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Tag: National Portrait Gallery

Postcards in Isolation 8: Guerrilla Girls, The Advantages of Being a Woman Artist, 1988

13th June 202020th June 2020  Kathryn Cutler-MacKenzie

Kathryn Cutler-MacKenzie reflects on the seminal work, The Advantages of Being a Woman Artist, 1988, by Guerrilla Girls, and calls for women in the art world to be more politically engaged and active in their practise.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: Art History, Charlotte Burns, Feminism, Gaby Porter, Guerrilla Girls, Julia Halpern, Linda Nochlin, Lockdown Living, Louise Bourgeois, Lucy Steggals, National Portrait Gallery, Postcards in Isolation, Tate

Postcards in Isolation 1: Claude Cahun, Self-Portrait (as weight trainer), 1927

29th March 20202nd May 2020  Rochelle Roberts

During these times of self-isolation and remote learning, visual art can still be a source of inspiration. Here, Rochelle Roberts reflects on Claude Cahun’s notable work, Self-Portrait (as weight trainer).

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: Adrian Searle, Barbican Art Gallery, Claude Cahun, Corona Virus, Covid-19, Gillian Wearing, Louise Downie, Marcel Moore, National Portrait Gallery, Pallant House, Postcards in Isolation, Rosalind Krauss, Surrealism, Surrealists

Cindy Sherman at the National Portrait Gallery

29th September 20191st October 2019  Charlie Evans-Flagg

A mistress of disguise and dramatic personae, Cindy Sherman’s photography is internationally known for challenging gender constructs and shattering the illusion of appearance. In her review, Charlie Evans-Flagg appreciates the enduring profundity of Sherman’s oeuvre.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: Centrefolds, Cindy Sherman, fairy tales, National Portrait Gallery, Photography, Sherman, Society Portraits, Untitled Film Stills

Elizabethan Treasures: Miniatures by Hilliard & Oliver at the National Portrait Gallery

18th April 201918th April 2019  Miriam Al Jamil

Our arts contributor, Miriam al Jamil, marvels at the mastery and beauty of Elizabethan miniatures at the National Portrait Gallery.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: Isaac Oliver, Jewellery, Jewels, Miniatures, National Portrait Gallery, Nicholas Hilliard, Renaissance, Sixteenth Century

Gainsborough’s Family Album at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

31st December 201831st December 2018  Jessica Lim

The National Portrait Gallery’s latest exhibition, Gainsborough’s Family Album, captures the artist’s affection for his family, says our contributor Jessica Lim.

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Posted in Art and design, ArtsTagged: 18thc, eighteenth-century, Joshua Reynolds, National Portrait Gallery, painting, portraiture, Thomas Gainsborough, Thomas Gainsborough's Family Album
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