Poet and rapper Jack Miguel performs his piece 'Casino', inspired by Jean-Michel Basquiat's work, in the 'Self-Portrait' room of the 'Basquiat: Boom for Real' exhibition.
London-based electronic musician felicita performs Track 6 from the 2016 'a new family' EP in our Conservatory.
Tim Lawrence remembers the cultural renaissance that was downtown New York's music scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s. From SoHo warehouses to Mudd Clubb, we look at how Basquiat's passion for New York's music scene influenced his artistic style
Basquiat took inspiration from a dizzying array of source material - how many literary references can you spot?
In this conversation from 2004, Attenborough talks to Quentin Falk about the film adaptation of Graham Greene’s novel, 'Brighton Rock'.
Maddy Costa chats to Katie Mitchell and Alice Birch about gender inequality and how they worked together on 'The Malady of Death'.
From Prince to David Byrne to Donna Summer and Bach, we listen to the music that might have been on Basquiat's playlist
Lois Weaver and Peggy Shaw of Split Britches talk to theatre writer and journalist Carole Woddis about their latest show, changing perceptions, hidden resources and hope.
Join Barbican curator Eleanor Nairne and Gus Casely-Hayford as they look around the 'Encyclopedia' room in our Basquiat: Boom For Real exhibition and discuss the wide range of influences Jean Michel Basquiat brought into his paintings.
Following its successful debut at the Barbican last autumn, Transpose guides this year’s audience on an illuminating theatrical journey. Actor, author and singer-songwriter CN Lester takes a brief look at the history of transgender performance.
