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A new violin concerto written by Mexican composer Gabriela Ortiz for firebrand soloist Maria Dueñas was rapturously received

These performances aren’t Ballet Black’s most audacious, but they are unceasingly eye-catching

This is no easy star vehicle – it’s a bold challenge to the great French actor’s technique, charisma and rigour and she rises to it

The bright pink fabric swaying gently in the wind stands in stark contrast to the grey tones of the brutalist architectural complex.

Ghanaian artist Ibrahim Mahama has taken his creativity to the heart of the United Kingdom with a work of art crafted in Ghana.

People living in Cromwell Tower on the Barbican estate call on law firm Linklaters to take action.

If orchestras were football teams, the LSO would certainly be in the running for the Premier League title

Antonio Pappano has stepped smoothly into Simon Rattle's vacated shoes

Ibrahim Mahama has draped London’s brutalist landmark in 2,000 square metres of fabric, including robes that have been urinated on. The artist, whose rise has been meteoric, explains why

Textiles have a deceptive simplicity that conceals their potential for subversion and political dissent.

The censorship row has reached boiling point and more lenders have removed their works from the Unravel exhibition

This atmospheric installation won’t give up all its secrets to everyone, but it’s evocative nonetheless

Yto Barrada and Cian Dayrit ask for art to be removed from exhibition after venue pulled out of hosting speech about war

The Gaza conflict is proving too hot a topic for bosses to handle

Premiering John Adams' 'Frenzy' with lush Gershwin and stormy Harris was inspired

Devyani Saltzman, who is a Canadian writer and curator, has been appointed the new Director for Arts and Participation at Barbican, London. She will take up the post in July, replacing Will Gompertz, who was artistic director but left to…

Devyani Saltzman, who is a Canadian writer and curator, has been appointed the new Director for Arts and Participation at… Continue reading Barbican appoints Devyani Saltzman as Director for Arts and Participation

The world famous brutalist estate is described as having reached ‘the end of its economic life’ in the report

This exploration of the power and politics of textiles in art is never less than rewarding