The artist’s seemingly simple pen strokes were capable of capturing both the gravity and the absurdity of peacetime and war.

Barnes amassed one of the world’s greatest private collections of modern European artwork—more Cézannes (69) and Renoirs (an ...

Exactly half a century ago, Semyon Bychkov fled the USSR for the United States as he sought to swap tyranny for liberty. Last ...

For the meantime, it’s still open, and this weekend is hosting an IWD-themed party promising the “biggest bangers from the ...

The Seagull is a play written by Russian dramatist Chekhov in 1895 and first produced in 1896, and theatre goers worldwide ...

Ricardo Scofidio died on 6 March 2025, with his death announced by Diller Scofidio + Renfro (DS+R), the practice he co-founded with Elizabeth Diller in 1981.

The studio's statement read: ‘It is with great sadness that we announce DS+R founder Ricardo Scofidio has passed away ...

Blanchett delivers an highly skillful performance in director Thomas Ostermeier’s meta production of the Chekhov class ...

Pierre Boulez – conductor, composer and provocative musical thinker – will be celebrated during his centenary year with a host of events.

Textile weaving has long been undervalued as a creative art form. But this is changing. A year ago, at London's Barbican ...

Why do we sentimentalise Denes’s most famous artwork, recently revived among feminist and ecological discourse, and where has ...

This one-day festival returns with a stunning line-up of live music ... before the event starts at 12pm. Young Barbican membership is free and gives you access to discounted tickets on unmissable art, ...