10 h. 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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22 h. 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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37 h. ago Heathrow: 20 people reported injury but ‘no trace’ of adverse substance found

Terminal 4 check-in was evacuated as precaution on Monday evening while emergency services responded to a ‘potential hazardous material incident’.

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43 h. ago DSEI UK NEWS: European Unrest, Shifting U.S. Priorities Color London Trade Show

DSEI UK NEWS: European Unrest, Shifting U.S. Priorities Color London Trade Show  National Defense Magazine

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46 h. 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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4 d. ago 'I went hunting for Brixton's infamous crack squirrels – and it turned sinister'

EXCLUSIVE: Squirrels stashing crack in South London were reported back in 2005, making national headlines with their drug-fuelled antics - but how are they doing 18 years later? Harry Thompson investigates

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4 d. ago Possible Noodles & Company sale, Raising Cane’s London, CAVA chicken shawarma

Possible Noodles & Company sale, Raising Cane’s London, CAVA chicken shawarma  Nation’s Restaurant News

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5 d. ago London council is housing 'homeless' Chagos nationals 150 miles from capital in city where rough sleepers hit record high... and local authorities 'had no idea'

A London council is housing a group of 'homeless' Chagos nationals in a block of luxury accommodation 150 miles away from the English capital, the Daily Mail can reveal.

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5 d. ago Raising Cane’s plans expansion into Europe with London opening

Raising Cane’s plans expansion into Europe with London opening  Nation’s Restaurant News

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7 d. ago Will Tube strikes cancel another pop star's London concert? Latest updates

Will Tube strikes cancel another pop star's London concert? Latest updates  NationalWorld

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8 d. 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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9 d. ago Average UK house price suffers monthly fall of 0.1%, figures show

The affordability of a home remains ‘stretched’ compared with the longer term, Nationwide Building Society said.

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1 week ago Want to be a museum influencer? London’s National Gallery launches open call for content creators

Want to be a museum influencer? London’s National Gallery launches open call for content creators  The Art Newspaper

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1 week ago Fertility rate for England and Wales falls to new record low

For a country’s population to remain stable, discounting any impact from migration, the total fertility rate needs to be around 2.1.

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2 w. ago The National Gallery in London dedicates an exhibition to Joseph Wright of Derby and his candlelight paintings

The National Gallery in London dedicates an exhibition to Joseph Wright of Derby and his candlelight paintings  Finestre sull'Arte

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2 w. ago Trump could rename Kennedy Center after himself ‘in a week or so’

Trump has repeatedly mentioned renaming the storied Washington, D.C. institution

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2 w. ago Danish National Symphony Orchestra review – punchy Prom reaches a triumphant conclusion

Royal Albert Hall, LondonThere was plenty to admire as a fine lineup of soloists stirred the emotions on a night that paired Beethoven’s Ninth with Anna Clyne’s subtle meditation on timeWhat do you pair with Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony? You might do worse than Anna Clyne’s The Years, a subtle meditation on the mystery of time set to words by Stephanie Fleischmann. Composed during the pandemic, its approachable mood of calm isolation survives a series of angsty intrusions to convey a message of quiet hopefulness. Like the Beethoven, it reaches a triumphant conclusion, though in Clyne’s case the victory is an eminently peaceful one.The Danish National Symphony Orchestra under chief conductor Fabio Luisi gave it a relaxed and sensitive reading, warm string tones cocooning vocal lines that rose and fell, rendered with impressive clarity by the Danish National Concert Choir. The musical language, faintly reminiscent of Tippett or Barber, was built on simple melodies that blossomed into ta...

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2 w. ago National Burger Day: The 10 best burgers in London, from Supernova to Tommi's

Josh Barrie and Ben McCormack pick London’s 10 best burger restaurants

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2 w. ago Archeologists unearth Tower of London secrets in first dig in decades

Archeologists unearth Tower of London secrets in first dig in decades  National Geographic

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2 w. ago Archaeologists unearth Tower of London secrets in first dig in decades

Archaeologists unearth Tower of London secrets in first dig in decades  National Geographic

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