{"id":7073,"date":"2021-03-19T15:36:38","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T15:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uaaglobal.com\/art-world-roundup-a-bowl-bought-for-35-sells-at-sothebys-for-721k-london-galleries-look-forward-to-first-gallery-weekend-and-more\/"},"modified":"2021-03-19T15:36:38","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T15:36:38","slug":"art-world-roundup-a-bowl-bought-for-35-sells-at-sothebys-for-721k-london-galleries-look-forward-to-first-gallery-weekend-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uaaglobal.com\/art-world-roundup-a-bowl-bought-for-35-sells-at-sothebys-for-721k-london-galleries-look-forward-to-first-gallery-weekend-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Art World Roundup: a bowl bought for $35 sells at Sotheby\u2019s for $721k, London galleries look forward to first gallery weekend, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"
In this week\u2019s Art World Roundup, the National Portrait Gallery in London has pledged to increase the number of women represented in their permanent collection while a small bowl found at a yard sale for $35 turned out to the a 15th century treasure. Also, an Italian court has evicted a school established by Steve Bannon from a 13th century monastery, galleries across London prepare for the city\u2019s first ever gallery weekend, and Amplifier has called on artists to submit their designs for their #Vaccinated poster campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Given research done in recent years, it might not surprise you that only 12 percent of the National Portrait Gallery\u2019s collection of works is by women, but it might be a little more surprising that even in an institution devoted to depictions of people, only 25 percent of their permanent collection portrays women. This week the National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in London, which is currently closed for a three-year renovation project<\/a>, announced a three-point plan to begin rectifying the underrepresentation of women within their collection, both in terms of sitters and artists. One facet of the plan is to properly research the women already included in the NPG\u2019s collection, a task that has not been well done before now according to NPG curator Flavia Frigeri. Secondly, the NPG will begin acquiring works of significant women in history to fill out gaps in the museum\u2019s collection. The final prong of the plan is the NPG\u2019s pledge to commission more works by contemporary women artists. The project, called Reframing Narratives: Women in Portraiture<\/a>, will be conducted in partnership with Chanel. The announcement coincides with Women\u2019s History Month and a series of interviews released by the museum with prominent women including Sarah Gilbert, lead scientist on the Oxford\/AstraZeneca vaccine; Amika George, a period poverty campaigner; and Kanya King, founder of the Mobo Awards. According to The Guardian<\/em><\/a>, Frigeri hopes that when visitors are welcomed back to the NPG after its renovations are completed in 2023, the collection will be visibly more balanced.<\/p>\nReframing narratives means revisiting women in the NPG collection<\/strong><\/h6>\n