To mark the launch of Barbican’s Dirty Looks exhibition, we speak to designers Michaela Stark, Bubu Ogisi, and Yaz XL about subverting polished fashion norms in favour of embracing dirt and decay
Sep 29, 2025
Michaela Stark, Sinead O’Dwyer, Paolo Carzana and more gathered for the launch of fashion’s filthiest show – here’s the highlights from the night
Sep 26, 2025
The dishevelled meets the divine at the Barbican’s new exhibition, a dumpster-dive into fashion’s resurgent fascination with filth
Sep 24, 2025
Thanks to brand sponsorship, social media and the enduring impact of Savage Beauty, in 2025 fashion exhibitions are flourishing more than ever
Aug 08, 2025
Dazed Club came down for an exclusive after-hours private view of the Barbican’s Noah Davis exhibition and a behind-the-scenes curator talk
Apr 15, 2025
As The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover turns 35, we look back at Peter Greenaway's 1989 film of excess, gluttony, and fetishism
May 13, 2024
As Reflections for Now, her first major solo exhibition in the UK opens, the artist shares her wise words on ‘beautifying the mess of a messy world’
Jun 22, 2023
The Prince of Puke talks to Dazed about his first novel Liarmouth, his new one-man show False Negative, and whether or not it’s still possible to be truly transgressive
Jun 06, 2022
A new exhibition at the Barbican, Out And About, celebrates the joyful side of LGBTQ+ activism
Mar 04, 2022
The legendary filmmaker will look back on his career, influence, and ‘urge to startle’ in the upcoming Barbican show, False Negative
Mar 02, 2022
The Barbican’s Prime_Time is a dystopian takedown of big tech featuring topless cyberfeminists and ancient Amazonian warriors
Nov 05, 2021
The artist’s installation at The Barbican tells the story of a fictitious prehistoric society in which women are the oppressors
Aug 12, 2020
From thrilling time travel by Octavia Butler to Andrew Lawlor’s gender exploration, artists and writers from the Barbican’s New Suns feminist literary festival pick the reads that inspire them
Oct 04, 2019
As part of the Barbican’s expansive AI: More Than Human exhibition, musician Ash Koosha will talk through his virtual superstar creation Yona, who will also perform
Aug 17, 2019
The Barbican and Southbank Centre are among the 250 music organisations committing to Keychange’s initiative
Jun 25, 2019