National Portrait Gallery in London to host Bob Dylan exhibitAugust 6, 2013 - 09:22 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - The National Portrait Gallery in London is to host the first UK exhibition of portraits by U.S. singer Bob Dylan, BBC News reported. A series of 12 pastel works, a mix of real and fictitious characters, will be displayed in the museum from September. The singer, 72, who has drawn and sketched since childhood, has only exhibited his art publicly for the past several years. Art historian John Elderfield, said the works were "products of the same extraordinary, inventive imagination". The images from Bob Dylan: Face Value have not been shown anywhere before. The director of the National Portrait Gallery, Sandy Nairne, added: "Bob Dylan is one of the most influential cultural figures of our time. He has always created a highly visual world either with his words or music, or in paints and pastels." In 2008, The Halcyon Gallery in London featured Dylan's drawings and sketches from periods on the road between 1989 and 1992. In June, the veteran singer was nominated for France's top distinction, the Legion d'Honneur. He was also made an honorary member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year German Chancellor Olaf Scholz hopes that a peace treaty between Armenia and Azerbaijan will be signed this year. Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. |