Read, Watch & Listen

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…

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

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

Basquiat took inspiration from a dizzying array of source material - how many literary references can you spot?

Maddy Costa chats to Katie Mitchell and Alice Birch about gender inequality and how they worked together on 'The Malady of Death'.

From Prince to David Byrne to Donna Summer and Bach, we listen to the music that might have been on Basquiat's playlist

Lois Weaver and Peggy Shaw of Split Britches talk to theatre writer and journalist Carole Woddis about their latest show, changing perceptions, hidden resources and hope.

We look at sport's influence on Basquiat's work

Following its successful debut at the Barbican last autumn, Transpose guides this year’s audience on an illuminating theatrical journey. Actor, author and singer-songwriter CN Lester takes a brief look at the history of transgender performance.