamie McCarthy, Robert Filliou, Adam Pendleton, Falke Pisano, Seth Price, Manuel Saiz, Frances Stark, Mark Wilsher. Curated by Will Holder with Richard Birkett and Jennifer Thatcher.
Curated by Will Holder with Richard Birkett and Jennifer Thatcher
The ICA has long been a site for heated exchange, through conversation, oration and performance, and the voices of artists, critics, theorists and audience alike have contributed to a sense of constant articulation and production. Talk Show is a month-long programme of events, displays, residencies and workshops that directly address speech as a tool and as a medium to produce and negotiate meaning, both within the field of art and across other areas of life such as politics, business and entertainment.
Many contemporary artists employ the spoken word as a medium or reference point, and Talk Show includes an exhibition of speech-based works. Other spaces are being used as a location for a series of artists' residencies, events that are open to the public and in which participants will research, rehearse and produce new work, laying bare the function of conversation and collective negotiation. The season also features a large number of performances and presentations by artists, musicians and others, a programme that promises a rich array of experiences. Finally, Talk Show includes a number of workshops and discussions, as well as a conference, a programme that invites the audience to consider the social and cultural adaptation of the voice.
A wide range of resources are linked to Talk Show, and a range of background material and research will be presented on the ICA's website, as well as in the first issue of Roland, the magazine of the ICA's visual art programme. Furthermore, the ICA's new Reading Room will present a number of spoken word archives, allowing visitors to pursue their own research. The ICA has a history of experimental, inter-disciplinary and artist-led programming, and Talk Show is a part of this trajectory. It has been curated by artist, writer and designer Will Holder, with Richard Birkett and Jennifer Thatcher of the ICA. It is produced in partnership with The London Consortium, and with support from the French Embassy, Lightweight Media and Kirin.
EXHIBITION
6 - 31 May: Free
Includes works by Robert Ashley, Pierre Bismuth, Ryan Gander, Beatrice Gibson with Jamie McCarthy, Robert Filliou, Adam Pendleton, Falke Pisano, Seth Price, Manuel Saiz, Frances Stark, Mark Wilsher
RESIDENCIES
castillo/corrales with Jason Simon
6 - 17 May
Melanie Gilligan
18 - 24 May
Stella Capes
24 - 26 May
Fia Backström
25 - 31 May
Plus Minus Ensemble
26 - 31 May
PERFORMANCES AND PRESENTATIONS
Robert Ashley
ICA Theatre: 6 May: 7pm
Jeremiah Day / Simone Forti
ICA Lower Gallery: 7 May: 7pm
Speakeasy
ICA Lower Gallery and Theatre: 9 May: 12–7.30pm
Jimmy Robert and Ian White
ICA Theatre: 11 May: 7pm: Free, booking required
Stephen Sutcliffe
ICA Lower Gallery: 15 May: 7.15pm: Free, booking required
School of Sound
ICA Theatre: 16 May: 7pm: Free, booking required
Sharon Hayes
Offsite: 16 & 17 May: 2pm
Anne-James Chaton and Andy Moor / Chris Mann / Alex Waterman
ICA Theatre: 19 May: 7pm: Free, booking required
Ben Cain
ICA Lower Gallery: 23 May: 3pm
Joan La Barbara
ICA Lower Gallery: 31 May: 4pm
Dexter Sinister
ICA Theatre: 30 May: 7pm: Free, booking required
Plus Minus Ensemble
ICA Theatre: 31 May: 7pm: Free, booking required
WORKSHOPS AND DISCUSSIONS
William Furlong's Audio Arts
ICA Theatre: In conversation: 8 May: 7pm: Free, booking required
ICA Lower Gallery: Interview with Kutlug Ataman: 14 May: 3pm
They Give Themselves Away Every Time They Open Their Mouths
ICA Lower Gallery: 12 & 21 May: 3 - 5pm
The Vocal Knot
ICA Lower Gallery: 13 May: 7.15pm: Free, booking required
Latin American Political Chants
ICA Lower Gallery: 18 May: 3–5pm
Doublespeak
ICA Lower Gallery: 22 May: 3pm
Effective Speaking in Groups
ICA Upper Gallery: 28 May: 3 - 6pm: Free, booking required
CONFERENCE
Our Speaking Selves
ICA Theatre: 17 May: 2–7pm
With Professor Deborah Cameron, Anne Karpf, Eve Karpf, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Professor Sophie Scott, Dr Laura Wright
FILMS
The Shout
10 May: 2pm
My Dinner with André
17 May: 1.30pm
The Aristocrats
24 May: 2pm
For more information on the Talk Show programme and for booking information visit the ICA website http://www.ica.org.uk/talkshow or call the box office on +44 20 7930 3647.
EDITIONS
The ICA is publishing a group of editions including a silkscreen print conceived by Will Stuart with Geoff Bailey, as well as a special poster edition by Fia Backström and a publication of the collected films scripts of Chris Evans (written in collaboration with Will Bradley and Tirdad Zolghadr). For more information see the ICA website, or contact Vicky Steer on 020 7766 1425 or vicky.steer@ica.org.uk
PRESS INFORMATION
For press information please contact Zoë Franklin, Press Officer (E: zoe.franklin@ica.org.uk / T: +44 20 7766 1418).
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