National Portrait Gallery

From Duchamp’s long-awaited US retrospective to a thematic celebration of wisdom in Uzbekistan, these are the shows that demand a place on your calendar

The East End visionary loved by Grayson Perry is being recognized by major London art institutions, with acquisitions by Tate and NPG at Frieze Masters 2025

From Ed Atkins’s expansive survey at Tate Britain to Francesca Mollett’s scenic abstractions at Modern Art

At London’s National Portrait Gallery, a retrospective spanning decades reveals a profound exploration of the body and an ongoing dialogue with western art history

From Francis Bacon’s survey at the National Portrait Gallery to Imran Perretta’s immersive exhibition at Somerset House Studios

A packed survey at the National Portrait Gallery in London reveals an artist who was the architect of his own myth

From Vincent Van Gogh to Francis Bacon to Nairy Baghramian, discover some of the best institutional exhibitions this October

From Zineb Sedira’s anticolonial cinema to Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley’s immersive archives

The eighth episode, On Context, is now available, presented in collaboration with dunhill and the National Portrait Gallery

The third episode, On Photography, is now available, presented in collaboration with dunhill and the National Portrait Gallery

The Curator of Frieze Masters Talks sits down with one of the pioneers of British Pop Art to discuss his portraits, postcards and the uncanny

Sales, and the reopened National Portrait Gallery, suggest that old art is hot right now. Meet the collectors and gallerists driving this trend who explore why the buyers of Old Masters seem to be getting younger 

London’s institutions – including the newly reopened National Portrait Gallery, the V&A and Tate Britain – are evolving in the work they show and the way they show it. But what’s driving this cultural shift?

An exhibition aims to give voice to the ‘fallen women’ at the heart of the Victorian brotherhood

The historic image was taken by Tyler Mitchell — the first African-American to shoot the cover of Vogue  

Antony Gormley, Rachel Whiteread, Anish Kapoor, Gillian Wearing and Mark Wallinger have co-signed a letter addressed to the gallery’s director

As five Turner Prize winners denounce BP sponsorship, the arts community is rising up to address the climate emergency

A new book published to coincide with her retrospective at London’s National Portrait Gallery includes a rare glimpse of the artist’s workspace

A group of leading artists and a judge of the annual BP portrait prize have urged the London institution to cut ties with the oil company

A remarkable exhibition of tiny paintings at London’s National Portrait Gallery