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Viewing Summer Exhibition 2023

The Wick Culture - Installation view of the Summer Exhibition 2023 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, 13 June - 20 August 2023.
Photo: © David Parry/ Royal Academy of Arts

Above Installation view of the Summer Exhibition 2023 at the Royal Academy of Arts in London, 13 June – 20 August 2023. Photo: © David Parry/ Royal Academy of Arts

Summer Exhibition 2023
Royal Academy of Arts

9 June – 20 August 2023
www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/summer-exhibition-2023h

In case you’ve missed it (and the question would be, how?!) Piccadilly is awash with art for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. On its 255th edition, renowned British artist David Remfry RA takes the reins as the exhibition co-ordinator, delving into the theme “Only Connect” from E.M. Forster’s novel “Howards End,” a phrase intended to capture the transformative potential of genuine emotional connection.

Encounter towering sculptures by Phyllida Barlow RA, a dramatic draped installation by fashion designer Richard Malone, a witty painting by comedian Joe Lycett and a room curated by Champion Tim A Shaw. An impressive 1,614 works are on display from both early career and established artists, including household names such as Tracey Emin RA, Hew Locke RA, Barbara Walker RA, and Gavin Turk, alongside previous Spotlight’s Lindsey Mendick, Caroline Walker, and Bobbye Fermie.

Viewing Chris Ofili: The Seven Deadly Sins

Above

The Wick Culture - Installation view
Chris Ofili: The Seven Deadly Sins, 2 June–29 July 2023
Victoria Miro, Gallery I, 16 Wharf Road, N1 7RW
© Chris Ofili
Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro

Above Installation view Chris Ofili: The Seven Deadly Sins, 2 June–29 July 2023 Victoria Miro, Gallery I, 16 Wharf Road, N1 7RW © Chris Ofili Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro

Chris Ofili: The Seven Deadly Sins
Victoria Miro

2 June – 29 July 2023
www.victoria-miro.com/exhibitions/620/

In the quiet and reflective halls of Victoria Miro in Islington, experience the Chris Ofili’s latest body of work, ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’. Seven paintings created over six years, the works explore the notion and complexities of ‘sin’. Raised as a Roman Catholic, Ofili had long wanted to work through the themes and associations surrounding sin, seeing it as the generating principle for kick-starting the process of self-interrogation and knowledge. For Ofili, sin and reflection go hand in hand and, although not autobiographical, the series represents a spectrum of transgressive behaviours, with each painting taking a slightly different approach where one sin might become more dominant.

For Ofili, it felt like the right subject: for the time and for these times.’ Be transported into a spiritual realm where humans and mythical creatures coexist amidst magnetic forces of attraction and disgust and sit in the silence of introspection as Ofili delves into notions of the human condition. With an angel on one shoulder and maybe a little devil on the other, come and play in ‘The Seven Deadly Sins’.

Viewing London Gallery Weekend

The Wick Culture - Isaac Julien,
Statues Never Die (Once Again...Statues Never Die),
2022
Inkjet print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag
150 x 200 cm
59 x 78 3/4 in
© Isaac Julien
Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro

Above Isaac Julien, Statues Never Die (Once Again…Statues Never Die), 2022 Inkjet print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 150 x 200 cm 59 x 78 3/4 in © Isaac Julien Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro

The Wick Culture - Li Hei Di
Vase, 2018
Maryland Ins)tute College of Art, Bal)more, ML

Above Li Hei Di Vase, 2018 Maryland Ins)tute College of Art, Bal)more, ML

The Wick Culture - Li Hei Di
The Opposite of Black is Red, 2018
Maryland Ins)tute College of Art, Bal)more, ML

Above Li Hei Di The Opposite of Black is Red, 2018 Maryland Ins)tute College of Art, Bal)more, ML

The Wick Culture - Sabine Moritz, Kamtschatka III, 2022. Courtesy
the artist and Pilar Corrias, London

Above Sabine Moritz, Kamtschatka III, 2022. Courtesy the artist and Pilar Corrias, London

The Wick Culture - Narumi Nekpenekpen, we blinked together
upon shooting stars., 2021, Courtesy the
artist and Soft Opening, Photo: Theo
Christelis

Above Narumi Nekpenekpen, we blinked together upon shooting stars., 2021, Courtesy the artist and Soft Opening, Photo: Theo Christelis

The Wick Culture - Jane Dickson Burlesk 3, 2017, © Jane
Dickson, Courtesy the artist and Alison
Jacques, London

Above Jane Dickson Burlesk 3, 2017, © Jane Dickson, Courtesy the artist and Alison Jacques, London

The Wick Culture - Nicole Bachmann, shell of hope, in cycles, 2022. Performance at Whistable Biennial 2022, UK. Courtesy of the artist, Whitstable Biennial and VTRINE. Photographer: Rob Harris.

Above Nicole Bachmann, shell of hope, in cycles, 2022. Performance at Whistable Biennial 2022, UK. Courtesy of the artist, Whitstable Biennial and VTRINE. Photographer: Rob Harris.

Above Isaac Julien, Statues Never Die (Once Again…Statues Never Die), 2022 Inkjet print on Canson Platine Fibre Rag 150 x 200 cm 59 x 78 3/4 in © Isaac Julien Courtesy the artist and Victoria Miro

Above Li Hei Di Vase, 2018 Maryland Ins)tute College of Art, Bal)more, ML

Above Li Hei Di The Opposite of Black is Red, 2018 Maryland Ins)tute College of Art, Bal)more, ML

Above Sabine Moritz, Kamtschatka III, 2022. Courtesy the artist and Pilar Corrias, London

Above Narumi Nekpenekpen, we blinked together upon shooting stars., 2021, Courtesy the artist and Soft Opening, Photo: Theo Christelis

Above Nicole Bachmann, shell of hope, in cycles, 2022. Performance at Whistable Biennial 2022, UK. Courtesy of the artist, Whitstable Biennial and VTRINE. Photographer: Rob Harris.

London Gallery Weekend
Across London

2 – 4 June 2023
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Dig out those trusty trainers, put on your kicks and take part in the world’s largest free gallery weekend. Returning for its third edition this year, London Gallery Weekend runs from Friday, 2 June to Sunday, 4 June. With over 100 free events and exhibitions will be held, there is no excuse to not be involved. This year, the event features a performance programme in collaboration with UP Projects, showcasing site-specific artworks and curated routes designed by leading figures, including artists Gilbert & George and CEO of Serpentine and Monday Muse, Bettina Korek, to guide visitors through the galleries both in-person and online.

Join the culturally curious community as we hop around London this weekend. With a packed schedule of educational talks, family workshops, guided tours, and special events, there is something for everyone. No need to be the glitterati, London Gallery Weekend aims to attract a diverse audience, increasing the visibility of London’s galleries and creating new opportunities for artists. So explore the rich artistic offerings the capital has to offer and engage in its vibrant creative community. Don’t miss this extraordinary weekend to immerse yourself in the art world in London.