Charli xcx Brat-era portrait hung in National Portrait Gallery

Brandei Estes, the gallery’s senior curator of photographs, said the institution was “delighted” with the acquisition, describing Charli as “one of the defining cultural figures of her generation”. Estes added that Weir “has developed a distinctive photographic language that combines intimacy with a powerful sense of presence”. The purchase was funded by a gift from the Bukhman Foundation, which champions breakthroughs in Type 1 Diabetes and the arts to create lasting change. The History Makers Now area is dedicated to contemporary figures who are shaping culture and society. Charli joins other modern portraits such as Raye, Catherine, Princess of Wales, actor Naomi Ackie, queer activist and advocate Lady Phyll, Marcus Rashford, Andy Murray, and King Charles III. The news comes a few days after the release of Music, Fashion, Film, which received Pitchfork's Best New Music distinction, a 9/10 from us, and rave reviews from almost every other outlet bar a few right-leaning newspapers. Over the weekend, Charli followed up the barely-born album with three B-sides, each with their own black-and-white music videos: "I Keep on Thinking Bout You Every Single Day and Night", "Playboy Bunny"...