Read, Watch & Listen
Ibrahim Mahama on making Purple Hibiscus
We sat down with artist Ibrahim Mahama to talk to him about our latest commission Purple Hibiscus, which sees 2000 square metres of vibrant, hand-woven fabric from Ghana envelop our Lakeside facade.
Love Lies Bleeding with Curator Sonia Zadurian
No pain, no gain in the pursuit of love
Our New Releases Curator Sonia Zadurian looks ahead to a film you must see on our big screen in May.
Making the fabric for Purple Hibiscus
Get lost in this beautiful footage from Ghana, documenting how the fabric for Ibrahim Mahama’s Purple Hibiscus was created.
Installing Purple Hibiscus
Watch the transformation of our Lakeside Terrace as Ibrahim Mahama’s Purple Hibiscus was installed over several weeks.
NTS x Chronic Youth Film Festival
The Barbican Young Film Programmers, curators of this year's Chronic Youth Film Festival curated a playlist for NTS Radio with music inspired by this year’s programme.
Barbican Sessions: Anthony McGill
In this Barbican Session, clarinettist Anthony McGill performs Three Smiles for Tracey by American composer Adolphus Hailstork, filmed in the Garden Room.
‘My family are my heroes’
Ballet Black dancer Ebony Thomas reflects on the company’s latest show, called Heroes.
Dezeen x Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art
In an exclusive film produced by DEZEEN our Curator Lotte Johnson talks us through some of her highlights from ‘Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art’.
ScreenTalk: Perfect Days
A ScreenTalk with the iconic German director Wim Wenders and star Kôji Yakusho discussing their film Perfect Days, a beautiful, bittersweet drama set in Tokyo.
Subverting prejudice
From creating work lying in bed to choosing drawing as a medium, artist Soufiane Ababri’s practice is all-encompassing.
An interview with My Neighbour Totoro Costume Designer Kimie Nakano
From turning adult performers into young children using balloon sleeves and bloomers, to dressing puppeteers as wind spirits inspired by bunraku kurogo (traditional all black costumes), Kimie Nakano's Olivier award-winning costume design for My Neighbour Totoro helps to bring the animated film to life on stage.