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Exhibition removed from National Portrait Gallery after criticism of Churchill

A VIDEO installation in the National Portrait Gallery has been taken down following a row about the role Sir Winston Churchill played in the 1943…

The National (Scotland)

Churchill display removed from National Portrait Gallery after famine dispute

A 40-minute video by 2019 Turner Prize winner Helen Cammock referred to ‘the wilful starvation of the Indian population by Winston Churchill’

Evening Standard

Artist withdraws National Portrait Gallery installation after Winston Churchill famine row

The film sparked controversy over claims the wartime leader used ‘wilful’ mass starvation as part of the Bengal famine

The Independent UK

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Artwork removed from National Portrait Gallery after row over Churchill’s role in Bengal famine

Turner winner Helen Cammock withdraws piece after 50 peers criticise claim former PM ‘starved people’

The Guardian - UK

Artist defends Churchill video at London gallery after peer condemns ‘lie’

Helen Cammock says her comments blaming wartime leader for Bengal Famine were intended to create ‘dailogue’

The Guardian - UK

National Portrait Gallery Faces Fury Over Video Accusing Churchill Of Starving Millions Of Indians During WWII

The National Portrait Gallery faces criticism for displaying a film accusing Churchill of causing the Bengal famine, sparking debate among historians and Churchill's family over historical accuracy.

International Business Times UK

From bikinis to cat bowls: how museum gift stores became the place to shop

Curated edits mean people are treating museums as stand-alone shopping destinations rather than simply exit points

The Guardian - UK

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Lily Allen’s West End Girl portrait goes on display at National Portrait Gallery

The painting that will be on view for the next year was used as the cover art for the singer’s fifth studio album

Evening Standard

Lucian Freud: Drawing into Painting review – no, I don’t want to come up and see these etchings

Freud was a master painter, but his drawings ranged from ordinary to awful. Guess which aspect of his work this show focuses on?

The Guardian - UK

Image of burn survivor wins Taylor Wessing photo portrait prize

Stockholm-based photographer Martina Holmberg takes £15,000 first prize for portrait of Mel, who survived car fire

The Guardian - UK

Victoria Siddall's guide to London: The Old Vic, karaoke and Toklas

The National Portrait Gallery director shares her insider guide to the capital, and stories of living in Camden through the Britpop era

Evening Standard

Prince was a master guitarist with a singular musical vision, but he didn't always go it alone on the instrument. These are the oft-overlooked players who joined him onstage, and in the studio

From Dez Dickerson's timeless Little Red Corvette solo, to Wendy Melvoin's sublime work on Purple Rain, a number of guitarists made significant contributions to Prince's stage and studio output. Here's a guide to all of them

Guitar World

Trump Media is quietly storing at least one of its data centers in a facility owned by a longtime Republican donor and media mogul

Trump Media often redacts the location of its data centers, but a footnote in a contract pointed to the location of one.

Fortune

National Portrait Gallery accused of nepotism after makeup artist turned photographer – and major financial donor – gets top exhibit despite "pedestrian" work

Zoë Law was previously a "key donor" to the gallery, where her celebrity portrait exhibit 'Legends' is currently showing

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The Guardian - UK

National Portrait Gallery accused of nepotism over Zoë Law exhibition

The photographer’s exhibition, which features images of Noel Gallagher, took place after donation to the gallery’s £40m makeover

The Guardian - UK

After decades, tiny 500-year-old royal portrait is identified as Mary Tudor

Art historian says miniature is of Henry VIII’s daughter – not his sixth wife Katherine Parr

The Guardian - UK

Steph Wilson wins Taylor Wessing photography prize with striking portrait

National Portrait Gallery announces £15,000-winning portrait that conveys atypical image of motherhood

Evening Standard

Francis Bacon at the NPG review: a gut punch of a show that's oddly uplifting despite all the darkness

Each canvas is full of feeling, soaked in volatile emotion

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Brand Impact Awards 2024: all the winners revealed

Explore all the winners at the 11th-annual BIAs – including our two Best of Show awards

The Guardian - UK

Victoria Siddall becomes National Portrait Gallery’s first female director

Former global director of Frieze says she is ‘thrilled’ to take up position left by Nicholas Cullinan

TV Tech

Coverage of 2024 Campaigns Illustrate the Value of Local

Broadcasters aim to prove their reputation as the ‘most trusted’ source for election info

The Guardian - UK

Portrait of Peter Tatchell hung in National Portrait Gallery

LGBTQ+ and human rights campaigner ‘delighted and honoured’ to have painting by Sarah Jane Moon on display

The Independent UK

New British Museum boss opens door to Parthenon marbles return with ‘lending library’ model

‘I would hope that some form of partnership is possible,’ Nicholas Cullinan said

TV Tech

Eight News-Press & Gazette Stations Join NewsOn

The NPG stations are located in California, Colorado, Idaho, Missouri, Oregon and Texas

TV Tech

NPG Builds for the Future with Crispin Automation

The Crispin solution provides a browser-based playlist tool, webRPX, allowing for reliable and flexible control

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