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This is the first exhibition of portraits by Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017), one of Britains greatest artists. Hodgkins paintings are characterised by rich colour, complex illusionistic space and sensuous brushwork. By emphasising these pictorial elements, his work frequently appears entirely abstract. However, over the course of 65 years, a principal concern of Hodgkins art has been to evoke a human presence. The role of memory, the expression of emotion, and the exploration of relationships between people and places are all preoccupations. The exhibition explores Hodgkins development of a personal visual language of portraiture, which challenges traditional forms of representation.
Address : National Portrait Gallery
St Martin's Place
London
WC2H 0HE
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- 01 Jan – E. M. Forster (1879–1970), English novelist & short story writer
- 01 Jan – James Hormel (1933–2021), American philanthropist, LGBT activist & former U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg
- 01 Jan – Joe Orton (1933–1967), English playwright
- 02 Jan – William Haines (1900–1973), American film actor & interior designer
- 04 Jan – Michael Stipe (1960–), American singer
- 04 Jan – Gianni Vattimo (1936–2023), Italian philosopher, politician & MEP
- 06 Jan – Gábor Szetey (1968–), Hungarian politician & former Secretary of State
- 07 Jan – Christian Louboutin (1963–), French footwear designer
- 07 Jan – Chester Kallman (1921–1975), American poet, librettist & translator
- 07 Jan – Michael Sam (1990–), American football player, first publicly gay player drafted by the NFL
- 08 Jan – Jack Andraka (1997–), American inventor, scientist & cancer researcher
- 08 Jan – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence & Avondale (1864–1892), English royalty
- 10 Jan – Sal Mineo (1939–1976), American actor
- 12 Jan – Kieron Richardson (1986–), English actor
- 13 Jan – Charles Nelson Reilly (1931–2007), American actor, comedian & director
- 13 Jan – Edmund White (1940–), American author
- 13 Jan – Nate Silver (1978–), American statistician, journalist & writer
- 14 Jan – Cecil Beaton (1904–1980), English fashion & portrait photographer
- 18 Jan – Cary Grant (1904–1986), English actor
- 18 Jan – Mike Michaud (1955–), American Democratic congressman (Maine)
- 18 Jan – Seamus O'Regan (1971–), Canadian broadcast journalist & politician
- 18 Jan – Maulik Pancholy (1974–), American actor
- 21 Jan – Cristóbal Balenciaga (1895–1972), Spanish fashion designer
- 21 Jan – Christian Dior (1905–1957), French fashion designer
- 22 Jan – Sir Francis Bacon (1561–1626), English philosopher, statesman, scientist, jurist, orator, essayist & author
- 22 Jan – Lord Byron (1788–1824), British poet & leading figure in Romanticism
- 24 Jan – Hadrian (76–138), Roman Emperor
- 25 Jan – W. Somerset Maugham (1874–1965), English playwright, novelist & short story writer
- 27 Jan – Eric Radford (1985–), Canadian pairs figure skater, 2015 World Champion
- 29 Jan – Greg Louganis (1960–), American Olympic diver & author
- 30 Jan – Stewart McKinney (1931–1987), American politician, Republican congressman (Connecticut)
- 30 Jan – Howard Sturgis (1855–1920), English writer
- 31 Jan – Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt (1863–1922), British politician
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