What’s on

Thu 5 May –Mon 29 Aug 2022

We belong to an incredible ecosystem. One species among millions of others, striving to live together in a delicate balance.

Wed 3 –Wed 31 Aug 2022

Join us inside the Conservatory with artist Sam Winston, who uses drawing and breathing to explore the relationship between air quality, environmental issues and mindful creative practice.

Thu 25 Aug 2022, 20:30

Dive into a curated selection of films exploring our relationship to water through contemporary artists and filmmakers, including Susan Schuppli, Anne Duk Hee Jordan, Tabita Rezaire and more.

Mon 29 Aug 2022

As the Our Time on Earth exhibition comes to a close, join an eco-inspired journey across the Barbican centre to explore the role of creativity in climate action. 

Thu 8 Sep 2022 –Sun 8 Jan 2023

The first major survey of Carolee Schneemann’s work in the UK, tracing her diverse, transgressive and interdisciplinary expression over six decades.

Sat 10 Sep 2022, 10:00

Explore the high walks and further afar to find inspiration within layers of nearby architectural history.

Sat 17 Sep 2022, 15:40

A rare chance to catch this unconventional, impressionistic portrait of Carolee Schneemann.

Fri 23 Sep 2022, 18:35

For one screening, we bring together the three films in Carolee Schneemann’s “Autobiographical Trilogy”.

Fri 7 Oct 2022 –Sun 26 Feb 2023

Rebel Rebel, the first major UK commission by Iranian artist Soheila Sokhanvari, celebrates and commemorates feminist icons from pre-revolutionary Iran.

Thu 20 Oct 2022, 18:45

This programme assembles work from the 1960s and 70s by women experimental filmmakers, contemporaries of Carolee Schneemann, taking as their subject the female body, sexuality and desire.