Barbican Centre

Japan: tradition and modernity in popular culture

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I recently saw an advert on the London Underground from the Japan National Tourism Organisation who have launched a campaign entitled Japan – where tradition meets the future and it reminded me that I’d been meaning for a while to write a post on this very theme. I wanted to examine this theme using images … Read more

Jean Paul Gaultier at the Barbican

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I was in two minds about visiting this exhibition but I’m really glad I went.  I found the staging of the exhibition imaginative but best of all were the clothes themselves. So groundbreaking, decorative and humorous – I  actually found myself cackling with laughter and gasping with admiration at some of the pieces. You’re allowed … Read more