Events
Event
Guided tours
Saturday Guided Tour: 'Two Improvisations'
from
20
June
2026
until
13
September
2026
14:00–14:30
Join a member of the programme team for a free guided tour of Chris Zhongtian Yuan's solo exhibition 'Two Improvisations.'
Event
Talks
esea Talks: Cultivating A.I. Beyond Artificial Intelligence
from
until
9
July
2026
18:00 – 19:30
Join Penny Yiou Peng and Milia Xin Bi for an engaging conversation that revisits the concepts of intelligence (zhìnéng, 智能) and wisdom (zhìhuì, 智慧), exploring how these ideas are understood, challenged, and reimagined in contemporary artistic and cultural contexts.
Event
Screenings
Undead, Unmanned: A Screening of Y7’s 'Undead Internet Theory'
from
until
25
June
2026
18:00 – 19:30
Join Y7 and Milia Xin Bi for a screening of ‘Undead Internet Theory’, exploring the eerie conditions of an internet increasingly shaped by non-human agencies, including bots, algorithms, synthetic content, and automated systems.
Event
Guided tours
Artist-Led Tour: 'Two Improvisations'
from
until
13
June
2026
14:00–15:00
Join artist Chris Zhongtian Yuan for a guided tour of ‘Two Improvisations’ — his first UK institutional solo exhibition at esea contemporary.
Event
Music
Hardcore Raver in Tears ft. Lu Yan – UK Debut Performance
from
until
13
June
2026
20:30 - 22:00
Join us at SOUP, Manchester, for a live performance by Wuhan-based music band Hardcore Raver in Tears featuring Lu Yan.