Read, Watch & Listen

'That day, Nyarri saw a thing he couldn’t name. It would be twenty years before he heard the words atomic bomb' - Curtis, Nyarri’s grandson

Graphic designer Homa Delvaray takes us through the inspiration behind the bold and colourful poster for the season.

We celebrate ten years of Barbican Young Poets and talk to three alumni about their experience being on the project, where they are now, and the impact of poetry on their lives.

Jamie Bartlett wonders if attention is becoming the most precious resource we have.

The creative industries can be tough; knock-backs, obstacles, rejections and failure are part and parcel of the job. But how do you find the vital resilience needed to thrive in the arts?

Tired of the same old tunes? Why not listen in to what the team here have been enjoying in the recent past. Anything and everything from Punk to Jungle to Classical.

Standing out in an overcrowded creative profession can be tricky. Writer and director Ruth Mariner discusses how to find your niche and hit your version of success within it.

As we build rivals to human intelligence, James Bridle looks at our relationship with the planet’s other alien consciousnesses.

We look back at our Mary 2019 Instagrammer, Christy Ku to explore her Barbican shots.

Ahead of our retrospective, 'Love and Anarchy: The Films of Lina Wertmüller', we received a letter from the arthouse sensation herself, sharing her memories of London and happiness to see her films on the big screen again. 

What if you could live forever but just didn’t want to? In Ollie Wolf’s ‘The Last Forever Woman’, we meet Alma, an immortal 217-year old who is feeling just that. 
 

A key figure in American art, Krasner's energetic works reflect the spirit of possibility in post-war New York. Charlotte Flint, Exhibition Assistant on Lee Krasner: Living Colour, looks back through her life, works and legacy.