The Wick List

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Share story
Dates
09 June 2023 — 20 August 2023
READ MORE
The Wick Culture - Selah, 2025, Gabriel Moses. Image courtesy of 180 Studios
The Wick List

Viewing Gabriel Moses: Selah at 180 Studios

The Wick Culture - Me and Esme in a Korean Restaurant, 2024, Chantal Joffe. © Chantal Joffe, courtesy of the artist and Victoria Miro. Photos by Jack Hems.  
The Wick List

Viewing Chantal Joffe: The Dog’s Birthday at Skarstedt Paris

The Wick Culture - Horizontal–Vaakasuora by Eija-Liisa Ahtila. Image courtesy of Kew Gardens
The Wick List

Viewing The Power of Trees at Kew Gardens

The Wick Culture - Amoako Boafo, Shoulder Stand, 2023. Amoako Boafo, Black Cycle, 2025. © Amoako Boafo, Photo: Prudence Cuming Associates Ltd, Courtesy Gagosian
The Wick List

Viewing Amoako Boafo at Gagosian London

The Wick Culture - Rose Wylie, Henry Triangle, 1996. Image courtesy of the artist and David Zwirner
The Wick List

Viewing Rose Wylie at David Zwirner

The Wick Culture - The neck from a stoneware bottle with a bearded face known as a Bartmann bottle 1500s – 1600s. The bearded face decorating the neck lies half-buried on the foreshore. Image courtesy of Alessio Checconi and London Museum
The Wick List

Viewing Secrets of the Thames at the London Museum