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The National Gallery at 200: is this rehang a bold relaunch or rinse and repeat?

The National Gallery has recently rehung its entire collection. Taking hundreds of paintings off the wall and replacing them in a new arrangement requires considerable mental and physical labour on the part of curators, conservators and technicians.

The Conversation · Jun 10, 2025

‘Tranquillising good taste’: can the National Gallery’s airy new entrance exorcise its demons?

When the Sainsbury Wing opened, it was called ‘vulgar pastiche’. Now, after an £85m revamp, it has become the famous gallery’s main entrance. But have its spiky complexities been tamed? And why all the empty space?

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2025

‘They wouldn’t do this to Shakespeare’: the pioneers of postmodern architecture, as seen by their son

Jim Venturi’s new film follows his parents Robert Venturi and Denise Scott Brown, bringing scrappy wit and colour to chilly modernism as they battle the establishment and wind-up traditionalists at the National Gallery

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

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Monstrous carbuncles to talking columns: the National Gallery’s Sainsbury Wing is still a controversy magnet

Prince Charles detested the plans for its extension. Now its major donor has criticised it from beyond the grave. So what’s coming next? Something that looks a lot like an airport lounge …

The Guardian - UK · Aug 28, 2024

Builders renovating National Gallery find funder’s letter commending demolition

John Sainsbury hid note in 1990 inside false column he objected to, anticipating foyer would one day be remodelled to his liking

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

Women’s work: the action group re-mapping London based on the women who designed and built it

Action group Part W is re-mapping the city’s historic spots, from Waterloo Bridge to Covent Garden Market, based on the women who built it, designed it, and campaigned to preserve it

Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2023

What is vernacular art? A visual artist explains

Vernacular art is a genre of visual art made by artists who are usually self-taught. They tend to work outside of art academies and commercial galleries, which have traditionally been the purview of white, affluent artists and collectors.

The Conversation · May 25, 2023

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Philadelphia’s zoning board denies ‘granny flat’ proposal for iconic Venturi house

David Lockard is, perhaps, the only person in Philadelphia whose home is featured on a postage stamp. Unfortunately for him, it feels about the size of one, too.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Mar 9, 2023

‘Like a clown in a tutu’: London’s National Gallery architect steps into row over revamp plan

The Sainsbury Wing’s co-designer Denise Scott Brown says plans to remodel her award-winning entrance are tragically bad. Here, she explains why

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2022

National Gallery entrance revamp row recalls King Charles’ ‘carbuncle’

Architects’ society forced to defend scheme to remodel entrance from ‘unjustified’ criticism

The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2022

The Sainsbury Wing redesign: spare us the art-world good taste

Born in controversy, the National Gallery wing was a lesson in throwing away the architects’ rulebook. Now plans to remodel it threaten its quirky splendour

The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2022

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