6 h. ago Photographer Joy Gregory on her new project, decades in the making: ‘A lot of people I worked with on it have died’

A new retrospective by the Black British artist plays with everything from the Victorians’ use of flowers to Eurocentric beauty standards – including one piece she started in 2003There weren’t many Black students at the Royal College of Art when Joy Gregory was a student in the 1980s, but she did study alongside artist and Blk Art Group founder Keith Piper, who was putting together a Black photography exhibition. “He asked me if I would submit some work,” says the 65-year-old artist.Piper had liked her work, which explored themes of colonialism, beauty, gender and race. However, her submission was rejected by the organisers on the basis that it simply wasn’t Black enough. “You have to recognise the political climate at that time around practice and making a mark and I was basically taking pictures of flowers,” says Gregory. “For me, you have the right to make whatever work you want. By shutting down what can and cannot be, you start to censor yourself. I was a bit pissed off, thinki...

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17 h. ago LG Announces New Partnership With the National Gallery in London

LG Announces New Partnership With the National Gallery in London  LG NEWSROOM

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25 h. ago David Mach on his new solo show: 'I don't think you can leave Scotland'

Now back in Scotland after decades away in London, David Mach has a new exhibition at the Open Eye Gallery featuring his huge handmade collages, writes Susan Mansfield

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43 h. ago Lost Beatles Photos by Paul McCartney Turn Up in London Gallery Show

Lost Beatles Photos by Paul McCartney Turn Up in London Gallery Show  96.3 KKLZ

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66 h. ago Builder 'stole Banksy from London gallery to add to his collection of love hearts artworks', court told

The iconic Girl with Balloon print worth £270,000 was taken from the Grove Gallery in central London

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5 d. ago London’s National Gallery Will Officially Begin Collecting Artworks Created After 1900

London’s National Gallery Will Officially Begin Collecting Artworks Created After 1900  Smithsonian Magazine

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6 d. ago One Fine Show: “Millet, Life on the Land” at The National Gallery in London

One Fine Show: “Millet, Life on the Land” at The National Gallery in London  observer.com

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7 d. ago London, a new wing will be built at the National Gallery to expand the collection. Already donated 375 million

London, a new wing will be built at the National Gallery to expand the collection. Already donated 375 million  Finestre sull'Arte

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7 d. ago Ralph Rugoff to Leave London’s Hayward Gallery After 20 Years at the Helm

Ralph Rugoff to Leave London’s Hayward Gallery After 20 Years at the Helm  ARTnews.com

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7 d. ago London’s Hayward Gallery director Ralph Rugoff to step down after 20 years in role

London’s Hayward Gallery director Ralph Rugoff to step down after 20 years in role  The Art Newspaper

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8 d. ago Radical Harmony review – Seurat’s shimmering visions blow away his spotty dotty imitators

National Gallery, London The tradition of neo-impressionism begun by Georges Seurat was radical, even revolutionary, but this po-faced showcase is sadly lacking its joyful dazzleGeorges Seurat had kaleidoscope eyes. He saw in limitless colours, that swarm and bubble on his canvases in galaxies of tiny dots. Choosing random, barren subjects – an empty harbour, a rock – he found endless wonder in the most banal reality. In his 1888 painting Port-en-Bessin, a Sunday, myriad blues and whites create a hazy sky and mirroring water while a railing in the foreground explodes into purple, brown and orange as if it had a lurid spotty disease. Seurat only lived to the age of 31, but he inspired an entire art movement, the neo-impressionists, who copied his “pointillist” method.Yet in a coarse-grained approach to this fine-grained art style, the National Gallery struggles to tell a different story. The neo-impressionists didn’t just paint dots, they dreamed of revolution. And by the way we shou...

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8 d. ago National Gallery to build £375m new wing and lift ban on post

Institution to launch architectural competition after securing huge investment for revamp The National Gallery has lifted its ban on collecting modern paintings made after 1900 as part of a revamp that will include a new wing, made possible after it secured a landmark investment of £375m.A new part of the London gallery will be built behind the Sainsbury building as part of Project Domani– “tomorrow” in Italian – after two donations of £150m each from Michael Moritz’s Crankstart foundation and the Hans and Julia Rausing Trust. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Five of the best restaurants in London's museums and galleries

Food is an art all of its own

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9 d. ago UK's National Gallery will use $500 million in donations for a new wing and expanded collection

Britain’s National Gallery has announced it will use almost half a billion dollars in donations to open a new wing that will allow it to expand its collection into modern art

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9 d. ago PHOTO GALLERY: Police in London arrest almost 900 at protest against banning of Palestine Action

PHOTO GALLERY: Police in London arrest almost 900 at protest against banning of Palestine Action  World Socialist Web Site

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1 week ago Marilyn Monroe centenary exhibition to feature at National Portrait Gallery

Marilyn Monroe: A Portrait will open at the London gallery in summer next year.

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1 week ago Touch: Beyond Vision – An exhibition where photographs can be felt

On 15th September 2025, London’s OXO2 Gallery will host Touch: Beyond Vision, an exhibition that uses AI and 3D technology to transform flat images into tactile works of art.

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2 w. ago A new pavilion at London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery charms mini art lovers

A new pavilion at London’s Dulwich Picture Gallery charms mini art lovers  The Spaces

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2 w. ago Queen bundles into phone box with schoolchildren as she visits gallery

Camilla was at Dulwich Picture Gallery in south London to see its new developments.

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2 w. ago Vermeer’s vandal: the untold story of a vicious attack at London's National Gallery in 1968

Vermeer’s vandal: the untold story of a vicious attack at London's National Gallery in 1968  The Art Newspaper

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