{"id":9184,"date":"2026-07-30T14:33:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T14:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/charli-xcx-brat\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T02:01:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T02:01:11","slug":"charli-xcx-brat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/charli-xcx-brat\/","title":{"rendered":"Charli XCX \u2018Brat\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Curators described the British artist as \u201cone of the defining cultural figures of her generation\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A portrait of Charli XCX from her \u2018Brat\u2019 era is now on display at London\u2019s National Portrait Gallery.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The photograph, taken in 2024 by photographer Harley Weir, was added to the gallery\u2019s History Makers Now space earlier this week (27th July), with the National Portrait Gallery calling the British artist \u201cone of the defining cultural figures of her generation\u201d,\u00a0according to<a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cwyrqvz0xwdo\"><em> the BBC<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring Charli leaning against a wall in a white crop top and unbuttoned black jeans, the photograph was one of the key images in the promotion of her influential \u2018Brat\u2019 album, released in June 2024 on\u00a0Atlantic Records.<\/p>\n<p>Brandei Estes, the National Portrait Gallery\u2019s senior curator, shared: \u201cHarley Weir has developed a distinctive photographic language that combines intimacy with a powerful sense of presence. 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