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‘Art isn’t just about dead white males’: galleries fight to lure young visitors

The National Portrait Gallery is challenging the belief that UK museums are exclusively for establishment imagery with a new showcase for black artists – and offering £5 tickets for under-25s

The Guardian - UK

Ekow Eshun considers the Black figure in portraiture at the National Portrait Gallery

In ‘The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure’, curator Ekow Eshun unites works from 22 African diasporic artists working in the UK and US

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The Time is Always Now review – striking shades of brilliant black figurative art

From an escaped slave pointing a gun to a kid in a Birmingham barber shop, this terrific show shuttles back and forth between times, places, sculpture and painting

The Guardian - UK

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Black British artists can no longer be ignored, says sculptor Thomas J Price

Price says the number of exhibitions focused on black artists has ‘set a new standard’ for representation in the UK

The Guardian - UK

The Long Road to a Juneteenth Museum

Architects have made a Fort Worth neighborhood’s history part of the plan for this unique Juneteenth museum.

Texas Observer

OPINION - Women artists are everywhere in 2024 but let's face it, it's about damn time

It's a great year of exhibitions but museums need to double down and beef up their collections with the work of female artists

Evening Standard

British Museum’s BP sponsorship deal ‘astonishingly out of touch’

Campaigners criticise £50m tie-up with fossil fuel firm to help fund ‘masterplan’ redevelopment project

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Go and explore ancient Egypt and other exciting exhibitions

From a celebration of sport to art shows, there's lots to see.

The Canberra Times

The artist and the chef unveil a much-loved portrait

A portrait of chef Maggie Beer by artist Del Kathryn Barton has been revealed at the National Portrait Gallery in Canberra. Don't worry, everyone loves it.

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David Hockney unveils Christmas display at Battersea Power Station to bring ‘joy and hope’ to London

David Hockney unveiled his Christmas-themed artwork at Battersea Power Station

Evening Standard

600 years of portraiture on show at the National Portrait Gallery in 2024

London's National Portrait Gallery reveals its 2024 exhibitions lineup, showcasing over 6 centuries of portraiture!

Digital Camera World

National Portrait Gallery criticised over choice of sponsor to replace BP

New portrait prize sponsor, the law firm Herbert Smith Freehills, has represented the oil company

The Guardian - UK

Tracey Emin says she ‘totally accepted death’ following cancer diagnosis: ‘That’s what kept me alive’

Artist underwent a series of major surgeries for bladder cancer in 2020 and now uses a urostomy bag

The Independent UK

Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023 Winners announced, unveiling the "Very best of contemporary photographic talent."

The National Portrait Gallery has announced its winners of the Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize 2023

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‘It has a mystical power’: moment of serenity in a Paris park wins Taylor Wessing photography prize

Alexandre Silberman’s dreamlike portrait of Diena was praised by judges for its blend of the traditional and contemporary

The Independent UK

David Hockney gets personal: National Portrait exhibition stars friends, family and Harry Styles

Hockney’s Drawing from Life exhibition puts visitors up close and personal with some of the beloved artist’s most important sitters

The Independent UK

Hockney’s Harry Styles picture goes on display at National Portrait Gallery

David Hockney: Drawing From Life features more than 30 new portraits which are on show for the first time.

Evening Standard

London’s new art power list

Meet the 31 movers, shakers and picture-makers reinvigorating the city’s art scene

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The Canberra Times

Financial barriers removed for National Portrait Gallery's 2024 prize season

The changes are in line with the National Cultural Policy.

The Guardian - UK

Brand aid: have Britain’s arts venues sold out to The Man?

Manchester’s Aviva Studios is the latest venue to give its naming rights to the highest bidder. Is corporate sponsorship a necessity for the survival of the arts?

The Canberra Times

100 years of the Archibald: much-loved prize to be celebrated in Canberra

The exhibition explores the rich history of the much-loved Archibald Prize, unearthing fascinating stories behind almost 100 carefully selected artworks.

The Guardian - UK

Michael Leonard obituary

Other lives: Painter and illustrator whose portrait of Queen Elizabeth with one of her corgis hangs in the National Portrait Gallery

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Design at the White House: the creatives working with US Presidents past and present

Interior designers, fashion designers and artists, whose collaborators have included the White House and its residents, with commissions that range from interior refits to presidential portraits

The Independent UK

David Hockney’s Harry Styles painting to go on show at National Portrait Gallery

The singer posed for the veteran artist at his studio in France.

The Independent UK

The National Portrait Gallery’s new restaurant is a fabulous upgrade

Snail bolognese and goat’s milk ice cream pep up Richard Corrigan’s upmarket brasserie menu at The National Portrait Gallery, writes Lucy Thackray

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