London. The most significant and sustained visions of modern London in paint are Claude Monet’s views of the Thames flaming in the fog and Frank Auerbach’s vistas of the fractured postwar city.

New book 1980s London: Portrait of a Decade of Change shines a light on a city where the hair is a little longer, the walls are a little grimier and the streets have not yet been corporatised into ...

David Hockney’s last show at the National Portrait Gallery in London was open for just 20 days before the Covid-19 pandemic forced the museum to shut down in March 2020. It remained closed for ...

As Photo London turns 10, seven photographers tell us the story behind their portraits. Photo London celebrates its tenth anniversary from 14–18 May 2025 at Somerset House. ... Together, these ...

When the National Portrait Gallery opened its doors to the public in London on June 22, it was the first time in three years it has done so.

The most significant and sustained visions of modern London in paint are Claude Monet’s views of the Thames flaming in the fog and Frank Auerbach’s vistas of the fractured postwar city.