The BP Portrait Award 2019 shut its doors at the National Portrait Gallery for the last time a few days ago and is now on its way around the country. This show is one of the art calendar’s set pieces but this year was thin fare and the show seems to be increasingly hesitant. So now might be a good time to consider whether the BP Portrait Award has run its course.

The Citi Exhibition Manga マンガ at the British Museum, London from 23rd May to 26th August 2019

Manga is a contradiction. It’s a global phenomenon but is still deeply rooted in Japanese culture. It’s big business too but with enough genres to cater for tastes from the everyday to the perverse. But trying to make sense of these contradictions in a single show is a tough brief.