(National Portrait Gallery, London, until 15 September 2013)
Wilting slightly in the glorious heat, I popped into the cool halls of the National Portrait Gallery this lunchtime, to see this year’s BP Portrait Award exhibition. As ever it was an intriguing array of styles, techniques and concepts – some of which I liked, some of which I didn’t – and, as ever, I came away with a little collection of personal favourites.
(National Portrait Gallery, London, until 23 September 2012)
Once again it’s time for the annual BP Portrait Award exhibition. These shows are always popular, partly because they’re free and partly because it’s part of human nature to be fascinated by images of other people. You find yourself trying to tease out the stories behind the portraits, to judge the character of the person represented, or the relationship between artist and sitter.
The Idle Woman 