PAINTING THE FRENCH RIVIERA

THE ARBUTURIAN 5 October 2026

Just opened at the Royal Academy of Arts, London:

Painting the French Riviera.

Before you go to it, read the review here in The Arbuturian online.

Painting the French Riviera at The Royal Academy | The Arbuturian

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Yves Klein, ANT 84, 1960. Pure pigment and synthetic resin on paper mounted on canvas, 155 x 359 cm. Musée d'Art Moderne et d'Art Contemporain (MAMAC) - Ville de Nice © 2026 Succession Yves Klein c/o ADAGP, Paris and DACS, London

Raoul Dufy, Golfe Juan, 1927. Oil on canvas, mounted on board, 81.8 x 100.6 cm. Collection of the McNay Art Museum, Bequest of Marion Koogler McNay, 1950.38

Claude Monet, Morning at Antibes, 1888. Oil on canvas, 65.7 x 82.1 cm. Philadelphia Museum of Art: Bequest of Charlotte Dorrance Wright, 1978-1-22

THE NEW WORLD

30 September (online) 1 October (in print) 2026

Double-page spread in The New World 500th edition, on 'Renoir and Love' exhibition opening at the National Gallery, London  - 3 October 2026 - 31 January 2027. 'The secret life of Renoir's party paintings', pp.34-35.

Link here

https://edition.thenewworld.co.uk/story/full_page_image/issue-500-page-34_16670e39/content.html

on carousel, detail of  'The secret life of Renoir's party paintings' copyright the New World magazine

HAMPSHIRE LiFE

6-page illustrated interview with David Boyd Haycock, curator of 'Art Then! British Painting, Sculpture and Drawing, 1910-1960' (Author of A Crisis of Brilliance: Five Young British Artists and the Great War).

Exhibition at Southampton City Art Gallery, Southampton, Hampshire SO14 7LP

26 September 2026 - 21 February 2027

Art Then! British Painting, Sculpture and Drawing, 1910–1960 – Southampton City Art Gallery

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Hampshire Life, September 2026 issue: detail of interview with David Boyd Haycock, pp.40-41.

LADY IN BLUE - THE FOURTH PLINTH - TRAFALGAR SQUARE, LONDON

The Arbuturian 10 September 2026

Lady in Blue Arrives on the Fourth Plinth | The Arbuturian

The latest sculpture to stand on the Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar Square was unveiled on 10 September. The fabulous painted bronze 'Lady in Blue' 2026, by American sculptor Tschabalala Self will overlook Trafalgar Square until 2028. Read about her and the artist in The Arbuturian.

Lady in Blue Arrives on the Fourth Plinth | The Arbuturian

On carousel: 'Lady in Blue', detail. 10 September 2026.

ART & TRAVEL

BRUSK IN BRUGES

A new museum for art - BRUSK - has opened at the heart of Bruges in the historic centre - BRU = Bruges + SK = Schone Kunsten, Flemish for Fine Arts. Two stunning art exhibitions inaugurate the new building. One is 'Bigger Picture' the history of Bruges, the other is Latent City created by the genius of art AI, Turkish-born American Refik Anadol. And on the BRUSK interior walls a permanent fresco The Whispering Walls Rêve (2026)  by Laure Provost.

Read about it in The Arbuturian online:

BRUSK in Bruges | The Arbuturian

On carousel: BRUSK interior (detail). Both images copyright, BRUSK, Bruges, Belgium

ANISH KAPOOR AT THE HAYWARD

HAYWARD GALLERY, LONDON

Published in The Arbuturian 14 July 2026, a review of Anish Kapoor's retrospective  at the Hayward Gallery, London.

https://www.arbuturian.com/culture/art/anish-kapoor-at-the-hayward-gall

On carousel: Installation view of Anish Kapoor, 2026. Photo: Dave Morgan. Courtesy of the Hayward Gallery and the artist. © Anish Kapoor. All rights reserved, DACS, 2026.