Read, Watch & Listen

Black Top, the duo of multi-instrumentalist Orphy Robinson and pianist Pat Thomas, perform a live concert after hours in our 'Basquiat: Boom for Real' exhibition.

In this conversation from 2002, Robert Altman talks to film and TV producer David Thompson about his British period drama 'Gosford Park'.

We explore the way Basquiat infused his work with the spirit and energy of jazz

How do you start a career in film? We asked a panel of film industry experts to share their experiences and the paths that led them to a career in film.  

We examine the past, present and future of Jean-Michel Basquiat's legacy after a day of events, installations and special performances celebrating Basquiat's creativity

Blurring the lines between live art, dance, theatre and fine art, The Famous Lauren Barri Holstein interrogates representations of female subjectivity. We meet the artist to find out more about her work, her influences, and ‘witch-bitch rituals’…
 

How do you get started as a programmer? We speak to the professionals to learn more about the joys of arts programming and hear their tips for those starting out in the industry. 

Curator Diego Cortez shares his reflections on knowing and working with Basquiat and guides us around the exhibition's partial recreation of Basquiat's first exhibition, 'New York / New Wave' at P.S.1, curated by Cortez in 1981

Oliver Basciano considers an ambitious new video installation by British artist and film-maker John Akomfrah, in which he addresses climate change and its effect on our planet.

Author, playwright and journalist Ali Smith describes the elation of experiencing Michael Clark’s most recent work, featuring fearless dancers in a gorgeous triple bill of arresting choreography.

In this conversation from June 2017, New Queer Cinema champion, feminist film critic, educator and agitator, B. Ruby Rich introduces Sara Gomez’s 1974 film, 'De Cierta Manera', a study of the interplay of race, class and gender. 

To celebrate National Poetry Day, we take a look at a selection of poems and word experiments from Jean-Michel Basquiat.