The people, places and things that had a year to remember—or to forget
From Thomas Gainsborough's family portraits—including his pet dogs—at the National Portrait Gallery to "sexual warfare" at Goldsmiths CCA
The painting, which took the artist less than an hour to paint, was restored for the National Portrait Gallery's exhibition opening in London this week
From a “once in a lifetime” show of Henry Walpole's reunited treasures to a final chance to see a Michael Jackson thriller at the National Portrait Gallery
Though not as dire as first thought, visitor figures for the museum's contemporary shows have still been poor
“Human error” by Ipsos Retail Performance blamed for museum’s disastrous recent visitor numbers
Michael Jackson is a thrilling muse at the National Portrait Gallery, while ancient Egypt is given a modern twist at the British Museum
We speak to the queen of performance art about casting herself in stone and to the National Portrait Gallery’s director Nicholas Cullinan about the king of pop’s influence on artists.
Artists participating in National Portrait Gallery exhibition explain why the King of Pop matters to them
From Tacita Dean's double-header, including films of David Hockney and fermenting pears, to a Tate Modern takeover by Joan Jonas
Salvatore Settis on the moral revival that could save Italy's sinking city, plus Tacita Dean on her three major London shows
From genre fluidity to the British artist's love of analogue film
From Picasso's year of masterpieces at Tate Modern to his fellow Spaniard Murillo's portraits at the National Gallery
Fewer blockbusters the National Gallery and the National Portrait Gallery meant UK audiences stayed away
The former US president and first lady shared some personal connections with the artists, Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald
As #MeToo makes waves, UK institutions stage year-long programmes highlighting female artists
From photographs of real northern soul to Lydia Ourahmane's golden teeth and trembling floor
Firm behind recent expansion of Tate St Ives and Kettle's Yard will lead major £35.5m development
Acquisition heralds triptych of London shows dedicated to Dean
London’s National Portrait Gallery is to host exhibition featuring more than 40 leading artists including Andy Warhol, Isaac Julien and Faith Ringgold
The painter’s portraits of his diverse circle of polymathic friends
Our pick of the exhibitions commemorating the First World War
Wojnarowicz’s A Fire in My Belly is already on display at the New York museum
Not as bad as he has been made out to be
Commission sum disclosed for Tom Phillips, unlike the purchase of "The Upper Room"
See for yourself as Sir Nathaniel Bacon and Francis Bacon go on show in London