Exhibition of the Week: Pop Revisited at Cristea Roberts Gallery
David Hockney's brilliantly inventive prints are shown alongside other graphic masterpieces of the 1960s by Richard Hamilton, Claes Oldenburg, Jasper Johns, and more at Cristea Roberts Gallery in London. The exhibition runs from 23 July to 20 August.
Linder Brings Punk Vision to Blackpool
From her iconic cover design for the Buzzcocks' Orgasm Addict to more recent films and textiles, punk artist Linder presents her work at Grundy Art Gallery in Blackpool from 18 July to 3 October.
Helen Chadwick's Provocations in Pembrokeshire
Organic interactions between body and nature—such as urinating in snow—were central to Helen Chadwick's powerful art. Her work is displayed at Oriel y Parc National Park Discovery Centre in Pembrokeshire until 10 January 2027, set in a wild Welsh coastal landscape.
Gillian Ayres at The Box, Plymouth
Vivid and bright abstract paintings by British artist Gillian Ayres, who loved to splash around colours, are on view at The Box in Plymouth until 4 October.
Andy Warhol: The American Republic at Wolverhampton Art Gallery
The American republic is 250 years old, and Warhol saw into its soul like no other artist. His works are exhibited at Wolverhampton Art Gallery until 4 October.
Image of the Week: World Cup Fever Mural
Even street art is susceptible to bouts of World Cup fever. A mural by Black Country artist Dion Kitson depicts locally raised England footballers Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers sharing a portion of orange chips—a spiced and battered Midlands delicacy. Kitson says he created the image to challenge 'the dark side of patriotism' he saw online, but that it is not meant 'to be a statement politically, it's just about feeling good'.
What We Learned This Week
Textile artist Enid Marx was a one-woman war against 'washed-out William Morris stuff'. Madelon Vriesendorp's witty works delighted in New York's sensual skyscrapers. Were Ana Mendieta still alive, she'd be at the forefront of art in this century. Fantastical painter Richard Dadd's vision was unconfined by his 43 years in an asylum. The Bayeux tapestry made its historic trip from France to England at dead of night. Del LaGrace Volcano photographed S&M scenes, leather-clad lesbians, and a drag king. Highlights from Arles 2026 photography festival include dogs, diners, UFOs, and more. Debjani Banerjee blends British suburbia with ancient Bengal. Amazing posters depict 40 years of protest by Aboriginal artists. US performance artist MPA is reviving Yoko Ono's Cut Piece, where an audience scissors away her clothes. Renzo Piano's glass cube is really the only contender for the Stirling prize.
Masterpiece of the Week: Rome: The Interior of St Peter's by Giovanni Paolo Panini
By the 18th century, Italy's artistic and scientific dominance had waned. Artists like Giovanni Paolo Panini found their best market in selling views to aristocratic tourists. Panini painted St Peter's alone 30 times. Using sharp mastery of perspective, he leads the eye deep into the magnificent building, using crowds of elegant visitors to articulate its scale. They are tiny among colossal arches as they admire the greatest architectural structure of the Renaissance. Begun in the early 1500s when Pope Julius II decided to demolish the ancient basilica and raise a new, classically inspired church, it took decades to complete. Michelangelo, though elderly, brought new energy and determination to the design, leaving his feel for the sublime indelibly on the structure. Panini captures this immense wonder in a painting whose precision conveys Michelangelo's holy terror. The work is at the National Gallery in London.
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