Posts Tagged ‘Barbican’
Encounters: Giacometti x Huma Bhabha, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘A temporal and cultural journey’
The first in a trio of shows combining the work of sculptor Alberto Giacomettit with that of other artists ‘engages thoughtfully with what we are made of’
Read MoreThe Imaginary Institution of India, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Sure to open eyes and touch hearts’
This collection of 150 works by 30 Indian artists is impressive in its ‘sheer variety’
Read MoreFrancis Alÿs: Ricochets, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Youthful inventiveness’
The artist’s exploration of children’s play ‘yields rich documentation of their resilience’
Read MoreArtist Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum reimagines a colonial outpost in first major solo UK exhibition
The Netherlands-based artist’s work will fill the Barbican’s Curve gallery from mid-September
Read MoreUnravel, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Expands our appreciation of textiles as art’
Protest and subversion are stand-out themes of a show that features 50 artists from around the world
Read MoreBarbican to host first major UK exhibition of Moroccan-born artist Soufiane Ababri
Ababri, known for his exploration of the queer experience, is set to take over the famous Curve Gallery from March to June next year
Read MorePhotographer Carrie Mae Weems shows how art can reclaim history with emotive Barbican exhibition
Forty years of work are distilled into a show that has a ‘monumental effect’
Read MoreA Strange Loop – Barbican: dancing the steps of the genres it satirises
A tale of blackness, queerness, belonging, religion, class, and resilience
Read MoreAlice Neel: Hot Off The Griddle, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘The collector of souls will capture yours too’
Major display of the American artist’s work shows off her ‘awe-striking will and skill’
Read MoreThe Meaning Of Zong, Barbican, stage review: ‘A mammoth achievement’
Giles Terera directs and stars in this ‘must-see’ play about the abolition of slavery
Read MoreDrive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead, Barbican, stage review: ‘Like a bullet burrowing slowly deeper’
This experimental adaptation of Olga Tokarczuk’s book sticks with you long after you’ve exited the theatre
Read MoreMy Neighbour Totoro, Barbican, stage review: ‘A germinating, blossoming, unfurling delight’
The stage version of Studio Ghibli’s famous animated film is ‘glorious’
Read MorePoulence La voix humaine, London Symphony Orchestra and Barbara Hannigan, Barbican, stage review: ‘Expansive talent’
Canadian conductor Hannigan shows why she is ‘such a unique force in classical music’
Read MoreLondon Contemporary Orchestra: 24, Barbican, stage review: ‘Marathon concert offers an eye-opening view of music and humanity’
A day-long experience that saw the ‘old rules of theatre dissolve off the stage as the old rules of music were eroded on it’
Read MoreThe Comedy of Errors, Barbican, stage review: ‘A Shakespeare classic reborn’
Often derided as the bard’s early ‘joke’ work, the famous farce is given a surprisingly smart update at the Barbican
Read MoreIn Bed With My Brother: PRIME_TIME, Barbican, stage review: ‘Skewering of Jeff Bezos that sacrifices facts for funny’
This character assassination of the billionaire Amazon founder is amusing, but informative? Not so much.
Read MoreShirley Collins, Live from the Barbican, music review: ‘Long live the queen of folk!’
The singer, accompanied by the Lodestar Band, doesn’t disappoint in her long-awaited return to the stage
Read MorePaul Weller, Jules Buckley & BBC Symphony Orchestra, Barbican, live music review: ‘I’m now a full-blown Weller wannabe’
The Modfather and a few special guests bring ‘new facets to his already multifaceted oeuvre’
Read MoreJean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty, Barbican, exhibition review: ‘Art of the people, not the academy’
The French painter’s ‘anarchic rage against the establishment’ will touch a chord with many’
Read MoreLSO/Rattle: Das Lied von der Erde, Barbican, live music review: ‘Poignant journey from misery to hope’
A ‘glittering’ performance of ‘earth-shatteringly beautiful’ works by Austrian composer Gustav Mahler
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