Read, Watch & Listen

Explore Lee Krasner’s fascination with nature and the impact this had on her work.

From our classical music archive - an interview with Riccardo Chailly, former principal conductor of Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, from October 2011, talking about his approach to performing the odyssey of the Beethoven symphony cycle at the Barbican.

Director Alvaro Delgado Aparicio joins Barbican curator Alex Davidson to discuss his BAFTA-nominated film, Retablo

Learn how to make fabric wolf feet and paper wolf ears, inspired by Where the Wild Things Are.

A multidisciplinary group of Barbican Young Creatives produce new, artistic work that explores the uncertain times we're living in.

Back in 2016 we spoke to some of the talent behind what was to be the winner of the 2017 Academy Award for Best Picture, Barry Jenkins' Moonlight - featuring interviews with writer Tarell Alvin McCraney and actors Travante Rhodes and Janelle Monáe.

Take a walk around our Masculinities exhibition in a full length tour with Barbican curator, Alona Pardo.

Watch a ScreenTalk with Spaceship Earth's director, Matt Wolf, in conversation with The Architecture Foundation's Justin Jaeckle.

In this archive episode, we look back at two interviews with Swedish film director Ruben Östlund, exploring the deconstruction of a nuclear family unit on holiday, as well as the satire of the art world.

Barbican cinema curator Alex Davidson interviews cinematographer Randolph Sellars about filming in Iceland, the film’s reception and working with Björk.

Learn how to make your very own paper Totoro puppet in part 1 of this workshop, inspired by the beautiful Studio Ghibli film, My Neighbor Totoro. 
 

Basquiat had a personal collection of more than 3,000 records and his works abounded with references to jazz and blues. Discover how music became a powerful source of inspiration for his work.