UK - London - Goya art and selfie woman

A tourist takes a selfie near a Francesco Goya portrait of Don Tiburcio Pérez y Cuervo, the Architect, sponsored by Credit Suisse and advertised on a construction hoarding outside the National Portrait Gallery. Paintings by the Spanish romantic court artist are being exhibited inside the National Gallery next door and while a large grey hoarding is in place during works in Trafalgar Square, some of Goya's work is reproduced to viewers outside. Tourists to this central landmark in the capital stop and take photos and this selfie girl faces the Goya but seemingly ignores the high art in favour of a fleeting moment with her smartphone - symbolising the disposable and unthinking nature of tourism and travel.

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A tourist takes a selfie near a Francesco Goya portrait of Don Tiburcio Pérez y Cuervo, the Architect, sponsored by Credit Suisse and advertised on a construction hoarding outside the National Portrait Gallery. Paintings by the Spanish romantic court artist are being exhibited inside the National Gallery next door and while a large grey hoarding is in place during works in Trafalgar Square, some of Goya's work is reproduced to viewers outside. Tourists to this central landmark in the capital stop and take photos and this selfie girl faces the Goya but seemingly ignores the high art in favour of a fleeting moment with her smartphone - symbolising the disposable and unthinking nature of tourism and travel.