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What the National Gallery staff cuts reveal about the state of arts funding

London’s National Gallery has launched a “voluntary exit” scheme for staff to address an £8.2 million deficit, with the possibility of redundancies to follow. The news bodes ill for cultural institutions and cuts, in contrast to the recent announcement of additional cultural funding from the UK government.

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‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform

She scandalised the art world in the 1990s with her unmade bed, partied hard in the 2000s – then a brush with death turned the artist’s life upside down. Now she’s as frank as ever

The Guardian - UK

How Tate Modern is serving up Frida Kahlo – from canvas to cuisine

The forthcoming Tate Modern retrospective, Frida: The Making of an Icon, promises to go beyond the canvas to explore the construction of an artistic legend. At a recent breakfast press-briefing at KOL, a Mexican restaurant in London, co-curator Tobias Ostrander framed the exhibition as a study in how Frida Kahlo…

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Tate Britain enjoys busiest winter in decade as weekend opening hours extended

The Millbank venue has extended its weekend opening hours in response to a surge in demand

Evening Standard

Royal Academy’s first female president given Freedom of the City of London

British abstract artist Rebecca Salter has exhibited all over the world including at the Tate, British Museum and Victoria & Albert Museum.

Evening Standard

2-for-1 ticket offer for Tracey Emin: A Second Life at Tate Modern

Book before Thursday 26 February and save £20

The Guardian - UK

Dissident artist Ai Weiwei returns to China after 10 years in exile

The artist, who left Beijing in 2015, has clashed with Chinese authorities over his politically engaged work

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Rare self-portrait by Artemisia Gentileschi as ‘one of history’s most courageous women’ up for auction

Gentileschi’s work and life have become a greater source of fascination in recent years

The Independent UK

Frida Kahlo fever leaves Tate curators struggling to secure her paintings for blockbuster exhibition

Madonna is among the owners of high-value works by the Mexican artist

The Independent UK

Tate boss Maria Balshaw on why she’s leaving the biggest job in art after nine years

INDEPENDENT STUDIO: Balshaw, the organisation’s first ever woman director, is resigning on a ‘high note’, writes Annabel Nugent

The Independent UK

Win a luxury Tate Britain experience and explore the largest Lee Miller retrospective

Win a full Tate Britain experience – including a London hotel stay, lunch for two, a year-long membership, and the Lee Miller catalogue – just in time to see the largest retrospective of her work ever in the UK

The Independent UK

I explored Australia’s indigenous art legacy on a trip to the Northern Territory

As the Tate Modern stages a major retrospective of Emily Kam Kngwarry’s work, Eddi Fiegel explores the extraordinary landscapes that inspired her

The Independent UK

Tate’s greats are certainly not kept hidden from view

Letters: Roland Rudd of Tate responds to an article by Jonathan Jones that questioned the organisation’s ambition and priorities. Plus a letter from Liz Goddard on Máret Ánne Sara’s installation at Tate Modern

The Guardian - UK

Edward Enninful: ‘Britain feels less tolerant now than we were in the 90s’

The former British Vogue editor reflects on his early years in London, the importance of celebrating diversity and why he takes comfort in the younger generation

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Don’t blame Maria Balshaw for Tate’s failings. Its lack of ambition goes much deeper

Tate stresses its departing director has ‘diversified’ the collection, but it has hidden its treasures and let its galleries slide into insulting incoherence – and visitors have voted with their absence

Evening Standard

Tate director Maria Balshaw to step down from role in spring 2026

Her final project will be an exhibition at Tate Modern celebrating the work of Dame Tracey Emin.

The Guardian - UK

Maria Balshaw to step down as director of Tate after nine years

Balshaw, who joined in 2017, helped steer organisation through Covid-19 and fluctuating attendance

Evening Standard

Bestselling author Joanna Trollope has died aged 82

The bestselling author died peacefully at her home in Oxfordshire on Thursday, a statement from her daughters Antonia and Louise said.

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Nnena Kalu has won the 2025 Turner prize – working with her has inspired my work and academic research

The 2025 Turner prize has been won by Nnena Kalu. It’s a historic win and a groundbreaking moment in the prestigious prize’s history.

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RIP Martin Parr: the photographer who found joy in the ordinary

Britain's greatest documentary photographer leaves behind a legacy that transformed how we see everyday life.

The Conversation

Why British Museum has ended 15-year Japan Tobacco deal – and what it means for future partnerships

The British Museum has ended its controversial 15-year sponsorship with Japan Tobacco International (JTI).

The Guardian - UK

Turner v Constable: Tate Britain exhibition invokes long history of artistic rivalries

From Michelangelo and Leonardo to Picasso and Matisse, bitter feuds have defined art. But are contemporary artists more collaborative than their renaissance predecessors?

The Guardian - UK

Tate staff hold week-long strike over pay amid reports of workers using food banks

Union says ‘insulting’ below-inflation pay rises have left some employees struggling to afford rent and food

Evening Standard

Turner & Constable at the Tate: Who is the greater artist?

5/5 This blockbuster at Tate Britain pits the two rivals against each other and sheds new light on their reputations

The Guardian - UK

Beats the doomscroll! The best analogue Christmas gifts in the UK

These old-school presents, from Polaroid cameras to poetry diaries, are the ultimate antidote to digital overload

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