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In Conversation With Patrice Robinson, Curator of 'Currents' At Barbican Cinema
Patrice Robinson, curator of the ‘Snapshots: Caribbean Cinema Up Close’ season at Barbican Cinema, sits opposite me. Her warm and...
Sheba Kayley
Jul 22, 20233 min read


Carrie Mae Weems - Reflections for Now: Taking the Retrospective Into the Future
★★★★★ Carrie Mae Weems If I Ruled the World, 2004 © Carrie Mae Weems. Courtesy of the artist, Jack Shainman Gallery, NewYork / Galerie...
Isabel Imhorst
Jun 22, 20234 min read

Gustavo Santaolalla At The Barbican Centre: An Unwinding Road Trip Through A 50-Year Career
Photo by Talia Andrea As soon as the hands of the clock reach 7:30PM, the stage of the Barbican Centre’s main hall becomes submerged in...
Talia Andrea
Jul 26, 20223 min read


‘Our Time on Earth’ is Invaluable: Let’s Not Lose It
In the new exhibition at the Barbican, I am standing before a magnificent tree. It is tall and covered with moss and plants, its roots...
Lara Mae Simpson
May 9, 20224 min read


Poetry + Film Hack: Rocks and the beauty of adolescent friendship
Set in the Barbican’s Pit, viewers were immersed into an emotional and sensory experience centred around the Black femme experience,...
Maisie Allen
Dec 11, 20214 min read


Soweto Kinch and The London Symphony Orchestra’s Scathing Orchestral Takedown of Modern-Day Britain
Image Credit: Mark Allan The London Symphony Orchestra is no stranger to ground-breaking collaborations. Just last year, they released...
Piers Nihan-Bowen
Dec 6, 20212 min read


The Limits of Freedom: Reviewing Shilpa Gupta's Sun at Night exhibition
Set in the Barbican Centre’s intimate Curve Gallery, Mumbai-based artist Shilpa Gupta centres her first major London exhibition, Sun at...
Maisie Allen
Nov 8, 20214 min read

Effervescent Revival of 'Anything Goes' at the Barbican
Musical theatre returns to the post-covid Barbican with US director Kathleen Marshall’s Tony-Award-winning, a toe-tappingly joyous...
Emily Hartland
Oct 12, 20213 min read

Erland Cooper: A Symphonic Journey Through The Natural Landscapes Of The Orkney Islands
Credit for all images: Mark Allan / The Barbican Scottish musician Gawain Erland Cooper gave a unique live performance at the Barbican...
Carla Suarez
Oct 29, 20202 min read

Press Release: Barbican Cinema 1 Reopening September 4th
This September, Barbican Cinema is delighted to present a wealth of cinematic excellence in Cinema One, on Cinema on Demand, and at...
Eloise Wright
Aug 14, 20206 min read
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