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This display collates some of the most recognisable modern and contemporary portraits from the national collection. This rich survey of paintings, sculpture and works in other media features figures ...

But the 43-foot-tall sculpture — a laughing self-portrait of the Chinese contemporary artist Yue Minjun — divided opinion in Ruthin, where it was displayed on the front lawn of a local school.

The fair skinned man looks over his right shoulder toward the viewer with soft dark eyes, short dark hair with thin beard and moustache. The face is the most defined part of this self portrait of the ...