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National Portrait Gallery acquires portrait of ‘visionary artist’ Charli XCX

The photograph was taken in 2024 by British photographer Harley Weir.

Evening Standard

National Portrait Gallery forced to close after ‘unexpected’ power outage

Ticketholders will be able to exchange their ticket for another day or receive a refund

The Independent UK

National Portrait Gallery to close for a day as London attraction suffers 'unexpected' power outage

The London gallery is currently hosting the Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait exhibition but is forced to temporarily close

Evening Standard

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Artist accused of winning prize with ‘imitation’ won Australian award with piece ‘influenced’ by Basquiat

Jane Allan’s winning Darling portrait prize painting has raised eyebrows after her Doyles art award piece was compared to artist Nicholas Harding

The Guardian - AU

National Portrait Gallery urged to investigate work by artist accused of copying

Other artists have called out the work by northern NSW artist.

The Canberra Times

Artwork removed from National Portrait Gallery after Churchill row

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The Independent UK

Churchill display removed from National Portrait Gallery after famine dispute

A 40-minute video by 2019 Turner Prize winner Helen Cammock referred to ‘the wilful starvation of the Indian population by Winston Churchill’

Evening Standard

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Winston Churchill film withdrawn from National Portrait Gallery over famine row

The film sparked controversy over claims the wartime leader used ‘wilful’ mass starvation as part of the Bengal famine

The Independent UK

The National Portrait Gallery is hosting AI portraits: how should artists respond?

Es Devlin is heading up a startling project.

Creative Bloq

Artist defends Churchill video at London gallery after peer condemns ‘lie’

Helen Cammock says her comments blaming wartime leader for Bengal Famine were intended to create ‘dailogue’

The Guardian - UK

National Portrait Gallery Faces Fury Over Video Accusing Churchill Of Starving Millions Of Indians During WWII

The National Portrait Gallery faces criticism for displaying a film accusing Churchill of causing the Bengal famine, sparking debate among historians and Churchill's family over historical accuracy.

International Business Times UK

Why the National Portrait Gallery has been accused of a ‘barefaced lie’ over Churchill claim

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The Independent UK

Row breaks out over National Portrait Gallery claims that Churchill starved Indians

Biographer Andrew Roberts called the claims by Turner Prize-winning artist Helen Cammock a ‘barefaced lie’

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney pays heartfelt tribute to ‘clever and witty’ artist David Hockney

The former Beatle praised his ‘incredible painter’ friend in an Instagram post.

Evening Standard

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Pop art pioneer James Francis Gill on unseen side of Marilyn Monroe

The American artist rose to fame in 1962 when his piece depicting Marilyn Monroe was picked up by the Museum of Modern Art.

The Independent UK

The secrets that the Marilyn Monroe pictures don’t tell us

ART: The National Portrait Gallery’s highly anticipated Marilyn exhibition – in celebration of what would have been her 100th birthday – is full of striking, evocative magic. But when it comes to one of history’s most photographed and most misunderstood women, it leaves us with more questions than answers, writes…

Digital Camera World

When Shirin Neshat photographed Malala, she turned to calligraphy to say what the camera alone could not

The Malala Yousafzai portrait that went beyond photography is now on show at a new immersive London experience

The Guardian - UK

‘We can all coexist’: artist Es Devlin uses selfies to unite UK in portrait of a nation

A National Portrait for the National Portrait Gallery aims to bring people together in increasingly atomised country

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The Guardian - UK

‘It was life-changing’: the celebrated art historian who spent 46 years sitting for Frank Auerbach

Catherine Lampert is a historian, curator and model who spent much of her time sitting for her famous friends. She tells us what the likes of Auerbach, Lucian Freud and Euan Uglow meant to her

The Guardian - UK

‘The original triple threat’: two exhibitions celebrate Marilyn Monroe as creative pioneer

BFI and National Portrait Gallery to mark centenary of the film star’s birth with ‘the summer of Marilyn’

The Guardian - UK

Clare Gittings obituary

Other lives: Learning manager who made visiting schoolchildren feel welcome at the National Portrait Gallery

Digital Camera World

Unseen photographs of Marilyn Monroe captured weeks before her death set for display in honor of icon’s 100th birthday

‘Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait’ explores cultural icon’s career from model, Norma Jeane, to movie-star Marilyn Monroe, while exploring how she shaped her enduring image and revealing unseen photographs captured weeks before her untimely death

Evening Standard

Lily Allen’s West End Girl portrait goes on display at National Portrait Gallery

The painting that will be on view for the next year was used as the cover art for the singer’s fifth studio album

Evening Standard

Londoner's Diary: How much will James Corden pay for an ashtray?

What went on in London this week, from secret smoking parlours to unwanted book promo

The Conversation

Oscar contenders and women of substance – what to watch, read and see this week

I just finished watching The Studio, Seth Rogen’s hilarious Apple TV satire of life inside an old school Hollywood production company. One of the standout episodes was set in the audience at the Golden Globes. It perfectly captures the peculiar theatre of awards shows: stars smiling and clapping furiously while…

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