London’s beautiful Brutalist masterpiece The Barbican Centre is welcoming in the new season with ‘Concrete Garden’, a cross-arts programme of workshops, talks, screenings and events all celebrating those happy Spring feelings of renewal, growth and wellness. The whole series is inspired by the Barbican’s new major exhibition focussing on the work of American artist Noah Davis whose figurative paintings elevate the everyday and Citra Sasmita’s Curve commission Into Eternal Land explore ancestral memory, ritual and migration – both exhibitions will run throughout the programme.
Other events to look out for are a performance from jazz pianist Jason Moran inspired by Davis, a show from F* Choir, Noah Davis curator tours, talks uncovering the magic in everyday life and a series of takeovers in the Barbican’s leafy conservatory including talks, workshops, and performances.
