Exit of Devyani Saltzman, described as Barbican’s ‘driving force’, announced a few weeks after arrival of new CEO
Salman Rushdie, John Akomfrah and Pankaj Mishra are among more than 170 cultural figur…
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Anthems, agency and arias: baritone Davóne Tines on rewriting his role – and the rules ⊕
The acclaimed US opera singer refuses to restrict himself or his audience. His current Barbican residency sees him range across genres. Always ask questions, always engage, he says. He talks ‘capital…
77 days ago
‘Like lipstick on a fabulous gorilla’: the Barbican’s many gaudy glow-ups and the one to top them all ⊕⊕
The brutalist arts-and-towers complex, where even great explorers get lost, is showing its age. Let’s hope the 50th anniversary upgrade is better than the ‘pointillist stippling’ tried in the 1990s
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78 days ago
From shiveringly vivid Mahler to the eclectic Hermes Experiment: our top classical recordings of 2025 ⊕⊕
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Opera may be conspicuous by its absence, but the brilliance of Berlin Philharmonic’s Schoenberg and the exceptional South Korean Yunchan Lim gave us plenty to sink our teeth into this year
The survey…
84 days ago
Barbican revamp to give ‘bewildering’ arts centre a new lease of life ⊕
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Project will make the famously confusing London landmark easier to navigate and more accessible
“Everything leaks,” says Philippa Simpson, the director of buildings and renewal at the Barbican, who is…
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Ghana’s Ibrahim Mahama first African to top annual art power list ⊕⊕
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Artist who once draped Barbican in brightly coloured fabric says he is humbled by recognition in ArtReview rankings
The Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has become the first African to be named the most…
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Congratulations everyone! Starmer survives another week, and it’s only cost us £26bn | Marina Hyde ⊕⊕
Labour can proudly say this was a budget for working people – that is, if your job happens to be prime minister
Thanks to Labour’s incredible Black Friday deal, breaking manifesto policies is buy-one-…
3 months ago
Millions of UK workers to get pay rise as Reeves plans increased minimum wage ⊕⊕
Chancellor says people must be ‘properly rewarded for their hard work’ with 16- to 21-year-olds also in line for raise
Millions of low-paid workers in the UK are to get a pay rise of 4.1% next year, a…
‘He was just trying to earn a few kopecks’: how newly translated stories reveal Chekhov’s silly side ⊕
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With daft jokes and experimental wordplay, the first comprehensive translations of his lesser-known stories show Anton Chekhov in a new light
Few writers are as universally admired as Chekhov. As Book…
Extortionate tickets and matches moved at Trump’s whim: are you ready for the ‘greatest World Cup ever’? | Marina Hyde ⊕⊕
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You may have thought Qatar and Russia were tournament lows. You didn’t account for the US president and his Fifa soulmate, Gianni Infantino
“It’s very clear,” claimed haunted Fifa cue-ball Gianni Infa…