4 d. ago Maga Catholics are on a collision course with Leo XIV. They have good reason to fear him | Julian Coman

They have been quick to brand the new pope an ‘anti-Trump’ ‘total Marxist’. In return, he is already critiquing their worldviewIn the outer reaches of the Magasphere, it would be fair to say the advent of the first pope from the US has not been greeted with unbridled enthusiasm. Take Laura Loomer, the thirtysomething influencer and conspiracy theorist, whose verdict on Leo XIV was as instant as it was theologically uninformed: “Anti-Trump, anti-Maga, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist like Pope Francis.” Also doing the rounds on X was a short summary of Leo’s supposed transgressions before ascending to St Peter’s chair: “Trashed Trump, trashed Vance, trashed border enforcement, endorsed DREAMer-style illegal immigration, repeatedly praised and honored George Floyd, and endorsed a Democrat senator’s call for more gun control.”So far, so tedious. The comic-book casting of the new pope as a globalist villain in the US culture wars is traceable back to his predecessor’s impact on lib...

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5 d. ago Oil industry funded Girl Scouts and British Museum to boost image, evidence suggests

BP has funded Washington’s National Gallery of Art, UK’s Royal Shakespeare Company and National Portrait GalleryOil interests have funded cultural institutions such as museums, youth organizations and athletic groups in recent years, new research shows, in what appears to be a public relations effort to boost their image amid growing public awareness of the climate crisis.Top US fossil fuel lobby group the American Petroleum Institute (API) sponsored a 2017 workshop for the Pennsylvania Girl Scouts, featuring “activities that mimicked work in the energy industry”. Energy giant BP in 2016 sponsored Washington DC’s National Gallery of Art and continues to fund the British Museum in London. And in 2019, Shell sponsored the golf event the Houston Open for the 26th time. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Celebrating its bicentenary, London's National Gallery makes three major acquisitions

Celebrating its bicentenary, London's National Gallery makes three major acquisitions  The Art Newspaper

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1 week ago My husband and son suffered strokes, 30 years apart. Shockingly little had changed

I was told my husband would never talk again, while physiotherapy was dismissed entirely. My son was failed in similar ways, but for the brilliance of some medical staff who refuse to believe a stroke is the endOn the night before the accident, John and I and our son Jay, who was then 26, lingered in the garden drinking wine and enjoying the mid-summer scent of jasmine and lilies. We talked about the Manet exhibition we had just seen at the National Gallery. We probably talked about how the end of the cold war might affect the chances of Bill Clinton winning the presidential election against George HW Bush in November. I know what John thought about that. I only wish I could recall his words.The next morning, 30 July 1992, John got up before me as he always did. In the kitchen I found the contents of the dishwasher – knives, forks, spoons, plates, mugs – jumbled together on the table. This was odd because unloading the dishwasher was the one domestic ritual he willingly performed. I...

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1 week ago 5 London Exhibitions To See This Summer At National Gallery, The Wallace Collection, British Museum, Sketch & Camden Arts Projects

5 London Exhibitions To See This Summer At National Gallery, The Wallace Collection, British Museum, Sketch & Camden Arts Projects  Forbes

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1 week ago Bimba y Lola launches capsule honoring Georges Seurat for London’s National Gallery

Bimba y Lola launches capsule honoring Georges Seurat for London’s National Gallery  FashionNetwork USA

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2 w. ago Royal family hijacked VE Day anniversary, says republican protest organiser

Several hundred people gathered in Trafalgar Square on Saturday for the demonstration, organised by anti-monarchy group Republic.

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2 w. ago Is London’s National Gallery Revamp a Hit or a Miss? Here’s Our Verdict

Is London’s National Gallery Revamp a Hit or a Miss? Here’s Our Verdict  Artnet News

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2 w. ago The Big Review | The reopening and rehang of the Sainsbury Wing, National Gallery, London ★★★★★

The Big Review | The reopening and rehang of the Sainsbury Wing, National Gallery, London ★★★★★  The Art Newspaper

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2 w. ago The National Gallery rehang review: 'what a 200th birthday treat this is'

With a complete architectural overhaul of the Sainsbury and a rehang of its collection., The National is truly making its wonders shine

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2 w. ago Is the National Gallery’s £85 million revamp actually any good?

Is the National Gallery’s £85 million revamp actually any good?  Time Out

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2 w. ago The National Gallery rehang review: 'London is blessed to have it'

With a complete architectural overhaul of the Sainsbury and a rehang of its collection., The National is truly making its wonders shine

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2 w. ago Royal fans are all saying the same thing about King Charles and Queen Camilla's Coronation portraits as they spot unusual detail

The King and Queen unveiled their official Coronation state portraits at the National Gallery in London, on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the historic event.

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2 w. ago Melania hosting a White House event to honor Barbara Bush – her son, George, is skipping the ceremony

George W. Bush and his wife, Laura Bush, are not expected to attend the event unveiling a stamp in honor of the former first lady

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2 w. ago Annabelle Selldorf’s National Gallery Renovation Brings Space, Light, and Style to a Much

Annabelle Selldorf’s National Gallery Renovation Brings Space, Light, and Style to a Much-Loved London Institution  Galerie Magazine

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2 w. ago At London's National Gallery, a new, improved Sainsbury Wing makes its presence known on Leicester Square

At London's National Gallery, a new, improved Sainsbury Wing makes its presence known on Leicester Square  The Spaces

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2 w. ago King and Queen unveil portraits marking coronation that will first hang at National Gallery

Charles and Camilla gave the world the first glimpse of the separate full-length state portraits on Tuesday

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2 w. ago King Charles and Queen Camilla pose with their official Coronation state portraits as artwork is unveiled at the National Gallery

The artwork, by Peter Kuhfeld and Paul S. Benney, was unveiled this morning to mark the second anniversary of the crowning of His Majesty at Westminster Abbey on May 6 2023.

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2 w. ago national gallery's sainsbury wing reopens with transparent entrance by selldorf in london

national gallery's sainsbury wing reopens with transparent entrance by selldorf in london  Designboom

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2 w. ago ‘Tranquillising good taste’: can the National Gallery’s airy new entrance exorcise its demons?

When the Sainsbury Wing opened, it was called ‘vulgar pastiche’. Now, after an £85m revamp, it has become the famous gallery’s main entrance. But have its spiky complexities been tamed? And why all the empty space?Few parts of any city have seen so many style wars waged over their future as the north-west corner of Trafalgar Square. Nelson may be safely ensconced on his column, but another Battle of Trafalgar has been rumbling for decades beneath his feet, seeing architectural grenades hurled to and fro at the western end of the National Gallery.A 1950s competition first produced a bold brutalist plan to extend the gallery, formed of crisscrossing cantilevered planes jutting out into the square, but it was deemed too daring. The 1980s saw a glassy, hi-tech proposal, crowned with futuristic pylons, but it was famously dismissed by the then Prince Charles as a “monstrous carbuncle on the face of a much-loved and elegant friend”. Finally, emerging victorious in the 1990s were the US pi...

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