Read, Watch & Listen

Revisit our 2018 exhibition, Another Kind of Life: Photography on the Margins, in this online exhibition tour. 

Moroccan artist Yto Barrada talks to curator Lotte Johnson about her new exhibition, 'Agadir', and how she uses collages, installations and performances to create a portrait of a city and its people in a state of transition.

We look back at our February 2018 Instagrammer, Abigail Holsborough to explore her Barbican shots.

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…

For February, Jeremiah ‘Sugar J.’ Brown shares his poem, ‘I’m Rooting For Everybody Black’, inspired by one of Tobi Kyeremateng’s tweets, ‘I’m rooting for everybody black’.

Professor Sarah Hibberd explores the history of opera as a vehicle for reflecting, responding to and even effecting political change.

We caught up with artist Jennifer Stein to learn more about how a chance meeting with the then-unknown graffiti artist, 'SAMO' aka Jean-Michel Basquiat, at a New York loft party led to a vibrant collaboration on a collection of postcards capturing the energy and creativity of their youth.

Silent London’s Pamela Hutchinson looks back at the origins of silent cinema and contemplates the striking similarities to what we’re watching now on our phones and on the big screen. 

How can we tackle the lack of diversity on stage? We spoke to theatre company, Told by an Idiot, for their advice.

We’re moving to the margins in a documentary short to explore ‘DIY Art’ as we meet performance collective, Figs in Wigs in their home. An ex-morgue.

We speak to Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui about the process of translating manga for the theatre, the impact of manga on the creative process and get an insight into rehearsals with the Bunkamura Theatre Cocoon.

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