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National Portrait Gallery unveils plan to share historic £50m painting between two countries

The historic masterpiece is one of the earliest great portraits of a person of colour

The Independent UK

The best free spring culture in Britain, chosen by Observer critics

Here are 25 inspiring events to enjoy, from the reopening of the National Portrait Gallery to free gigs in Manchester

The Guardian - UK

Tennessee drag ban: Why has the state banned drag performers and what does the law say?

The new law came amid attacks by Republicans on the rights of transgender and LGBTQ Americans across the country.

Evening Standard

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Man in court following drag queen story event protest at Tate Britain

Lance O’Connor, 58, of Plaistow, east London, is accused of using threatening words or behaviour likely to cause harassment, alarm or distress.

The Independent UK

First Tate Britain rehang in 10 years will put female artists at centre

Half the contemporary artists will be women, with works by Kudzanai-Violet Hwami, Bridget Riley and Tracey Emin

The Guardian - UK

Drag queen whose storytime at the Tate caused protests pledges to keep fighting prejudice

'It sounds a bit weird but the fact that the aggressors are there is showing that I am doing the right thing'

Wales Online

Tate Britain to unveil complete rehang of collection for first time in 10 years

The rehang will incorporate better representation of female artists and a new generation of young artists.

The Independent UK

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Protest outside drag queen children's event at Tate Britain

30 far-right protesters clashed with similar numbers of counter-protesters who appeared in support of the event

Wales Online

Arrest made amid protest outside drag queen children’s event at Tate Britain

The Metropolitan Police said one person has been arrested on suspicion of making a racially aggravated comment towards an officer.

The Independent UK

Why I live in Pimlico: actor Nathaniel Curtis on his wonderfully tame corner of Zone 1

It’s a Sin and The Witcher: Blood Origin actor Nathaniel Curtis on why his low-key neighbourhood might be the most peaceful spot in Zone 1

Evening Standard

The best free art exhibitions in London: enjoy culture without breaking the bank

Discover the top free exhibitions in London to experience the city's vibrant cultural scene without breaking the bank

Evening Standard

23 for 2023: Observer writers’ culture highlights for the year ahead

From Rachmaninov to pop reunions, Beyoncé’s tour to Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, Spielberg to Sam Smith, our critics guide you through the next 12 months

The Guardian - UK

The best art and design shows to visit in 2023

Queer Renaissance sculptor Donatello, Marina Abramović, David Hockney and a long-delayed mega-museum in Manchester – your art-design to-do list for the year ahead

The Guardian - UK

The best art and architecture of 2022

From brutiful Birmingham to Tracey Emin’s Margate rebirth, from a mind-boggling array of Cézannes to an immaculate seaside skatepark, our critics rank the year’s highlights

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Evening Standard

The British Museum throws a party with Marvel heroes and drag queens

Spiderman and Thor made an appearance

The Guardian - UK

Veronica Ryan wins 2022 Turner prize for work including Windrush tribute

Artist wins for work comprising UK’s first permanent public artwork honouring Windrush generation

The Guardian - UK

The big picture: Bill Brandt’s windows into the mind

The Anglo-German photographer’s evocative 1955 portrait typifies the tension he created between person and place

The Guardian - UK

Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s enigmatic figures, sensational seeds and a heavyweight four-way face off – the week in art

Mysterious portraits of fictitious people, the roots of colonialism and the works of Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon and friends – all in your weekly dispatch

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Daily Mirror

Anna Morell road tests the accessible queue for the Queen’s lying in state

Anna Morell used the accessible route to view the Queen lying in state and, while it was well organised, still came across issues for those with a disability wanting to pay their respects

The Independent UK

MP seduced tourists by posing as art expert at Tate Britain, claims ex-minister

Exclusive: Politician went on to wine and dine women at Parliament before inviting them home ‘for a nightcap’, according to a book written by Andrew Mitchell

Evening Standard

Happy birthday, Tate — an art space for everyone

This week marks 125 years since the first Tate gallery — Tate Britain (known initially as The National Gallery of British Art) — opened on the marshy foundations of what had once been the largest prison in Europe. The then Chancellor of the Exchequer declared “a new palace of art…

Evening Standard

The best free exhibitions in London right now – get your culture fix and keep your money for coffee

Want to have a fun day out but also save those pennies? These free London art exhibitions are the perfect solution

The Guardian - UK

Cornelia Parker review – the redemptive art of making something out of nothing

The artist transforms things unnoticed, or barely there, into a poetry of objects in this superbly curated retrospective

The Guardian - UK

From Dover’s cliffs to degraded porn: the astonishing alchemy of Cornelia Parker – review

This fabulous survey of her 40-year career has everything from soiled hankies to exploding sheds, as well as a vampire-like Margaret Thatcher – confirming Parker’s genius for finding poetry in the world around us

Evening Standard

Cornelia Parker at Tate Britain review: uniting the poetic and the spectacular

The British artist’s long-overdue retrospective is a triumph

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