45 h. ago The Barber in London at The Courtauld Gallery: 'a selection box with no duds'

The Barber in Edgbaston is being refurbished, which is lucky for Londoners as some of its best works are holidaying at The Courtauld

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3 d. ago Rebel 'porn heiress' India Rose James, whose £329million fortune aged 21 made her richer than the Queen, gets engaged to indie musician in celeb

The 33-year-old London art gallery owner announced the news on Tuesday night, posting a photo on Instagram of her engagement ring - a vintage-style sapphire surrounded by diamonds.

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4 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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9 d. ago Home kit gallery: The fabric of London | News | Official Site

Home kit gallery: The fabric of London | News | Official Site  Chelsea

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1 week ago London’s newest free art gallery has launched with an immersive balloon installation

London’s newest free art gallery has launched with an immersive balloon installation  Time Out

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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 London is the place for me! The capital’s best image makers – in pictures

From Tower Bridge bathers to moody night bus portraits, these photographs from David Bailey, Mary McCartney and more reinvent the way we see the city Continue reading...

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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 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 Cruz Beckham, 20, takes his mind off the 'family feud' as he enjoys a date night with girlfriend Jackie Apostel, 29, at Bob Dylan gallery in London

Cruz Beckham took his mind off the 'family feud' as he enjoyed a date night with his girlfriend Jackie Apostel in London on Thursday.

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2 w. ago The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend cast doubt on UK leg of farewell tour

Speaking at London’s Iconic Images Gallery on Tuesday, the rock legends announced their US farewell tour, The Song Is Over tour

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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 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 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 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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