#summernotsummer

[notravelwithoutkayak]

Mimi best life. 📷 @mag.on.ig (2&3) et moi (1) #bretagne #bretagnetourisme #crozon #presquiledecrozon #plage #summernotsummer (à Presqu'île de Crozon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTO8IU_sKrZ/?utm_medium=tumblr

#bretagne #bretagnetourisme #crozon #presquiledecrozon #plage #summernotsummer

[artrant]

The Royal Academy Summer/Winter exhibition

In between lockdowns, I went to see the RA’s annual summer exhibition. This year because of the pandemic it’s been held in winter, and because of the current lockdown is currently closed (although it is still up online and you can still purchase online). 

I’m generally quite fond of the RA summer show, and have even been in it a couple of times, because it helps to fund the RA schools and because it’s kind of like a posh jumble sale. You used to get unknowns from the Shires painting flowers or allotments or whatever with their painting near a Baselitz or a Kiefer, which was quite extraordinary and hilarious. Now it seems there are very few true amateur artists involved, with the majority of space given over to fashionable names and Royal Academicians, which I think is a big shame. I don’t go to the summer exhibition to see big names, I want to discover things amongst the rubble of good, bad and ugly. 

The first two rooms are given over to Isaac Julien and his presentation of invited artists, all big names (including himself, Yinka Shonibare, Oscar Murillo, Peter Doig, Sonia Boyce and others). The display looks good but one can’t help feel a pang of disappointment for all the amateurs that didn’t get into the show that could have been put in these two rooms. Same when you come to the main room; all Royal Academicians and invited artists taking up all the space. Granted there are some singularly good works here; a Jock Mcfadyen piece and a Chantal Joffe painting spring to mind as standout works here, but one can’t help thinking the odd amateur work would be interesting to the mix, where’s Maude from Surrey, Beryl from Swansea or Gareth from Norfolk ?!? Instead you get a ridiculous Julian Schnabel painting/collage, Tracey Emin trying to be an expressionist painter, and Anselm Kiefer making his absurd Harry Potteresque heavy massive things amongst other well known artists and Royal Academicians all vying for attention within the salon hang that really renders everything mute. 

Wandering round the other rooms is quite fun and you do get the odd gem stand out; Miho Sato’s paintings for one, Melissa Kime’s tiny print for another, but in general it’s all just summer exhibition mush and the overall feeling once you leave the show is that it’s very difficult to judge the experience (even is that’s precisely what I am attempting to do here!). The Telegraph called for the exhibition to be closed down once and for all, the Guardian hated it except for the ludicrous Kiefer and Expressionist Emin I’ve previously mentioned. I think it should stay, but more amateur work should be allowed on the hallowed walls. More oddness, more unusual juxtapositions between the great and good of the artworld and the general amateur art enthusiast would make for a richer experience. Please RA, stop trying to make the summer exhibition ‘fashionable’ or ‘relevant’ and just make it darn quirky, democratic and delightful instead. 

#rasummerexhibition #summernotsummer #royal academy of arts

[ktothestein]

Summertime meal tonight ala @natdjones1969 . BBQ chicken, coleslaw, real fries.. #sweetheart #summernotsummer #sundaydinner #isitsunday #beautifulday (at Kinderhook, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_LyXp3Dkmt/?igshid=yimszcgj75j1

#sweetheart #summernotsummer #sundaydinner #isitsunday #beautifulday

[stratosathens]

On the train from Brussels to Antwerp. #ilovetrains #train #windowseat #clouds #summernotsummer #work #travel (at Brussels, Belgium)

#clouds #work #travel #summernotsummer #windowseat #ilovetrains #train

[artscapesarah-blog]

@zac_eastwood_bloom @liz_middleton_sculptor @rougeit @jessica_lloydjones 👌. #publicart #artcommissions #contemporaryart #summernotsummer #artistsoninstagram #artcurator #artoftheday #quarantinelife (at London, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFtxKFQpp_X/?igshid=1iwz2hyfbj7lb

#publicart #artcommissions #contemporaryart #summernotsummer #artistsoninstagram #artcurator #artoftheday #quarantinelife

[fab-iolus]

#summernotsummer https://www.instagram.com/p/B2byJd1oqzM/?igshid=1xfbq5wlx7jot

#summernotsummer

[felinarealista]

Embalse Puclaro... . La mejor idea fue no estar rodeada de veranistas... la paz es impagable... . #EmbalsePuclaro #ValleDelElqui #LaSerena #Nature #Architecture #Peace #summernotsummer #Break https://www.instagram.com/p/BwXNV7_nRec/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1568fnxkm1wuf

#embalsepuclaro #valledelelqui #laserena #nature #architecture #peace #summernotsummer #break

[claudiaconzaqa-blog]

Dari hujan aku belajar bahasa air. Berkali kali jatuh tanpa sedikitpun mengeluh pada takdir. -anonim- ________________________________________________________________ #hujan #gif #giphy #happytuesday #summernotsummer #nightview #road #instadaily #instagram #instaboomerang #instapost #instalike #likeforlike #likeforfollow #lfl #moveon #quotes #strong #believe #makeithappen #azique #rainquotes #indonesia #lokal

#likeforlike #moveon #giphy #azique #summernotsummer #instagram #lfl #road #likeforfollow #lokal #rainquotes #happytuesday #instaboomerang #hujan #instalike #makeithappen #quotes #strong #believe #instapost #gif #instadaily #indonesia #nightview

[ariannenagayo]

Lovin’ the look. ‘Summer not summer’ in the movie house. #avengersnight #infinitywar #summernotsummer #ootd #todayslook #avengersin3D (at Seda Vertis North)

#avengersnight #avengersin3d #ootd #summernotsummer #infinitywar #todayslook

[country-of-the-blind]

#dew on the #dahlia @toledogarden #flora #summernotsummer #tekkbabe859 #blondebetweenthemountains (at Toledo Botanical Garden)

#summernotsummer #flora #blondebetweenthemountains #dahlia #dew #tekkbabe859

[upside-down10]

🎠 #carrousel #tibidabo #parcdatraccions #church #topofthemountain #summer2k17 #summernotsummer (en Parc d’Atraccions Tibidabo)

#parcdatraccions #carrousel #church #summernotsummer #tibidabo #topofthemountain #summer2k17

[cherryboie]

Todo el año se pueden usar camisitas playeras. #summernotsummer #weardontcare

#summernotsummer #weardontcare

[satsumy77]

Niagara Falls 👏👏 #Canada #NiagaraFalls #SummerNotSummer

#summernotsummer #canada #niagarafalls

[ivyftofollow]

Early rains this year.. 🌂🍵 #summernotsummer #dutycation #islandgirlMD #catanduanes17 (at San Andres, Catanduanes, Philippines)

#islandgirlmd #summernotsummer #catanduanes17 #dutycation

[artscapesarah-blog]

Congratulations @zac_eastwood_bloom Two sculptures in the @royalacademyarts #summerexhibition2020 👏👏👏#summernotsummer #marblesculpture #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #gods #pietrasanta @pangolin.london (at Royal Academy of Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CFsUZDkF3bW/?igshid=2sg78ketwa61

#summerexhibition2020 #summernotsummer #marblesculpture #contemporaryart #contemporaryartist #gods #pietrasanta

[wittyfrog]

Yellow #afternoonwalk #summernotsummer #fuckthesnow #vacation #vacances #bluesky #orlando #florida #warm #fun #loveyouall (à Florida, Orlando)

#afternoonwalk #fuckthesnow #vacation #florida #orlando #summernotsummer #fun #vacances #loveyouall #bluesky #warm