Room 30
Contemporary Conversations
This room celebrates the highlights of the Contemporary Collection and portrait making today, in which photography, digital and new media have expanded the possibilities of the genre. Each year, the Gallery commissions a small number of portraits, pairing artists with sitters. At the heart of each successful collaboration is mutual respect, dialogue and an inspiring connection. Over the last 40 years, around 200 commissioned portraits have entered the Collection. The portraits here present people who are making a contribution to life in the UK today. The works encourage us to think about art, society and everevolving issues of personal and national identity.
Sam Taylor-Johnson (Sam Taylor-Wood) ('Self-portrait in Single-breasted Suit with Hare')
by Sam Taylor-Johnson (Sam Taylor-Wood)
chromogenic print, 2014, based on a work of 2001
On display in Room 30 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P959
'Self-Portrait with Charlie' (David Hockney; Charles Dare Scheips)
by David Hockney
oil on canvas, 2005
On display in Room 30 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 6819
Chantal Joffe ('Self Portrait with Esme')
by Chantal Joffe
oil on board, 2008
On display in Room 30 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7013
Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Queen Elizabeth II
by Thomas Struth
chromogenic print, 7 April 2011; printed 2018
On display in Room 30 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P1665MP
Vivienne In Her Garden, London 2014 (Dame Vivienne Westwood)
by Juergen Teller
chromogenic print, 2014
On display in Room 30 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG P1980
Raqib Shaw ('The Final Submission in Fire on Ice')
by Raqib Shaw
acrylic liner and enamel on aluminium, 2021-22
On display in Room 30 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7156
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by Steve McQueen
fine art giclée print, 2022
On display in Room 30 on Floor 1 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 7139
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- Recent acquisition