Zhang Ding: Enter the Dragon
Music programmed in association with NTS Radio
October 12–25, 2015
Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)
The Mall
London SW1Y 5AH
UK
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The ICA and K11 Art Foundation present the first solo UK institutional project by Chinese artist Zhang Ding, entitled Enter the Dragon.
The installation directly references the final scene from the seminal Bruce Lee film Enter the Dragon (1973). Considered to be one of the greatest Chinese martial arts films of all time, it was the first to have been produced by a major Hollywood studio under the guidance of Lee, whose contribution to the production of the film and script was extensive. Lee identified the film as a vehicle to illustrate his understanding of Far Eastern philosophies to Western audiences. It proved to be his final film appearance before his premature death. The performances, as part of the project aim to be cooperative, improvisational, experimental and self-reflective rather than competitive, seeking to reflect the philosophies that Bruce Lee sought to express in the film.
Zhang Ding transforms the ICA Theatre into a "mutating sound sculpture," covering the room with reflective surfaces, suspended sound panels and a series of rotating mirrored sculptures situated next to two music stages. For the duration of the exhibition, there are a series of daily performances, consisting of invited artists and open submissions from a variety of musical genres selected by Zhang Ding in association with NTS Radio.
Enter the Dragon is a platform where Zhang Ding further explores his longstanding interest in "the stimulating and chemical interaction between sound, stage and the immediate emotional response of the audience."
Performance programme:
12 October
Bo Ningen x Powell
13 October
Kelvin Lords x Wanda Group
14 October
Tapes x Throwing Shade
15 October
CASUAL SECT x Chrononautz
16 October
Dave I.D x Scientific Dreamz of U
17 October
Antidröm & Andrew Spyrou x Vision Fortune
18 October
Rob Lye x rosen
19 October
Closed
20 October
Heatsick x Lukid
21 October
Lightbox x Wild Daughter
22 October
Diaphragm Failure x Moon Zero
23 October
Joanne Robertson x Lord Tusk
24 October
Cam Deas x Natasha Trotman
25 October
Amnesia Scanner x Bill Kouligas (PAN) + special guests
In collaboration with K11 Art Foundation. With additional support from ShanghART.
Also at the ICA:
Frieze ICA Bar in association with K11 Art Foundation
12–16 October, 7pm–1am
The ICA in partnership with Frieze Art Fair and K11 Art Foundation host London’s first official Frieze ICA Bar, where each night special guests present an evening of music and DJs in collaboration with NTS Radio.
Smiler: Photographs of London by Mark Cawson
2 October–29 November
ICA Fox Reading Room
An exhibition of unseen photographs by Smiler (aka Mark Cawson) of London squats from the late 1970s, 1980s and early 1990s co-curated by Gareth McConnell and Matt Williams.
On 15 October writer and artist Neal Brown chairs the panel discussion "London’s Squats and Counterculture: 1970s to Now" with musicians Viv Albertine and Jimmy Caught, artist Peter Doig and photographer Rut Blees, discussing the relationship between squatting and the rich DIY culture of music and art produced contemporaneously.
Prem Sahib: Side On
24 September–29 November
Lower & Upper Galleries
ICA Off-Site:
ICA | Allied Editions at Frieze Art Fair
Booth B22, Regents Park, London
14–17 October
ICA Artists’ Editions exhibits part of Allied Editions, a group participation held at Frieze London.
ICA Off-Site: Hannah Perry
In association with Diesel Black Gold
The Courtyard, 21 Conduit Street, London W1S 2XP
15 October–15 November
Presenting an installation of video works by London-based artist Hannah Perry at the Diesel Black Gold flagship store.
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