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Art galleries and political correctness: The recent controversies over curated exhibits

A new exhibition of a classic painter is dividing the art world

The Independent UK

Paul Gauguin was a violent paedophile. Should the National Gallery of Australia be staging a major exhibition of his work?

Should the National Gallery of Australia be staging a major Paul Gauguin exhibition?

The Conversation

Two leading ladies of the arts to be made Dames

Artist Tracey Emin and philanthropist and author Hannah Rothschild are set to be awarded damehoods in the King’s Honours List

The Independent UK

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National Gallery at 200: in praise of Artemisia Gentileschi’s Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria

A formidable artist and businesswoman of the baroque period, famous for her skill in conveying female strength and creating drama with her brush, Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1654) was – and still is – in high demand.

The Conversation

Discover Degas & Miss La La; Nan Goldin: Sisters, Saints, Sibyls – review

Degas’s masterpiece gives up its secrets in a fascinating show, while Nan Goldin pays powerful tribute to her sister, who took her own life at 18

The Guardian - UK

Mark of ambition: will the NGA's $14m commission win our hearts?

It's the most expensive artwork in the NGA's history.

The Canberra Times

Two Van Gogh Sunflowers masterpieces reunited for first time in more than a century

It is a century since the National Gallery bought the world famous painting

Evening Standard

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Discover Degas & Miss La La review – the death-defying trapeze artist who transfixed a master

This ingenious high-wire act of a show is a thrilling celebration of French impressionism, Black women and modernity – boasting an aerialist who could lift a cannon with her teeth

The Guardian - UK

Best places to buy art prints for your home or office

Transform your space into a vibrant gallery bursting with personality

Evening Standard

Gina Rinehart Has Donated A New Portrait — Like That’ll Make Anyone Forget The One She Hates

Gina Rinehart has donated a new portrait to the National Gallery, in a desperate attempt to replace the portrait she hates.

Pedestrian.tv

Gina Rinehart gifted painting of herself to National Portrait Gallery, Senate estimates told

Visitors have been flocking to the National Gallery of Australia amid the controversy over Vincent Namatjira’s painting of Rinehart, director tells hearing

The Guardian - AU

Gina Rinehart’s Most Hated Painting Is Now Copping Global Exposure And Potentially A Billboard

Gina Rinehart's quest to have an unflattering painting removed from the National Gallery of Australia has sensationally backfired.

Pedestrian.tv

Australia's richest woman Gina Rinehart 'demands' portrait removed from exhibition

The painting of Gina Rinehart is currently on display at the National Gallery of Australia

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rachel Johnson: Should we charge for London's museums? Yes, but only in this way

Every Sunday I take the Tube to my office in Leicester Square, exit via the Big Issue seller on Charing Cross Road, dive right into the square, where it’s so jam-packed with people eating take-out I can’t see the queue for Magic Mike or the busker standing at a mic,…

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Billionaire Baby Gina Rinehart Takes Time Out Of Destroying Planet To Cry About Painting Of Her

Gina Rinehart has tried to get a painting of herself, painted by Vincent Namatjira, removed from the National Gallery.

The Guardian - AU

Vincent Namatjira says ‘people don’t have to like my paintings’ after Gina Rinehart demands portrait be removed

The billionaire wants a painting of her removed from the National Gallery of Australia but the Archibald-winning artist says he hopes people think about what he is trying to say

Evening Standard

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Mining mogul demands NGA remove her portrait

The National Gallery of Australia has rebuffed demands from mining billionaire Gina Rinehart to remove a portrait of her from an exhibition.

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The Guardian - UK

Treasures on tour, outsized orchids and liberated bottoms – the week in art

Monet’s masterpiece flees the National Gallery, Marc Quinn plants himself in Kew and the Tate honours female artists – all in your weekly dispatch

The Guardian - UK

Turner: Art, Industry and Nostalgia review – Fighting Temeraire sets Tyneside ablaze

How do you make Turner’s most famous painting cool? Take it to Tyneside, where it’s end-of-an-era magnificence takes on a whole new ghostly meaning

Evening Standard

How to watch London's National Gallery being lit up for its 200th birthday

The dazzling event will feature narrations from gallery staff in eight-minute shows held over two hours.

The Guardian - UK

Insight! Sensitivity! Genius! Our critic picks the top five masterpieces in the National Gallery

It started from scratch – and became one of the world’s greatest collections. As the National Gallery celebrates its 200th birthday, we pick five sublime works – from a serene statesman to Van Gogh’s blazing blooms

The Guardian - UK

Canaletto masterpiece returns to Wales 80 years after it was hidden in slate mine

The Stonemason’s Yard, moved for safekeeping during WW2, is going on display at National Library of Wales

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Sketch celebrates 200 years of the National Gallery with a budding floral takeover

‘Sketch in Bloom’ is a floral takeover of the London restaurant to celebrate the National Gallery’s 200th birthday

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Climate activist who defaced Edgar Degas sculpture exhibit sentenced

A federal judge sentenced Joanna Smith to 60 days in prison for smearing paint on the case surrounding Edgar Degas' Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen at the National Gallery of Art.

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