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Jean Paul Gaultier in conversation
Jean Paul Gaultier sits among the seats on Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre
Podcast

Jean Paul Gaultier in conversation

Listen to Jean Paul Gaultier discuss his childhood inspirations, his love of British eccentricity and his vision for the future of the fashion industry with Anita Rani in this podcast.
David Bowie’s Meltdown revisited
Article

David Bowie’s Meltdown revisited

Revisit David Bowie’s 2002 Meltdown with video and audio clips of the two-week long festival at London’s Southbank Centre.

Playlist: Massive Attack’s Meltdown
Graphic for Playlist of artists from Massive Attack's Meltdown festival, featuring Massive Attack and the word playlist
Playlist

Playlist: Massive Attack’s Meltdown

Relive Massive Attack’s 2008 Meltdown with tracks from the festival’s acts and videos of performances from the band, and the Heritage Orchestra
Playlist: Patti Smith’s Meltdown
Graphic for Playlist of artists from Patti Smith's Meltdown festival, featuring Patti Smith and the word playlist
Playlist

Playlist: Patti Smith’s Meltdown

Relive Patti Smith’s eclectic 2005 Meltdown with tracks from the festival’s acts and a short video from one of the performances
Meltdown festival: backstage pass
M.I.A. fixes her hair in her dressing room backstage at Southbank Centre's Meltdown festival
Article

Meltdown festival: backstage pass

Take a look behind the scenes at past Meltdown festivals, including those curated by Nick Cave, David Bowie, M.I.A., Robert Smith and Jarvis Cocker
Angela Davis: women, race & class in the post-Trump era
Angela Davis
Podcast

Angela Davis: women, race & class in the post-Trump era

Listen to an empowering discussion with the celebrated writer, scholar and activist Angela Davis, recorded at the Southbank Centre as part of WOW, 2017
5 things to know about Zohra Opoku
Dicksonia Antarctica, the 2015 artwork by Zohra Opoku
Article

5 things to know about Zohra Opoku

Find out about artist Zohra Opoku, whose self-portrait Rhododendron (2015) is currently displayed on a large billboard outside our Hayward Gallery
Revisiting Pink Floyd's iconic Games For May
Harry Grindrod
Article

Revisiting Pink Floyd's iconic Games For May

On 12 May 1967 Pink Floyd performed a legendary concert at Queen Elizabeth Hall which saw them cement a place in rock history, as well as a ban from our venue
Walking among giants – the lifespan of trees
Video

Walking among giants – the lifespan of trees

Hayward Gallery’s Marie-Charlotte Carrier explores how trees challenge our sense of time in this short video from 2020’s Among the Trees exhibition
Among the Trees: Eija-Liisa Ahtila
Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Horizontal - Vaakasuora, 2011, at Among the Trees, Hayward Gallery, 2020. © Crystal Eye, Helsinki, 2020. Courtesy of Hayward Gallery. Photo Linda Nylind)
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Among the Trees: Eija-Liisa Ahtila

Artist Eija-Lissa Ahtila explains how she created her huge, cinematic portrait of a spruce tree, Horizontal – Vaakasuora, for the Hayward Gallery exhibition Among the Trees
Among the Trees: Eva Jospin
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Among the Trees: Eva Jospin

Artist Eva Jospin explains how she created her fairytale-like installation Forêt Palatine entirely from cardboard, for Hayward Gallery’s Among the Trees exhibition
Playlist: Essential Beethoven
Depiction of Ludwig van Beethoven, behind the word 'Playlist'
Playlist

Playlist: Essential Beethoven

Our playlist brings you some of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most brilliant works, including the well-known choral movement of his Ninth Symphony