Culture Now
Feed your mind with these lunchtime talks for the culturally curious. Join us for a series of lively lunch hour events with key figures from London’s contemporary arts scene. Bring your lunch, sit back and do something different with your lunch break.
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Culture Now: David Kirkland in conversation with Richard Andrews
1 June 2012
Join David Kirkland and Richard Andrews for a lunchtime talk around youth culture and Hip Hop.
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Culture Now: Twenty Minutes Later. Rocky Morton in conversation with George Stone
18 May 2012
British director Rocky Morton and sci-fi writer George Stone discuss the ground-breaking virtual personality, Max Headroom.
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Culture Now: Eyal Weizman in conversation with Susan Schuppli
11 May 2012
Join architect, scholar and curator Eyal Weizman in conversation with artist and cultural theorist Susan Schuppli for this lunchtime talk surrounding politics and philosophy.
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Culture Now: Dennis Kelly & Alexandra Wood in Conversation with Aleks Sierz
4 May 2012
Aleks Sierz discusses playwriting and stage adaptation across genres, including drama and musical, with British playwrights Alexandra Wood and Dennis Kelly.
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Culture Now: Stephen Prina
20 April 2012
Stephen Prina discusses his artistic practice including installations, paintings and moving image projects at the ICA.
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Culture Now: Michael van Ofen and Roger Tatley
13 April 2012
Düsseldorf-based artist Michael van Ofen discusses his work and ethos with Roger Tatley in this lunch-time talk.
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Culture Now: Simon Critchley and Tom McCarthy
30 March 2012
CHANGE TO PUBLISHED PROGRAMME: Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret that Simon Critchley and Tom McCarthy are unable to join us for Culture Now.
We are pleased however to confirm that Ivan Ward, Deputy Director and Head of Learning at the Freud Museum will be in conversation with Gregor Muir, ICA Executive Director. -
Culture Now: Alex Hartley in Conversation with Tim Cresswell
23 March 2012
Alex Hartley discusses his photographic works with Tim Cresswell.
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Culture Now: Jane & Louise Wilson in Conversation with Gilda Williams
16 March 2012
Jane and Louise Wilson are joined by Gilda Williams for this session of Culture Now.
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Culture Now: Tala Madani in conversation with Jessica Morgan
9 March 2012
Tala Madani joins us for this lunchtime talk to discuss her work and practice with Tate Modern curator Jessica Morgan.
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Culture Now: Thomas Eggerer and David Joselit
2 March 2012
Thomas Eggerer is joined by David Joselit for this lunch time talk to discuss his practice as a painter.
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Culture Now: Mark Stephens in Conversation with Bianca Jagger
24 February 2012
Mark Stephens CBE discusses his work as a solicitor specialising in the media, intellectual property rights and human rights. He is joined by Bianca Jagger.
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Culture Now: John Maybury
17 February 2012
Next month, John Maybury will describe the influence of the current cultural changes in his own practice in a discussion at the ICA.
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Culture Now: Lynda Benglis
10 February 2012
The American artist Lynda Benglis joins us to discuss her practice and the influences on her most recent work.
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Culture Now: Michael Fullerton
3 February 2012
At this lunchtime talk, artist Michael Fullerton discusses his work to date with writer and gallerist Carl Freedman.
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Culture Now: John Akomfrah in conversation with Karen Alexander
13 January 2012
In advance of the release of his latest feature The Nine Muses, John Akomfrah discusses his work to date with curator and consultant Karen Alexander,
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Culture Now: Martin Creed and Fiona Bradley
9 December 2011
Martin Creed and Fiona Bradley discuss Creed's 2010 exhibition at Fruitmarket Gallery, which showed recent work by one of Britain’s most popular artists.
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Culture Now: Ellen Altfest and Marina Cashdan
18 November 2011
Ellen Altfest discusses her forthcoming exhibition at the White Cube with curator and editor of Works-in-Process.com, Marina Cashdan.
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Culture Now: Ergin Çavuşoğlu
11 November 2011
Contemporary film and video artist Ergin Çavuşoğlu discusses his multifaceted practice with Sara Raza, Central and West Asia editor ArtAsiaPacific Magazine.
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Culture Now: David Salle
28 October 2011
Artist David Salle joins us for this lunchtime talk to present an overview of his work while speaking about the distinction between the 'pictorial' and the 'presentational'.
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Culture Now: Johnnie Shand Kydd
21 October 2011
Artist Johnnie Shand Kydd joins us for this lunchtime talk with ICA Director Gregor Muir to discuss his practice and the changing shape of culture in the 21st century.
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Culture Now: Josephine Meckseper
7 October 2011
Artist Josephine Meckseper joins us for this lunchtime talk to discuss her practice and the changing shape of culture in the 21st century with Emma Dexter, Director of Exhibitions at Timothy Taylor Gallery.
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Culture Now: Ryan Gander
30 September 2011
Artist Ryan Gander joins us for this special lunch time talk with ICA Director Gregor Muir to discuss the changing shape and new directions of culture in the 21st century.
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Culture Now: Pablo Bronstein
23 September 2011
Artist Pablo Bronstein is in conversation with ICA director Gregor Muir to discuss his current exhibition.
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Culture Now: Hal Foster
9 September 2011
Hal Foster joins us for this lunch time conversation to discuss his work and the changing shape of culture in the 21st century.
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Culture Now: Christian Marclay and Geoff Dyer
19 August 2011
Artist Christian Marclay and writer Geoff Dyer discuss their work and the changing shape of culture today.
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Culture Now: Mark Ball and Deborah Shaw
15 July 2011
A discussion led by Mark Ball, Artistic Director of LIFT, with theatre director Deborah Shaw on the link between art and politics in the Arab world, and the impact of the recent uprisings.
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Culture Now: Haroon Mirza & Gregor Muir
8 July 2011
Artist Haroon Mirza joins us for this special lunch time talk with ICA Director Gregor Muir to discuss the changing shape and new directions of culture in the 21st century.
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Culture Now: Zineb Sedira and Coline Milliard
1 July 2011
Artist Zineb Sedira join us for this special lunch time talk with writer Coline Milliard to discuss the changing shape and new directions of culture in the 21st century.
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Culture Now: Matthew Day Jackson
24 June 2011
Artist Matthew Day Jackson joins us for this lunchtime talk to discuss his practice and the changing shape of culture in the 21st century with Lizzie Neilson curator and head of the Zabludowicz collection.
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Culture Now: Mary Katrantzou
10 June 2011
London fashion designer Mary Katrantzou joins us for this lunch time conversation to discuss her collaboration with Pablo Bronstein.
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Culture Now: Billy Childish
3 June 2011
Artist Billy Childish joins us for this lunchtime talk to discuss his practice and the changing shape of culture in the 21st century with artist, writer and friend Neal Brown.
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Culture Now: Bob and Roberta Smith (BSL Signed)
20 May 2011
Artist Bob and Roberta Smith joins us for this lunchtime talk to discuss his practice and the changing shape of culture in the 21st century.
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Culture Now: Sue Hubbard and Mat Collishaw
13 May 2011
Mat Collishaw joins us for this special lunch time talk with writer Sue Hubbard to discuss the changing shape and new directions of culture in the 21st century.
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Culture Now: Hussein Chalayan & Emily King
6 May 2011
British/Turkish Cypriot fashion designer Hussein Chalayan is in conversation with London-based design writer and curator Emily King.
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Culture Now: Sue Tilley on Leigh Bowery
1 April 2011
As part of our Sunshine: One Day Tribute to Leigh Bowery, Sue Tilley - friend and biographer - will be in conversation with ICA Director Gregor Muir in this special lunch time talk.
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Culture Now: Dexter Dalwood
25 March 2011
Artist Dexter Dalwood discusses contemporary painting and culture in the 21st century with Tate curator Katharine Stout.
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Culture Now: Hilary Lloyd
18 March 2011
Artist film maker Hilary Lloyd joins us for this lunchtime talk.
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Culture Now: Andrea Schlieker and Cornelia Parker
11 March 2011
The new ICA director Gregor Muir talks to curator and Folkestone Triennial 2011 director Andrea Schlieker and artist Cornelia Parker.
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Culture Now: Charles Atlas
25 February 2011
Video artist and film director Charles Atlas is in conversation with Stuart Comer, film curator at Tate Modern.
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Culture Now: Matthew Slotover
18 February 2011
Matthew Slotover, co-publisher of Frieze magazine and co-director of Frieze Art Fair joins Tim Marlow to discuss culture in the 21st century.
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Culture Now: Grayson Perry
11 February 2011
Turner Prize winning artist Grayson Perry joins Tim Marlow, to discuss his work. This event will be streamed live on February 11, 1.15pm.
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Culture Now: Mark Titchner
4 February 2011
Artist Mark Titchner joins White Cube Director and ICA council member, Tim Marlow, to discuss his work and culture in the 21st century.