When I moved to London in ‘99, UK garage was the soundtrack to my uni years. It was partly fuelled by a flatmate who couldn’t get enough of it (you know who you are Ben!) and my budding career as a music journalist where I couldn’t escape those captivating 4x4s,…
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The Parisian enfant terrible is the latest fashion designer to receive a museum exhibition of epic proportions. Taking over the Barbican exhibition spaces and with spin-off events alongside, From Sidewalk to Catwalk is testament to Jean Paul Gaultier’s 40-year career – and still going strong. Perhaps most well known for…
With an acronym that sounds like a leading world power, UVA are due to take over The Curve gallery this Spring with their latest site-specific project. Well-known for their manipulation of space, light and sound, this new piece plays with the unique shape of the Barbican’s temporary exhibition gallery to…
Though October has just begun, we’re already looking forward to the 22nd, when the Barbican launches a massive new show revealing the playful collision between the pop art tradition and world of design. Pop Art Design is a comprehensive collection of artworks which make those bold statements the legendary genre…
Instruments and me go waaaaaaaaaaaay back. From learning to play the piano aged 7, to practicing flute scales for the bulk of my teens (and flirting with the saxaphone and guitar along to the way), I can honestly say I miss those days – not just because I got to…
Always wanted to know more about the philosophy behind atheism? Feel like you don’t know enough about the political concept of freedom? Well, some of the UK’s finest minds will be talking on those themes as the Barbican holds the annual Battle of Ideas, a weekend of public debates and…