Summer Exhibition 2017, The Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1, until 20th August 2017
I am grateful to John Kirkwood for visiting and writing about this exhibition:
Installation view of the Summer Exhibition 2017.
Photo (c) David Parry
This year’s Show is vibrant and exciting and varied across several media. Of particular note is Yinka Shonibare’s Wind Sculpture VI in the Annenberg Courtyard which explores the notion of harnessing motion and freezing it in a moment of time.
Installation view of the Summer Exhibition 2017.
Photo (c) David Parry
Gilbert and George are showing a new large-scale work from their Beard Speak series and there are works by Phyllida Barlow, Anthony Gormley, Sean Scully, Bob and Roberta Smith and Wolfgang Tillmans – a very impressive line-up!
Installation view of the Summer Exhibition 2017.
Photo (c) David Parry
Farshoud Moussavi has curated the Architecture Gallery which celebrates architecture by focusing on construction coordination drawings which show the full complexity of a building.
Installation view of the Summer Exhibition 2017.
Photo (c) David Parry
The Charles Woolaston Award has been won by Isaac Julien for his five-screen film WESTERN UNION: Small Boats which is apparently inspired by Visconti’s The Leopard. I have to say as that is one of my favourite films I couldn’t really see the connection apart from the two films being set in Sicily, however it is well worth a look.
As always, the show is a real treat for art lovers and the standard remains as high as ever.
Tim Forrest's E & A 