Join Gallery Educator Fiona Alderton to look at a work you might not expect to find at the National Gallery: a huge painting, called 'Messengers', by the British artist Bridget Riley. The work, which was unveiled in 2019, spans two walls of the Annenberg Court.
Learn about Riley's long-standing connection to the Gallery, and how she has taken inspiration from paintings in the collection throughout her life.
? Find out more about 'Messengers'
Website link: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/bridget-riley-messengers
? Find out more about Bridget Riley
Website link: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/artists/bridget-riley
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