A work in the National Gallery’s current exhibition, If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed?, by the venue’s 2021 artist-in-residence, Ali Cherri, has been acquired by the Contemporary Art Society for the programme’s partner venue, Coventry’s Herbert Art Gallery & Museum.  

Entitled The Madonna Of The Cat, After Barocci, 2022, the piece is from a group of works created by Ali for his National Gallery residency. The Lebanese-born artist this year won the Silver Lion for Promising Young Participant at the Venice Biennale.

Commenting on the acquisition, Martin Roberts, Collections Manager at the Herbert, said: “The work will add a new and contemporary perspective into our visual arts collection centred on Peace And Reconciliation, and we look forward to welcoming visitors to enjoy the work.”