This is the 248th edition of the Royal Academy’s famous Summer Show, the largest exhibition in the world to which anyone can submit. Paintings, drawings and sculptures by dozens of newcomers jostle for space among those of Royal Academicians, nearly all for sale. In the print section prices really are affordable. Whether investing or just browsing, it’s a quintessential part of the British summer season and even if some artists remain horribly sniffy about it, the hanging is much better, with a lot more contemporary work and less, if any, ‘Flowers in the greenhouse’ by A. Spinster. Wear comfortable shoes, as you would at Henley.
Until August 30th at the Royal Academy, Piccadilly, London, UK www.ipmag.link/2rrqEIC
Oil © Eileen Cooper, Photo: Justin Piperger
