8 July 2024 • Marta Bogna-Drew
Entering the Barbican art gallery, you’re immediately immersed in a world of noise and sounds, humming, laughter, chatting of children engaged in various playful activities.
6 May 2024 • Tabish Khan
Sculpture, figures, performance, textiles and William Blake.
12 February 2024 • Mark Westall
Opening tomorrow Tuesday 13th February 2024 at Barbican Art Gallery, Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art shines… Read More
1 January 2024 • Mark Westall
We are getting ready for Christmas and New Year and starting to look forward to 2024 so before we go here are 7 Museum exhibitions and two Art Fairs*s you should visit in early 2024.
14 December 2023 • Camille Moreno
Reading the exhibition text at Barbican’s RE/SISTERS, A Lens on Gender and Ecology, one could get the impression that environmentalism and feminism were cut from the same collateral cloth
11 December 2023 • Mark Westall
In March 2024, the poignant and exuberant works of Moroccan-born artist Soufiane Ababri will transform the Barbican’s Curve gallery for his first solo exhibition… Read More
4 December 2023 • Mark Westall
This summer, the Barbican will present a major new exhibition by internationally renowned, Mexico-based artist Francis Alÿs (b. 1959, Antwerp, Belgium), his… Read More
9 October 2023 • Mark Westall
Frieze Week 2023 has officially begun, and the art fairs are set to open this Wednesday in London. Whether you’re… Read More
5 October 2023 • Mark Westall
Barbican Art Gallery presents RE/SISTERS: A Lens on Gender and Ecology, a major group exhibition surveying the relationship between gender and ecology to identify the systemic links between the oppression of women and the degradation of the planet.
15 June 2023 • Mark Westall
Barbican Art Gallery announces Julianknxx: Chorus in Rememory of Flight. Following on from Julianknxx recent performance at Art Basel it… Read More
5 February 2023 • Tabish Khan
Iranian women, children of colour, Hieroglyphs, horror and Japan.
30 December 2022 • Tabish Khan
The perfect response to the cost of living crisis.
1 October 2022 • Tabish Khan
Tabish Khan the @LondonArtCritic picks his favourite top 5 museum shows to see in London this Autumn. Each one comes with a concise review to help you decide whether it’s for you.
12 September 2022 • Meike Brunkhorst
Body Politics is much more than an overdue retrospective and is a must-see not just for existing fans of Carolee Schneemann.
17 March 2022 • Jasper Spires
“Postwar Modern” collects not only some of the most impactful artwork produced following the Second World War, but draws crucial focus to the impact that trauma can have on the subjectivity of the artist.
27 January 2022 • Mark Westall
On 3rd March 2022, the Barbican will celebrate its 40th birthday with an eclectic and vibrant programme of events, exhibitions, films,… Read More
29 October 2021 • Mark Westall
Barbican Art Gallery’s Noguchi exhibition opened on 30 September, the first European touring retrospective of Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi’s work in 20 years.
1 August 2021 • Tabish Khan
The top shows to see from Deptford to Camden.
3 May 2021 • Mark Westall
Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty is the first major UK exhibition of the work of French artist Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) in over 50 years
19 March 2021 • Mark Westall
The Barbican today announced that Will Gompertz will join the international arts centre in the newly designed role of Director of Arts and Learning.
3 December 2020 • Mark Westall
Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty is the first major UK exhibition of the work of French artist Jean Dubuffet (1901–1985) in over 50 years
9 October 2020 • Meike Brunkhorst
Michael Clark: Cosmic Dancer is a multi-faceted portrait of the groundbreaking dancer and choreographer told by and through the eyes of the creative voices and faces the artist has collaborated with since he launched Michael Clark & Company, aged only 22, in 1984.
25 September 2020 • Mark Westall
This October, Barbican Art Gallery stages the first ever major exhibition on the groundbreaking dancer and choreographer Michael Clark. Exploring his unique combination of classical and contemporary culture
1 July 2020 • Mark Westall
Barbican Art Gallery has announced that it will reopen its doors to the public on Monday 13 July 2020, in line with government guidelines and with new safety measures in place.
