Postwar Modern: New Art in Britain 1945-1965

Fri 24 Jun 2022, 13:00

Join Assistant Curator of Postwar Modern, Hilary Floe, for a tour of the exhibition, focusing on some of the show’s highlights.

Thu 16 Jun 2022, 9:00

This one-day symposium uses the themes and works included in Postwar Modern: New Art in Britain, 1945-1965 to explore the 'strange universe' of British art in this period.

Thu 9 Jun 2022, 18:30

Our Associate Artist Abbas Zahedi, together with human rights lawyer and poet, Abbas Faiz give us a guided tour through the exhibition.

Sat 4 –Sun 5 Jun 2022

Associate Artist Abbas Zahedi presents a weekend of activities taking place across the Conservatory and Garden Room inspired by Postwar Modern and its resonances with our current age.

Thu 26 May 2022, 19:30

Postwar Modern features the work of many artists who moved to Britain as refugees from Nazism, in the bloody aftermath of India's Partition or as part of the 'Windrush Generation'.

Tue 24 May 2022, 18:30

A British Sign Language tour of the Postwar Modern exhibition led by John Wilson, exclusively for Deaf and hard of hearing visitors, highlighting key artworks, using BSL. 

Thu 19 May 2022, 18:30

Join Assistant Curator of Postwar Modern, Charlotte Flint, for a tour of the exhibition, focusing on some of the show’s highlights.

Wed 18 May 2022

Members are invited to an after-hours curator's tour of Postwar Modern. 

Tue 10 May 2022, 18:30

A tour of Postwar Modern suitable for blind and partially sighted visitors, led by Lisa Squirrel who will describe key works on display. 

Thu 5 May 2022, 18:30

Join Barbican's Head of Visual Art and Curator of Postwar Modern,  Jane Alison, for a tour of the exhibition, focusing on the revelatory work of women during this period.

Thu 28 Apr 2022, 18:30

A compilation of films, selected by Associate Artist Abbas Zahedi, as part of the Age of Many Posts public programme, for the Barbican’s Postwar Modern exhibition.

Wed 27 Apr –Wed 4 May 2022

An exhibition by Cem A., the artist behind the art meme account @freeze_magazine, bringing elements of meme culture, art, and art history together in a site-specific intervention across the Barbican.

Thu 21 Apr 2022, 18:30

Join Francesca Souza for a guided tour of Postwar Modern, focusing on her late father, the British Indian artist Francis Newton Souza’s extraordinary legacy within postwar British art.

Wed 13 Apr 2022, 20:00

We’re very sorry to announce that tonight’s Alan Davie: Painting, Music, Film event in the Pit has been cancelled due to illness. Ticketholders will receive a full refund.

Sat 26 Mar –Wed 22 Jun 2022

A Relaxed Viewing of Postwar Modern

Thu 24 Mar –Thu 7 Apr 2022

Join Curator of Postwar Modern and Barbican's Head of Visual Arts, Jane Alison, for a tour of the exhibition’s highlights.

Thu 3 Mar –Sun 26 Jun 2022

A revelatory new take on art in Britain after the Second World War, a period when artists had to make sense of an entirely altered world.

Thu 3 Mar –Sun 24 Apr 2022

As part of his Age of Many Posts project, Associate Artist, Abbas Zahedi, has created this open studio on Level G.