The National Portrait Gallery in London has acquired a portrait of pop star Charli XCX taken by British photographer Harley Weir.
The announcement was made on July 27, 2026.
The acquisition coincides with Charli XCX leading the UK charts with her new album, Music, Fashion, Film.
The 2024 photograph shows Charli XCX leaning against a wall, wearing a white crop top and unbuttoned black jeans.
It was secured through the gallery's Collecting the Now initiative, funded by a £1 million gift from the Bukhman Foundation.
The portrait is currently displayed in Room 33, known as the History Makers space, which honors public figures who shape modern culture.
Curator and Foundation Comments
National Portrait Gallery Senior Curator of Photographs Brandei Estes praised the work.
"Harley Weir has developed a distinctive photographic language that combines intimacy with a powerful sense of presence," Estes said.
"We are delighted to acquire this striking portrait of Charli XCX, which captures one of the defining cultural figures of her generation."
The gallery highlighted Charli XCX's broad influence across pop music, visual media, and international film projects, including recent roles in productions directed by Gregg Araki and Takashi Miike.
Anastasia Bukhman, Co-founder of the Bukhman Foundation, said: "It is an honour for the Bukhman Foundation to support exceptional public institutions such as the National Portrait Gallery as they respond to the present while preserving the past.
We’re proud that Collecting the Now is helping tell the story of our own time, and delighted that Charli XCX is now part of that story."
Charli XCX's latest album Music, Fashion, Film is currently tracking to hit number one on the Official Charts Company rankings.
Ahead of its release, the singer addressed fans on Instagram regarding bonus tracks published to iTunes.
"I made b-sides for each of the songs released ahead of Music, Fashion, Film because it felt natural to pair each song with a fitting counterpart – something that's adjacent to the album but not entirely part of it," Charli XCX wrote on Instagram.
The artist noted that fan demand altered her original release plans for the additional tracks.
"Traditionally, b sides often become fan favourites… and I guess in the case of some of the b sides for this album, that has proven to be true," she wrote.
She explained her initial reluctance before making the tracks available for purchase.
"I felt adamant I wouldn't put them on streaming because it sort of felt counter intuitive to the whole ethos of those songs, but I know you all really wanted them so I've begrudgingly put them on iTunes lol," Charli XCX wrote.
The singer is next scheduled to perform as a headlining act at the Reading & Leeds festival in August 2026, followed by a tour across North America in September and October.
