Marking 75 years of New Contemporaries, the annual exhibition returns to the ICA, having had a regular presence here in the 1960s, 70s, 80s and more recently in the 2010s. New Contemporaries is a unique platform, which provides emerging and early career UK-based artists with a wider audience to their work. This edition features 35 artists who have been selected through an open call by artists Liz Johnson Artur, Permindar Kaur and Amalia Pica.
The works on show offer an overview of urgent lived concerns, interests and social realities from this generation of artists. Themes include the fluctuations and cycles in the natural world, sustainability and decay; boundaries, borders and fragmented memories; the commodification of mindfulness, self-care, pop culture and consumerism. Other works explore kinship amongst communities, juxtaposed with those that suggest an alienation or ambivalence towards a digitally accelerated world.
The exhibiting artists are: Motunrayo Akinola, Libby Bove, Max Boyla, Molly Burrows, Fergus Carmichael, Mya Cavner and Edith Liben, Karen David, Roo Dhissou, Beverley Duckworth, Georgia Dymock, Tom Fairlamb, Farzaneh Ghadyanloo, Sara Graça, Dageong Han, Síomha Harrington, Anna Howard, Fi Isidore, Asmaa Jama and Gouled Ahmed, Laura Kazaroff, AC Larsen, Sophie Lloyd, Hazel O'Sullivan, Sun Oh, Sara Osman, Saul Pankhurst, Varshga Premarasa, Elliott Roy, Millie Shafiee, Sai Stephenson, Valentino Vannini, Joshua Whitaker, Danilo Zocatelli Cesco, and Yang Zou.
The exhibition travels to the ICA from its launch in Plymouth across three venues, KARST, The Levinsky Gallery and MIRROR (28 September 2024 - 7 December 2024).
The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) is London’s leading space for contemporary culture. They commission, produce and present new work in film, music, performance and the visual arts by today’s most progressive artists.
For more information on the exhibition, and to hear introductions from the artists, and a curatorial introduction you can download the Bloomberg Connects app.
Event Programme
Exhibition Preview
Tuesday 14 January, 6 – 11pm, Galleries
Please join us for the opening night of the exhibition.
NC Live
Saturday 1 February, 3 – 5pm, Stage
New Contemporaries artists will present live works as an opportunity to test out a work in progress, experiment or showcase new ideas.
Ballet for Non-Dancers
Saturday 1 February, 6 – 7.30pm, Stage
Mya Cavner and Edith Liben invite you to discover a new movement practice through visual, verbal, and sonic inspiration.
NC Film Club
Wednesdays 19 & 26 February, 6.30 – 8.30pm, Cinema
New Contemporaries and ICA have invited exhibiting artists to select and introduce a film that has been formative, or a reference in their practice.
Exhibition Tour
Thursday 6 March, 6.45 - 7.30pm, Lower Gallery
New Contemporaries and ICA curatorial staff lead a tour of the exhibition, discussing overarching themes and concerns across the works on show, as well as individual practices of the artists.
Young New Contemporaries - Making Space
Saturday 15 March, 2 – 4pm, Snug
Join the Young New Contemporaries artists for this drop-in making session and create your own artwork inspired by the YNC’s practices, and the exhibiting New Contemporaries artists they’ve collaborated with.
A Vision with Artists
Saturday 15 March, 12 - 6pm, Studio
An afternoon dedicated to thoughtful and inclusive discussions, that explore the role of artists in society today. Convened by artist and educator Elle Reynolds, this event aims to envision innovative possibilities for an artist-centred and sustainable art world.
Booking for all events will be available on ICA website
LOCATION
Institute of Contemporary Arts
The Mall, St. James's
SW1Y 5AH
London
United Kingdom
Web links
Previous Exhibition
New Contemporaries 2024 Artists Announced