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5 things to know about Matthew Barney: Redoubt
Matthew Barney, Virgins, 2018. Cast and machined brass, and cast and machined copper. © Matthew Barney, courtesy Gladstone Gallery, New York and Brussels
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5 things to know about Matthew Barney: Redoubt

Hayward Gallery Senior Curator Cliff Lauson collated five things to know about American artist Matthew Barney’s first solo museum presentation in the UK in over a decade
Kjartan Sveinsson on Sigur Rós & solo inspiration
Kjartan Sveinsson
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Kjartan Sveinsson on Sigur Rós & solo inspiration

Kjartan Sveinsson, the composer and musician composer best known as part of Sigur Rós, talks about his composition Der Klang Der Offenbarung Des Göttlichen in this interview
Hanif Abdurraqib on reading, writing & when he’s happiest
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Hanif Abdurraqib on reading, writing & when he’s happiest

Hanif Abdurraqib – poet, essayist, cultural critic and author – discusses his new book A Little Devil in America and more in this interview.
Meet the musician: Chi-chi Nwanoku
Chi-Chi Nwanoku Double Bass Player
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Meet the musician: Chi-chi Nwanoku

Chi-chi Nwanoku, double bass player and founder of Chineke! Orchestra explains what she loves about classical music, and the crucial importance of the audience
Raven Leilani on Luster & a love of language
Portrait of Raven Leilani
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Raven Leilani on Luster & a love of language

Ahead of her appearance at the Southbank Centre to talk about her acclaimed new novel Luster, we have a quick conversation with the celebrated US writer Raven Leilani
5 top poetry picks for LGBTQI+ History Month
Photo of Andrew McMillan
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5 top poetry picks for LGBTQI+ History Month

To mark LGBT+ History Month, the National Poetry Library shares five top picks of LGBT+ poetry from their eloan collection, including books by Andrew McMillan, Chen Chen, Marilyn Hacker and more
Introducing, for the first time, Black Country, New Road
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Introducing, for the first time, Black Country, New Road

As Black Country, New Road’s debut album For the first time is released, read an interview with the band’s saxophonist Lewis Evans ahead of their live streamed Southbank Centre gig
Nile Rodgers' Meltdown revisited
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Nile Rodgers' Meltdown revisited

A look back at the 26th Meltdown festival, curated by Nile Rodgers in 2019, featuring Johnny Marr, Jungle, Thundercat and Chic
Concrete Dreams: Celebrating the Southbank Centre’s brutalist buildings
Hayward Gallery building at Southbank Centre
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Concrete Dreams: Celebrating the Southbank Centre’s brutalist buildings

Discover the story behind Southbank Centre’s iconic brutalist buildings as Dr. Otto Saumarez Smith looks back across half a century of Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room and Hayward Gallery
Yoko Ono’s Meltdown revisited
Yoko Ono on stage at her 2013 Meltdown Festival, she is wearing a black brimmed hat and sunglasses and holds a microphone in her right hand whilst her left had shields her eyes from the stage lights
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Yoko Ono’s Meltdown revisited

Relive our 2013 Meltdown festival, curated by Yoko Ono, with videos of performances and a Spotify playlist of artists who appeared on the bill
Rosie Jones on comedy & becoming a comedian
Rosie Jones image
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Rosie Jones on comedy & becoming a comedian

Comedian Rosie Jones tells us why she doesn’t want to add politician to her ever expanding CV in this interview ahead of No Direction Home at the Southbank Centre
SC on TV: 8 television shows filmed at the Southbank Centre
A scene from the television series Killing Eve filmed at the Southbank Centre
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SC on TV: 8 television shows filmed at the Southbank Centre

Southbank Centre on television; take a look at scenes from popular television series including The Professionals, Doctor Who and Killing Eve, filmed across our venues, since 1960
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