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This free installation invites visitors to orient themselves in the buildings and their complex, fascinating histories in an exciting new display at the heart of the Barbican’s Foyers.
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Art & design
Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art
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Using textiles, fibre and thread, 50 international artists challenge power structures and reimagine the world in this major group exhibition.
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Art & design
Soufiane Ababri
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Moroccan artist Soufiane Ababri’s new commission, Their mouths were full of bumblebees but it was me who was pollinated, explores questions of desire, queerness, and diaspora.
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Art & design
Relaxed View: Unravel
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We'll host a small number of relaxed viewings for anyone who'd prefer a more informal approach to noise and movement in the space, or who feels comfortable knowing that they can enter and exit freely.
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Art & designTours & public spaces
The Conservatory x Ranjani Shettar
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Our Conservatory hosts a spectacular new site-specific commission by Indian sculptor Ranjani Shettar.
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Art & designTours & public spaces
Unravel Curator Tour with Diego Chocano
Join Diego Chocano, Assistant Curator of Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art, as he leads a tour of the exhibition.
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Art & designTalks & events
Architecture on Stage: Takaharu + Yui Tezuka
Takaharu and Yui Tezuka of Tezuka Architects discuss their practice.
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Art & designCinemaTours & public spaces
Unravel: BSL Tour with John Wilson
A British Sign Language tour of Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art, exclusively for D/deaf and hard of hearing visitors, highlighting key artworks.
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Art & designTalks & events
Architecture on Stage: Petra Blaisse in conversation
An opportunity to hear Blaisse reflect on thirty years of practice on the occasion of the publication of Art Applied Inside Outside / Petra Blaisse (MACK).
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Art & designTours & public spaces
Ibrahim Mahama: Purple Hibiscus
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A new artwork by Ibrahim Mahamatransforms our Lakeside Terrace, enveloping the building’s iconic concrete walls with approximately 2000 square metres of bespoke woven cloth.
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Art & designTalks & events
Unravel: Material Threads in Conversation
Join us for a conversation exploring the ways Billie Zangewa and Acaye Kerunen harness the political potential of material including Vlisco fabric, raffia and palm leaves in their artwork.
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Art & designTalks & eventsTours & public spaces
Weaving Workshop with Christabel Balfour
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Weave your way through our Brutalist architecture and get inspired as you learn the techniques of hand-weaving in Christabel Balfour's weaving workshops.
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Art & designTours & public spaces
Unravel: Audio Described Tour with Lisa Squirrel
Explore works from Unravel: The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art. Suitable for blind and partially sighted visitors to the gallery, led by Lisa Squirrel who will describe key works on display.
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Art & designTalks & events
Architecture on Stage: Habitats
Architects, artists, authors, ecologists, and activists will discuss the complex relationships between animals and urban space and ask how cities might better accommodate nonhuman life.
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Art & design
Francis Alys: Ricochets
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A major new exhibition by renowned Mexico-based artist Francis Alÿs – his first and largest institutional solo exhibition in the UK for over a decade.