Read, Watch & Listen

We speak to the experts to learn more about the art behind the arts and gain some insight into the behind-the-scenes work of some of London’s most prominent arts institutions.  

After ten years with Merce Cunningham and three with the Michael Clark Company, dancer turned-choreographer Julie Cunningham is embarking on a way of working that’s new to her: her production of Sarah Kane’s Crave will be all-female.

Activist, author and musician CN Lester reflects on the language we use to understand trans lives.

Revisit our 2018 exhibition, Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins, in this online exhibition tour. 

British fashion brand Warehouse has designed a range of women’s clothing inspired by the Barbican. In this special photoshoot, Barbican staff and a Barbican Young Poet model some of the collection and tell us what their favourite space within the Centre is…

We asked artists, producers, solicitors and label founders to share their advice and expertise from careers in the music industry.

Christian Campbell, Trinidadian Bahamian poet, essayist and cultural critic, considers the importance of Basquiat’s work for today’s audience.

From quoting to invoicing to organising your finances, Remi Harris offers her advice for finance for freelancers.

Basquiat was a regular on New York’s downtown club scene. The faces he met often played a prominent role on his canvas - we explore some of the famous faces featured in the Basquiat: Boom for Real exhibition. 

We launch our 2018 annual theme, The Art of Change, by speaking to some of the artists from our programme to find out how they see art as a vehicle of change. 

We look at Basquiat's relationship to the artists and art he admired

We hear from a panel of musicians from the worlds of rap, choir, classical, and song writing came together to give an honest and open take on how to succeed in the music industry.