National Gallery

From Vincent Van Gogh to Francis Bacon to Nairy Baghramian, discover some of the best institutional exhibitions this October

Artist Céline Condorelli and curator Priyesh Mistry discuss Condorelli’s commission and how contemporary artists address the historical collection

The artist’s sculptural installations and films sit at the heart of a debate about Eurocentrism in the arts

Applications are now open for places on Art Fund, the National Gallery Subject Specialist Network and Frieze's two-day fellowship for UK curators of contemporary art

With museums pulling the plug on the controversial company's unauthorized erotic art guide, Charlene K. Lau asks: is this feminist allyship or another example of art-history puritanism?

‘Love, Desire, Death’ at the National Gallery, London, brings together six late works that pose questions about our current world

In further news: National Gallery facing Brexit shipping difficulties; beetle named in honour of Greta Thunberg

The London-based filmmaker will work on site in close ‘proximity to the gallery’s collection, research and teams’

Artists and lecturers won a landmark workers’ rights case in February, and hope it will have far-reaching consequences

In further news: Decolonize This Place plans 9 weeks of protest ahead of Whitney Biennial; Rothko Chapel to undergo major restoration

In further news: gallery sues Christie’s over ‘bargain basement’ Francis Bacon sale; Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ heads to Japan

In a year marked by anger and powerlessness, artists set their sights on empowering counter-narratives

The female Renaissance painter’s ‘Self-Portrait’ has been listed among ‘improperly acquired’ objects during World War II

In further news: artists take National Gallery to court; Tel Aviv protests over ‘loyalty in culture’ bill

The oil giant has ended its 12-year sponsorship deal with the London museum

Photographer Jeff Boudreau and stylist Lyson Marchessault respond to museum’s light, colour and pattern

27 educators are taking the London gallery to an employment tribunal, demanding that they be recognized as employees

In further news: German government buys Giambologna at the eleventh hour; LACMA’s new expansion delayed

German museums are being pushed to diversify their canons and respond to a globalized world – but is ‘cleaning up’ the answer?

Monochrome painting at the National Gallery, London