Films 

Step inside the studio of Palestinian-American artist Samia Halaby, one of the earliest innovators of digital art. In the mid-1980s, Halaby bought an Amiga computer and taught herself how to code. With it she produced bold, colourful 'kinetic paintings', consisting of vivid, brightly coloured geometric shapes and slanting lines shifting restlessly in all directions. For Halaby, these works were a continuation of the abstract paintings she had been creating in oils and acrylic since the 1960s. In this film, we travel with Halaby from her New York studio to London for a special musical performance at Tate Modern, as well as the opening of a new commission at Outernet London, where her works are shown on a scale like never before.

Artist Mari Katayama creates hand-sewn sculptures and photographs that prompt conversations and challenge misconceptions about our bodies. Born with the developmental condition congenital tibial hemimelia, Katayama chose to have her legs amputated at the age of nine. Her wearable sculptures, which also feature in her images, often include limbs, hands and embellished hearts. In this short film, we visit Katayama’s at her studio in Japan and hear about how she uses everyday materials that she finds around her – including her own body, clothes and newspaper clippings – to make her sculptures and images. As she says, 'I use materials that anyone can get anywhere. I think that the needle and the thread are the strongest tools.' Subscribe for weekly films: http://goo.gl/X1ZnEl

Six Lives: The Stories of Henry VIII’s Queens is the first major exhibition to focus on the women who married the infamous Tudor king. Exploring agency, influence and the Queen’s lasting cultural impact, this exhibition will take you on a journey through time – from contemporary portraits by Hiroshi Sugimoto and costume from west-end sensation SIX the Musical to sixteenth-century portraits by Hans Holbein the Younger, shown alongside a magnificent tapestry, textiles, books and jewels. 20 June - 8 September 2024 Plan your visit via the link: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2024/six-lives 🎥 Fully Fledged Films

Jenny Saville: The Anatomy of Painting brings together 45 works made throughout the artist's career. From charcoal drawings to large-scale oil paintings of the human form, this chronological display includes the monumental nudes that launched her to acclaim in 1992, and new works on display for the first time. Exhibition open 20 June - 7 September 2025 Free for Members & Patrons, and visitors aged 25 and under Book now: https://www.npg.org.uk/whatson/exhibitions/2025/jenny-saville/ 🎥 Fully Fledged Films

Step into Siena. It’s the beginning of the 14th century in central Italy. A golden moment for art, a catalyst of change. Artists Duccio, Simone Martini and the brothers Pietro and Ambrogio Lorenzetti are forging a new way of painting. They paint with a drama that no one has seen before. Faces show emotion. Bodies move in space. Stories flow across panels in colourful scenes. We bring to life a vibrant city of artists collaborating, learning and looking. After centuries of separation, we reunite scenes that once formed part of Duccio’s monumental 'Maestà' altarpiece. Panels from Simone Martini’s glittering Orsini polyptych come together for the first time in living memory. This local artistic phenomenon made waves internationally. Gilded glass, illuminated manuscripts, ivory Madonnas, rugs and silks show Siena’s creative energy spilling over between painters, metalworkers, weavers and carvers across Europe. With over a hundred exhibits made by artisans working in Siena, Naples, Avignon and beyond, see some of Europe's earliest, most exquisite and most significant artworks. The exhibition was organised by the National Gallery and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350 8 March – 22 June 2025 Ground Floor Galleries 🎨 Find out more about 'Siena: The Rise of Painting, 1300 ‒1350': https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/siena-the-rise-of-painting #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #Siena 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk

Be blown away by Van Gogh’s most spectacular paintings in our once-in-a-century exhibition. Walk with a pair of lovers beneath a starry night. Look up at swirling clouds and cypress trees swaying in the wind. Stay a little while in Van Gogh’s favourite park, the ‘Poet’s Garden’, or under a shady tree in Saint-Rémy. We’re bringing together your most loved of Van Gogh’s paintings from across the globe, some of which are rarely seen in public. They will be paired together with his extraordinary drawings. See up-close his ‘Starry Night over the Rhône’ (1888, Musée d’Orsay) and ‘The Yellow House’ (1888, Van Gogh Museum), as well as our own ‘Sunflowers’ (1888) and ‘Van Gogh's Chair’ (1889), among many others. 'Van Gogh: Poets and Lovers' 14 September 2024 – 19 January 2025 🎨 Book your tickets here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/van-gogh-poets-and-lovers This trailer was produced by Fully Fledged Films. #NationalGallery #ArtHistory #VanGogh 🎞 Subscribe to our YouTube channel and never miss a video: http://bit.ly/1HrNTFd Follow us on social media! ⭐️ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nationalgallery ⭐️ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@nationalgallerylondon ⭐️ Facebook: https://en-gb.facebook.com/thenationalgallery/ ⭐️ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@nationalgallery ⭐️ X, formerly Twitter: https://twitter.com/NationalGallery Help keep the museum accessible for everyone by supporting us here: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/support-us The world's greatest paintings to your inbox. Sign up to receive the latest news from the Gallery: https://bit.ly/3m0FY98 The National Gallery houses the national collection of paintings in the Western European tradition from the 13th to the 19th centuries. The museum is free of charge and open 361 days per year, daily between 10am - 6pm and on Fridays between 10am - 9pm. Trafalgar Square, London, WC2N 5DN https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk