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Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican
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Concrete and Clay: Archiving the Barbican

Free

This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.

Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum installation photography
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Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: It will end in tears

Free

In her first solo exhibition at a major UK institution, Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum fills The Curve with theatrical installations, building an imagined world in which to display her paintings.

a painting of vibrant pink depicts two men stand in front of an indian landscape with a handcart.
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The Imaginary Institution of India: Art 1975–1998

A landmark group exhibition of art made in response to India’s changing cultural-political landscape during pivotal years.

A group of men in 1970s formal wear stand at a table.
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Rewriting the Rules: The Wall

A definitive work, Yash Chopra’s Deewaar is one of the most significant and influential mainstream socio-political films of its time. 

install photo from the Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum exhibition
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Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum: Exhibition Tour

Join Curator Diego Chocano and Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum as they lead a tour of Sunstrum’s new exhibition, It Will End In Tears.

Gulammohammed Sheikh, Speechless City, 1975_smaller
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The Imaginary Institution of India: Relaxed View

Our Relaxed Viewings are dedicated to visitors who'd benefit from a more informal approach to noise and movement in the space, or who feel more comfortable knowing that they can enter and exit freely.

 Jan de Vylder and Inge Vinck architecture Image
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Architecture on Stage: Jan de Vylder and Inge Vinck

Flemish architects Jan de Vylder and Inge Vinck present the work of their Ghent-based practice AJDVIV.

A man and a woman sit on a hill together.
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Art & design Cinema

Rewriting the Rules: 27 Down

The train is a potent image and over time has become iconographic to the visual lexicon of Indian cinema. 

Dyvik Kahlen achitecture image
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Architecture on Stage: Dyvik Kahlen

The latest in our series of talks by the most exciting architectural practices working across the world.

Madhvi Parekh, Village Opera-2, 1975. © Madhvi Parekh. Courtesy DAG.
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Open Gallery: a free Art Gallery weekend

On the eve of Diwali and Bandi Chor Divas, take a moment to immerse yourself in our programme of Indian arts and culture, with free entry to our major exhibition of Indian contemporary art.

A family sit around a car on an urban street at night.
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Art & design Cinema

Rewriting the Rules: This Bit of India + Introduction

A programme of experimental films that map the post-colonial experience through the artist’s lens. 

Two women hold hands whilst riding on bicycles.
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Art & design Cinema

Rewriting the Rules: The Circus Tent

A visually stunning and poetic exploration of the inner lives of a travelling circus trope in which old age, loneliness and regret becomes magnified through Govindan Aravindan’s salient observation.

A woman in traditional Indian dress stands by a window.
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Art & design Cinema

Rewriting the Rules: Duvidha

A ghost falls in love with a new bride in this virtuoso blend of folklore and avant-garde cinema, anchored in an evocative feminist perspective. 

Women stand infront of a protest banner marching down the street.
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Art & design Cinema

Rewriting the Rules: India Cabaret + Maid Servant + Intro

A double bill of documentaries by women and focussing on women’s rights and perspectives.

Madhvi Parekh, Village Opera-2, 1975. © Madhvi Parekh. Courtesy DAG.
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The Imaginary Institution of India: BSL Tour

A British Sign Language tour of the exhibition, exclusively for D/deaf and hard of hearing visitors, highlighting key artworks.