But the National
Portrait Gallery said the support of the global company was beneficial to artists.
The artist who painted the portrait of Bill Clinton that hangs in Washington's National
Portrait Gallery says he painted a shadow of the Monica Lewinsky scandal onto the canvas.
Not exact matches
And did I
say that I absolutely love the CityCenterDC and the National
Portrait Gallery Aren't they just gorgeous shooting locations?
The Los Angeles artist presents these gargantuan machines «from a female point of view as humorous
portraits of masculine vanity,» a
gallery spokesman
said.
«The history of painting has seeped into the
portraits», Opie
says, describing how seeing Lady with an Ermine (1489 — 90) at the National
Gallery's 2011 Da Vinci exhibition in London immediately evoked her son Oliver holding his pet mouse.
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Dean
said it was a great honour to make the exhibitions for the three
galleries: «It has been a huge pleasure developing the structure of these exhibitions with everyone involved and daring to gently nudge pre-existing orthodoxies about what constitutes a landscape,
portrait and still life.»
Gallery says few of the Hodgkin works on display will actually look like
portraits, but that they are «all about feelings»
«His
portraits have always been people of the time,»
says Elisabeth Sann, a director at Jack Shainman
Gallery who has worked closely with the artist.
Sarah Howgate, Senior Curator, Contemporary Collections, National
Portrait Gallery, and Curator of Lucian Freud Portraits, the last exhibition of his works exhibited at the gallery in 2012, says: «This compelling self - portrait is one of the most intriguing of Freud's unfinished oil studies
Portrait Gallery, and Curator of Lucian Freud Portraits, the last exhibition of his works exhibited at the gallery in 2012, says: «This compelling self - portrait is one of the most intriguing of Freud's unfinished oil studies.
Gallery, and Curator of Lucian Freud
Portraits, the last exhibition of his works exhibited at the
gallery in 2012, says: «This compelling self - portrait is one of the most intriguing of Freud's unfinished oil studies.
gallery in 2012,
says: «This compelling self -
portrait is one of the most intriguing of Freud's unfinished oil studies
portrait is one of the most intriguing of Freud's unfinished oil studies.»
Sandy Nairne, director at the National
Portrait Gallery in London, said: «While the BP portrait award is judged anonymously, we were delighted to discover later that two of the portraits that made it to the final [selection] for the exhibition were painted by artists who happen to be partners
Portrait Gallery in London,
said: «While the BP
portrait award is judged anonymously, we were delighted to discover later that two of the portraits that made it to the final [selection] for the exhibition were painted by artists who happen to be partners
portrait award is judged anonymously, we were delighted to discover later that two of the
portraits that made it to the final [selection] for the exhibition were painted by artists who happen to be partners.»
«The National
Portrait Gallery's collection tells the story of America through those who have influenced American history and culture,»
said Martin Sullivan, director of the museum.
Kim Sajet, director of the National
Portrait Gallery,
says the
portraits showcase national conversations.
«For 50 years, the National
Portrait Gallery has told the story of America through the people who have impacted this country's history and culture,» Sajet
said.
Iwona Blazwick, Director of Whitechapel
Gallery,
said: «Joffe has translated the life of Whitechapel High Street into a series of radiant, Matisse - like
portraits that will transform the platforms of the new Elizabeth Line into a cultural destination.»
«We just can't be sure why Rembrandt abandoned the
portrait, it might be that he was influenced by another picture he saw or the patron may have suggested a change,»
said Larry Keith, head of conservation and keeper for the National
Gallery in London where the painting will go on display as part of its new exhibition examining the painter's late works.
That may be the reason that Kehinde Wiley «almost always
says «no»» when asked to do a
portrait, according to Janine Cirincione, director of Sean Kelly
Gallery in New York, which represents him in the United States and periodically fields requests from people wanting to commission a work.
Although much more could be
said about the two, both are masters of their craft, and we couldn't be more excited to have these paintings in our country's National
Portrait Gallery.
Sir William Proby, Chairman of the Trustees of the National
Portrait Gallery, London,
says: «The Trustees are delighted to welcome Dr Nicholas Cullinan as the new Director of the National
Portrait Gallery.
Dr Nicholas Cullinan
says: «It is with great pleasure that I return to the National
Portrait Gallery, an institution that I have grown up with and where I first worked fourteen years ago.
«It's the most profitable investment you can imagine,» Filatov
said in an interview in London, where he recently held an exhibit of World War II creations at the Saatchi
Gallery that featured a 1940
portrait of Stalin.
After being invited to participate in a group exhibition at the Galerie Iris Clert, where participants were expected to display a
portrait of the owner, Iris Clert, he simply submitted a telegram to the
gallery stating: «This is a
portrait of Iris Clert if I
say so.»
Oil giant BP
says it will continue to sponsor the British Museum, the National
Portrait Gallery, the Royal Opera House and Tate Britain, pledging # 10m over the next five years.
National
Portrait Gallery director Sandy Nairne
said there were protests «every year» over its BP
Portrait Award.
Dr Tarnya Cooper, Curatorial Director, National
Portrait Gallery, London, and co-curator of The Encounter: Drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt, says: «Part of the appeal in looking at portrait drawings is that they seem to speak to us directly without embellishment or polish; in contrast to painted portraiture the graphic process appears unmediated by the artfulness of te
Portrait Gallery, London, and co-curator of The Encounter: Drawings from Leonardo to Rembrandt,
says: «Part of the appeal in looking at
portrait drawings is that they seem to speak to us directly without embellishment or polish; in contrast to painted portraiture the graphic process appears unmediated by the artfulness of te
portrait drawings is that they seem to speak to us directly without embellishment or polish; in contrast to painted portraiture the graphic process appears unmediated by the artfulness of technique.
Dr Nicholas Cullinan, Director, National
Portrait Gallery, London
said: «Having worked with her before on FILM in 2011 at Tate Modern, Tacita Dean was top of my list of artists to programme when I took up the Directorship of the National
Portrait Gallery two years ago, both to collaborate with one of the most influential artists today and to engage the
Gallery with film.
Sandy Nairne, director of the National
Portrait Gallery and patron of the BT ArtBox project,
said: «The Gilbert Scott telephone box is a truly iconic British design, and I'm looking forwards to seeing how artists and designers transform the replica boxes into works of art on London's streets.»
Rena De Sisto, Global Arts and Culture Executive, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
says: «We are delighted to be supporting the National
Portrait Gallery in bringing together the works of such a fascinating, provocative and groundbreaking artist.
Campaigners
say that most big cultural institutions in London now take funding from fossil fuel firms and three big names — the British Museum, Royal Opera House and National
Portrait Gallery — will be deciding whether to renew contracts with Shell and BP in the year ahead.