After the success of the Victoria and Albert Museum exhibition David Bowie Is, the collection has now arrived in Toronto where it can be seen until 27 November, before moving on around America. The 66-year-old British music legend has recently released a new album, The Next Day, but the only thing that will be touring is this collection of memorabilia. It's an enormous show … [Read more...] about David Bowie Is…
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Unknown painting of Elizabeth I at the National Portrait Gallery
A previously unknown painting of Elizabeth I attributed to the miniaturist Isaac Oliver has been acquired by London's National Portrait Gallery. The small painting – the size of a postcard – will go on show as part of a major new exhibition, Elizabeth I and Her People, where it will be displayed alongside a selection of portraits of Elizabeth I. Seen together, they will show … [Read more...] about Unknown painting of Elizabeth I at the National Portrait Gallery
Sylvie Guillem on why she’s still ‘Mademoiselle Non’
Sylive Guillem will be in Venice tomorrow to receive from the Biennale the Leone d'oro (Golden Lion) for "having redesigned the form of the dancer, defying the laws of physics". Valeria Crippa of the Corriere della Sera talked to her about aspects of her career. I could have ended up like a cork bobbing along on the water at the whim of the currents. Instead … [Read more...] about Sylvie Guillem on why she’s still ‘Mademoiselle Non’
Annigoni’s great 1950s painting of the Queen goes on show for the first time in 26 years in the Diamond Jubilee Exhibition
One of the greatest royal portraits of the twentieth century, Pietro Annigoni’s 1954-5 painting of The Queen is to go on public display for the first time in 26 years at the National Portrait’s Gallery’s The Queen: Art and Image exhibition, it was announced today. It will be shown on the same wall as the artist’s second celebrated full-length portrait of The Queen … [Read more...] about Annigoni’s great 1950s painting of the Queen goes on show for the first time in 26 years in the Diamond Jubilee Exhibition
London’s National Portrait Gallery celebrates a record 2 million visitors
The National Portrait Gallery yesterday welcomed its two millionth visitors – a milestone which sets up the highest annual figures in the Gallery’s history when they are published at the end of the month. The group of visitors through the door when the figure of two million was reached was given a surprise welcome by the Gallery’s director Mr Sandy Nairne. The Cara family … [Read more...] about London’s National Portrait Gallery celebrates a record 2 million visitors