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Watch the acclaimed artist Cornelia Parker discuss the process behind her distinctive Henry Fox Talbot inspired photogravure prints.

Enjoy 10 tracks from the first 10 years of New Music Biennial in this playlist specially produced ahead of our hosting of the 2022 event.

An overview of the 2022 Hayward Gallery exhibition which brought together 11 contemporary artists to sample and reimagine Afrofuturism.

Writer and artist Ania Bas discusses her debut novel, Odd Hours, and themes of migration and displacement in this 2022 interview.

The challenges faced by Afghan former British Army interpreters resettled in the UK are discussed by photographer Andy Barnham and researcher Sara de Jong.

A look at the African artists of Grace Jones’ Meltdown; Angélique Kidjo, Kasai Allstars, Oumou Sangaré, Baaba Maal and Desire Marea.

A look at six South London acts who all appeared at Grace Jones’ Meltdown; Skunk Anansie, Big Joanie, Dry Cleaning, Shingai, cktrl and Greentea Peng

Rakhi Singh, violinist and co-founder of Manchester Collective performs an Improvisation into Nicola Matteis’ Alia Fantasia in our Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Get to know Ayanna Witter-Johnson – cellist, composer and singer – in this short interview about her musical inspirations and favourite collaborations.

Singer, songwriter, producer, guitarist; the talented Dave Okumu looked ahead to his 2022 Meltdown concert with this specially curated playlist.

Staff picks from the National Poetry Library’s vinyl collection, which contains more than 250 vinyl records and is constantly growing.

Ayanna Witter-Johnson, composer, cellist and singer, picks out a selection of her favourite dancehall, soul and RnB tracks to curate this playlist.