Read, Watch & Listen

Artist Anna Beam is the first designer-maker to be showcased in the new Barbican Shop as part of our Makers initiative, an open call for emerging talent.

We meet artist Zarah Hussain to learn more about the creation of her latest installation for our foyers – using projection technology by Christie Digital.

Designer Adam Blencowe joins us for a walk around the Barbican Estate, the inspiration behind his chess set, and learn more about his work and how he transformed the brutal concrete of the Barbican into a board game.

We talk to the creatives behind this year's Barbican Box, international theatre company, Toneelgroep Amsterdam

We meet printmaker James Brown in his studio to learn more about his practice and his commission for the Barbican Shop. 

Founder and editor of Electric Sheep, the online magazine for transgressive cinema, Virginie Sélavy explores the value of shock in film.

Look back at our 2016 exhibition, The Vulgar: Fashion Redefined in this virtual exhibition tour. 

We asked Amber Massie-Blomfield for some of her top tips when it comes to writing a marketing strategy for your play.  

Getting your music out to audiences has never been easier, but how do you make sure you’re promoting yourself as a musician in the best way? 

We visit print-maker and designer, Lindsey Lang at her studio to learn more about her Barbican commission.

Barbican associate curator Sinéad McCarthy talks to Judith Clark and Adam Phillips about the inherently challenging but utterly compelling territory of taste in fashion in 'The Vulgar' exhibition. 

Acclaimed Welsh artist, Bedwyr Williams reflects on his former years in London with a series of curious anecdotes about the city