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| Jonathan Yeo exhibition to include portrait of Kevin Spacey as Richard III | Jonathan Yeo exhibition to include portrait of Kevin Spacey as Richard III |
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| First his bones were dug up from a Leicester car park; now Richard III is to make a fresh appearance at the National Portrait Gallery in the guise of Kevin Spacey. Or perhaps we should say that Kevin Spacey is to make his first appearance at the gallery and he just happens to be Richard III. | First his bones were dug up from a Leicester car park; now Richard III is to make a fresh appearance at the National Portrait Gallery in the guise of Kevin Spacey. Or perhaps we should say that Kevin Spacey is to make his first appearance at the gallery and he just happens to be Richard III. |
| Either way, the NPG released an image of a portrait of Spacey on Wednesday as it announced details of a major display of works by one of Britain's leading portrait artists, Jonathan Yeo. The show will include Yeo's portraits of a diverse group of well-known figures including Michael Parkinson, Grayson Perry, Sienna Miller and Rupert Murdoch. Yeo painted Spacey during the 2011 Old Vic production of Richard III directed by Sam Mendes. | Either way, the NPG released an image of a portrait of Spacey on Wednesday as it announced details of a major display of works by one of Britain's leading portrait artists, Jonathan Yeo. The show will include Yeo's portraits of a diverse group of well-known figures including Michael Parkinson, Grayson Perry, Sienna Miller and Rupert Murdoch. Yeo painted Spacey during the 2011 Old Vic production of Richard III directed by Sam Mendes. |
| The artist said of the painting: "We decided to put him in character as Shakespeare's notorious villain, partly as a nod to the tradition of theatrical portraits of the past, and partly as a celebration of what may go down as his most memorable stage role." | The artist said of the painting: "We decided to put him in character as Shakespeare's notorious villain, partly as a nod to the tradition of theatrical portraits of the past, and partly as a celebration of what may go down as his most memorable stage role." |
| The National Portrait Gallery's contemporary curator Sarah Howgate said: "We are excited to be showing Jonathan Yeo's portraits as part of our ongoing series of projects with contemporary artists from Alex Katz to Humphrey Ocean. Yeo is remarkable in the range of sitters he portrays from life and this display will include some surprising contemporary figures who have never sat for a portrait artist before." | The National Portrait Gallery's contemporary curator Sarah Howgate said: "We are excited to be showing Jonathan Yeo's portraits as part of our ongoing series of projects with contemporary artists from Alex Katz to Humphrey Ocean. Yeo is remarkable in the range of sitters he portrays from life and this display will include some surprising contemporary figures who have never sat for a portrait artist before." |
| Jonathan Yeo Portraits will run from 11 September 2013 to 5 January 2014. | Jonathan Yeo Portraits will run from 11 September 2013 to 5 January 2014. |
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