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

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.

Curator Florence Ostende joins Daria Martin in conversation to discuss her use of film and gaming technology to revisit her personal family history.

We look back at our February 2019 Instagrammer, Alexandra Tzirkoti to explore her Barbican shots. 

Explore the work of one-time arthouse sensation Lina Wertmüller, one of the most acclaimed directors in world cinema in the 1970s whose work has been near-impossible to see in the UK, until now.

Navid Akhtar takes us on a brief journey through Sufi music – from its roots all over the Islamic world, to its influence on Western music.

42 young creatives from London, Los Angeles, Gateshead, Scotland and Bristol have created Tuning Into Change: A Youth Manifesto for the Arts

From award winners and Brexit to the politics of language and presidents, look back at all twelve of the poems from the Subject to Change series by the Barbican Young Poets as they respond to events from our ever changing world in 2018. 

We look at the relationship between Klimt and Flöge and see how, in a process of co-creation, they became standard-bearers of the new liberated man and woman, the alternative king and queen of fashionable Vienna Secession

Inspiring some of his most passionate work, we look at the relationship between French sculptor Auguste Rodin and Camille Claudel and her role in shaping his legacy and announced a new kind of creative exchange within an artistic relationship. 

As we explore The Art of Change, we asked you to share the art that changed your life - here is what you said...

On 1 September 2018, the Barbican welcomed over 200 Girl Guides and their group leaders from across London and the South East to take part in a special event, Girls Can Do and Will.