Read, Watch & Listen

Cinema curators Alex Davidson and Sonia Zadurian go head to head and compare notes on three landmark films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).

A spirit of hopefulness characterises the third edition of Transpose at the Barbican, as trans voices come together to look to the future.

Transpose is more than a showcase of talent, it’s a celebration, as founder CN Lester explains. 

2020 has been a difficult year for all of us, with queer people facing some unique challenges.

We return to a series of interview speaking to bold and much-admired cinema director Luca Guadagnino and focus on two of his much admired films, 'A Bigger Splash' from 2015 and 'Call Me By Your Name' from 2017.

Lockdown means our annual festival plans in E17 have had to change this year. But there’s still plenty of fun to be had – even while at home.

Cinema Curator Tamara Anderson discovers a treasure trove of gems.

See the Barbican through the eyes of musician Erland Cooper and artist Alex Kozobolis.

Mary Gabriel celebrates Lee Krasner and her fellow Abstract Expressionist pioneers: Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell and Helen Frankenthaler.

In this archive episode, we look back at two interviews with DJ and producer Jeff Mills, exploring time and space through ambitious techno and orchestral experimentation. 
 

Explore a selection of works from our Masculinities: Liberation through Photography exhibition in this descriptive audio tour with Lisa Squirrel, for blind and partially sighted visitors to the gallery, or to experience the exhibition from home.

Photographer and activist Sunil Gupta tells us how he captured the diametrically opposed experiences of gay culture, in New York and Delhi.