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The new National Portrait Gallery review – ‘It’s the same old cocktail party’

We’re told it has been changed utterly. As if. The NPG makes a claim to be a serious temple of art – but its dismal subservience to celebrity persists

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023

Slashed stone, daylight galore and doors by Tracey Emin: the National Portrait Gallery’s £41m rebirth

Forty-five faces of women, scribbled by Emin, now beam out from bronze doors – all part of an astonishing revamp that has turned this once unloved London landmark into a great building

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2023

National Portrait Gallery reopens its refreshed home

London’s National Portrait Gallery reopens with a design by leading architect Jamie Fobert and conservation specialist Purcell

Wallpaper · Jun 20, 2023

Kate Middleton grins alongside Sir Paul McCartney as she unveils £40m revamp of gallery

Kate Middleton headed to central London on Tuesday - officially opening the National Portrait Gallery after a major three-year refurb.

Daily Record · Jun 20, 2023

Four Arsenal stars to be put on notice if Mikel Arteta and Edu seal Jurrien Timber transfer

Arsenal transfer news: football.london takes a look at which senior players could be considering their futures if Jurrien Timber is signed during the summer window

Football London · Jun 20, 2023

Sugar Closes Lower on Weak Chinese Demand and Brazil Sugar Harvest Pressures

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN23 ) on Tuesday closed down -0.21 (-0.79%), and Aug London white sugar #5 (SWQ23 ) closed unchanged. Sugar prices Tuesday settled moderately lower. Weakness in sugar demand from China, the world's largest sugar importer, weighed on prices after China's Customs General Administration reported that...

Barchart · Jun 20, 2023

Cocoa Prices Tumble on Drier Conditions in the Ivory Coast

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN23 ) on Tuesday closed down -46 (-1.44%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed down -24 (-0.93%). Cocoa prices Tuesday closed lower, with NY cocoa falling to a 1-week low. Drier conditions in the Ivory Coast have allowed farmers to transport their cocoa...

Barchart · Jun 20, 2023

Taylor Swift UK 2024 tour tickets presale and locations confirmed as more Eras dates added

Here is all the information for the UK Swifties as popstar confirms UK locations

Nottingham Post · Jun 20, 2023

Taylor Swift announces UK dates for Eras Tour – how to get tickets

Here are the Taylor Swift UK and Ireland Eras Tour dates and how to register for access to tickets via Ticketmaster and Live Nation.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 20, 2023

‘Where Are We Now’: London artist says huge portrait show has taken him on a ‘real journey’

The exhibition runs from June 23-July 20

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2023