Francis Bacon: Human Presence is a highly considerate book that explores the artist’s many-sided relationships with portraiture from the 1950s onwards. It shows how he continued to redefine this discipline taking it beyond its capacity into a highly original,...
When Artlyst first started its Alt Power 100 Artlyst fifteen years ago, we were aiming at an audience fed up with the gratuitous love fest that other Power 100 lists produced. This list rewarded the commercial while ignoring the hard work of curators, museum...
Moira Cameron has been awarded first prize in the 2025 Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Portrait Award for her contemplative and boldly executed self-portrait, A Life Lived. The large-scale canvas, a reflection on age, endurance and creative resilience, was selected...
Welcome to the Alt Power 100 Artlyst 2024/2025. The Alt Power 100 Artlyst celebrates the visionaries transforming the artistic landscape and culture. This year's edition cuts through traditional hierarchies to spotlight those who wield influence in unexpected and...
Sir Paul McCartney is little-known for his work in the photographic medium. His late wife Linda was already famous as an internationally celebrated photographer, when the couple met in the 1960s. Now Sir Paul's private and personal photos will be displayed for the...
A self-taught artist, Jiab Prachakul has won the prestigious first prize in the BP Portrait Award 2020 it was announced today, Tuesday 5 May, on the National Portrait Gallery’s social media channels. Prachakul’s winning portrait, Night Talk, which depicts her close...
The three artists to be shortlisted for the annual BP Portrait Award 2020 have been announced. The exhibition will open virtually on Tuesday 5 May while the National Portrait Gallery, London is temporarily closed due to the current Coronavirus pandemic. The Portrait...
The National Portrait Gallery, London, has revealed the four artists shortlisted for the BP Portrait Award 2018. The award will be presented on 11 June 2018. The shortlisted portraits were selected from 2,667 entries from 88 countries, submitted for judging...
A portrait of a serene mother breastfeeding her eight-month-old daughter has won this year’s BP Portrait Award, winning the sitter’s husband the £30,000 first prize. The winner of the BP Portrait Award 2017 was announced this evening at the National Portrait Gallery,...