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Forbes
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Forbes
From Turner To Warhol, Mods & Mona Lisa: 5 UK Exhibitions To See This Summer
Andy Warhol, Mona Lisa (Four Times). Courtesy of the Andy Warhol Estate While London remains an international centre of the art world, full of iconic museums and world-class galleries, there is also a wealth of museums and galleries outside of London putting on some epic exhibitions this summer. Here is my pick of highlights including; Turner's Vision at Petworth, Petworth, West Sussex; Andy Warhol: My True Story at Newlands House Gallery, Petworth; Beside The Sea: Photographs by JJ Waller & Martin Parr, Hove Museum of Creativity; The In Crowd: Mod Fashion & Style 1958-66, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery and FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth, Undershed, Bristol. Turner's Vision at Petworth, Petworth House & Park, West Sussex (June 21st until November 16th, 2025). Petworth, Sunset over the lake, with the Boathouse, 1827. Joseph Mallord William Turner © Tate Part of the Turner 250 celebrations, Turner's Vision at Petworth at Petworth House showcases J.M.W. Turner's studies of the Petworth landscape for the first time in 20 years. Featuring works on loan from Tate and private collections, the exhibition explores Turner's experimentation with colour, materials, and his connection to Petworth House and patron George Wyndham, 3rd Earl of Egremont. Set in the stunning 17th-century house and Capability Brown's parkland, it offers deep insight into Turner's creative process and inspiration. Turner's Vision at Petworth will include oil paintings and works on paper on loan from Tate and several private lenders. Visitors will be able to see twenty Turner oil paintings on permanent display in Petworth House–a magnificent 17th-century National Trust house with one of the finest art collections in the country–before exploring the landscape which inspired him: Capability Brown's 700-acre deer park and Pleasure Garden. Petworth House Curator Dr Emily Knight comments: "We're excited to show visitors another aspect of the work that Turner produced during his visits to Petworth, from the remarkably expressive sketches and studies that reveal his experimentation as an artist, to the calm grandeur of his finished paintings such as 'Dewy Morning' (1810). This exhibition will enrich people's understanding of a place that played such a significant role in his life.' Born on 23 April 1775, J.M.W. Turner is widely considered to be one of the most influential British artist of all time. From humble beginnings, he travelled the length and breadth of the country to capture its dramatic scenery, redefining landscape painting in the process. Turner's creative genius has left an enduring legacy and his face is even on the £20 note. Andy Warhol: My True Story at Newlands House Gallery, Petworth (June 6th until September 14th, 2025). Andy Warhol at the Factory with 'Flower' paintings, 1964 © Bob Adelman Estate. Courtesy the Bob Adelman Estate and Westwood Gallery NYC Newlands House Gallery in Petworth are presenting Andy Warhol: My True Story, a new exploration of one of the 20thcentury's most influential artists giving a unique window into the life and work of Andy Warhol (1928-1987). Curated by Professor Jean Wainwright, this exhibition delves behind Warhol's public persona to reveal the man beneath. Through rarely seen drawings, screenprints, films, photographs, and audio recordings, including family insights and Factory interviews, the show uncovers Warhol's private life, heritage, and enduring legacy. Highlights include Warhol's film of his mother and rarely displayed works such as Mona Lisa (Four Times) and the One Million Dollar Bill. Warhol's mother Julia's ornate calligraphy can be found on many of his illustrations, and she often crafted his signature. The exhibition features The George Hamilton Story (Mrs Warhol)–a rarely seen film Warhol made of his mother in 1966, when she was 75–which further reveals his relationship with her. An audio recording of his mother singing creates a haunting atmosphere. Iconic photographs of Warhol taken by those who were close to him–such as Bob Adelman's Andy Warhol Empties his Boots after being Pushed into the Pool by Edie Sedgewick–offer an insight into a very human Warhol experimenting with ideas and subject matter. Warhol's legacy continues to have huge influence on artists, as seen by the inclusion of contemporary artists inspired by him such as David LaChapelle, Gavin Turk, Rob and Nick Carter, and Philip Colbert. Curator Jean Wainwright says: 'This exhibition partly traces my own 30-year search for the truth behind the man, through his brothers, family and those who knew him best. In gathering different works from those often associated with him, I hope it reveals a tender, unusual and different side to the Warhol we are familiar with.' Beside The Sea: Photographs by JJ Waller & Martin Parr, Hove Museum of Creativity (May 3rd until September 14th, 2025). Martin Parr "Ice Cream". Image Courtesy of Martin Parr and Brighton & Hove Museums. Celebrating British seaside holidays, this playful exhibition at Hove Museum of Creativity pairs Martin Parr's iconic Last Resort images with JJ Waller's vivid snapshots of life on the Sussex coast. The photographers have selected each other's work, offering a fresh and humorous take on seaside culture through the decades. Beside The Sea is a wonderful opportunity to see some of Martin Parr's classic pictures from his groundbreaking Last Resort series, as well as many rarely seen seaside photographs from his vast archive. JJ Waller is celebrated for his photography books depicting a beyond the picture postcard views of Brighton. His photographs feature many local scenes as well as a selection of images celebrating tourism along the Sussex coast and beyond. The In Crowd: Mod Fashion & Style 1958-66, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery (until 4 January 2026). The In Crowd: Mod Fashion & Style 1958-66, Brighton Museum & Art Gallery Explore the rise of Mod fashion in this stylish exhibition featuring over 35 mannequins dressed in sharp suits, bold prints, and vintage accessories. Curated by Roger K. Burton, the show traces Mod culture's evolution and impact, with a special Ben Sherman installation celebrating the brand's youth culture influence. It also reflects Brighton's unique role in the Mod story—from catwalk to cultural flashpoint. The In Crowd: Mod Fashion & Style 1958-66 is sponsored by iconic Brighton Mod brand Ben Sherman, and curated by Roger K Burton, who during a 50-year career has styled iconic movies including Absolute Beginners and seminal Mod film Quadrophenia, collaborating with icons including David Bowie, The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Mart Pel, Curator of Fashion and Textiles at Brighton Museum explains: 'The In Crowd: Mod Fashion & Style 1958–66 is about more than fabric - it's about the energy and edge of a youth movement that refused to follow the rules. In the wake of post-war austerity, Mods turned their backs on the drabness of the past and embraced a bold, new identity, with clean lines, vivid colours, and a sense of optimism that spoke volumes. They weren't just dressing up, but redefining what it meant to be young and British.' As part of the collaboration with Ben Sherman, a special installation titled Ben Sherman: The Decades can be found in the museum's Fashion Gallery showcasing the brand's influence on fashion and youth culture and featuring 12 dressed mannequins and a curated selection of iconic archive pieces. FRAMERATE: Pulse of the Earth, Undershed, Bristol (until 13th July, 2025). Framerate, Forest © Undershed This immersive multi-screen installation by ScanLAB Projects captures the shifting British landscape through groundbreaking 3D time-lapse scans. A collaboration between art and science, it visualizes the slow forces of nature and human impact on the environment. Used in scientific research on erosion, FRAMERATE offers a rare and haunting look at a world in flux. FRAMERATE - Pulse of the Earth, is a profound and beautiful multiscreen artwork from pioneering award-winning artists ScanLAB Projects. The work marries groundbreaking scientific research with artistic excellence to reveal a unique portrait of the British landscape in flux - one that tells the story of the impact of human industry and the immense forces of nature. This is the second exhibition at Undershed – the new gallery at Watershed in Bristol that shows the best immersive and interactive artwork from across the globe. FRAMERATE is curated by Undershed's lead curator Amy Rose, and was created from thousands of daily 3D time-lapse scans of British landscapes painstakingly collected by ScanLAB over 2 years, allowing audiences to observe change on a scale impossible to see with the lens of a traditional camera. The data collected and presented by FRAMERATE is ground-breaking scientific research used by the British Geological Survey and others to investigate coastal erosion in a brand new way.
Daily Mail
06-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Travellers in fleet of caravans take over huge field in the South Downs National Park after the land was illegally torn up by diggers over Bank Holiday weekend
A group of suspected travellers have taken over a massive field in the South Downs National Park after the land was illegally ripped up by developers over the Bank Holiday weekend. At least 10 vehicles, including seven caravans and motorhomes, have pitched up on what has become a building site at Blind Lane, near Petworth in West Sussex. Residents in nearby sleepy villages were stunned to hear and see industrial diggers tearing up a field on Friday morning. The work, which involved several industrial vehicles ploughing through the fields, started without planning permission. Builders arrived at the site on Friday and work continued over the Bank Holiday weekend despite council notices and visits from Sussex Police. Local MP Andrew Griffith said he shared the 'outrage' of residents and accused the developers of 'making a mockery' of planning laws. Furious locals are now demanding answers after the unknown group bulldozed their way onto the land and transformed the green sprawling field into a building site. It since appears to have been taken over by travellers who have parked up caravans and motorhomes in the corner of the site, which is three miles from the home of former footballer and actor Vinnie Jones's farm near Petworth. A female council planning officer posted a second notice on the gate to the site on Monday as three men carried on working. An earlier order to stop work was ignored. Chichester District Council planning officers are understood to have attended on Friday to serve a Stop notice. Sussex Police are believed to have visited the site on Saturday. The area, thought to be the size of ten football pitches, was cleared and levelled over the weekend. By Sunday afternoon, a septic tank was seen being delivered to the site as well as more gravel. Mr Griffith responded after furious locals posted on social media. The MP for Arundel and South Downs said: 'I completely share the outrage and concern of residents about this illegal breach of all respected planning standards and behaviour. 'It makes a mockery of a system where we all jump through lengthy and costly hoops to install a dormer window when such brazen breaches happen unchecked. 'After I initially became aware, early on Friday morning I contacted Chichester District Council and the South Downs National Park insisting that the local council issue an emergency stop notice - which they did. 'Continuing to work on the site is now an offence. 'Chichester District Council have wide enforcement powers including the ability to enter a site and mount prosecutions and there is no excuse for them not having cover over bank holiday weekends when we know this sort of incident is most likely to take place.' A spokesperson for Sussex Police told MailOnline: 'Police are aware of concerns about development of a site in Blind Lane, Petworth. 'This is a civil matter and we are liaising with the relevant local authorities and South Downs National Park Authority as lead agencies.' A spokesperson for Chichester District Council said: 'We were made aware of unauthorised engineering operations at a site near Lurgashall on Friday morning. 'We immediately sent planning enforcement officers out to assess the site and this led to a temporary stop notice being served that day. As the notice has been breached, and caravans have now entered the site, we are taking further legal steps including seeking an injunction through the courts. 'We take these matters incredibly seriously. We have planning rules in place to protect areas of countryside in our district, including the South Downs National Park, and if harmful development is carried out then we will take appropriate enforcement action. 'We want to assure the community that we are doing everything in our power to respond to this. We will also be working with those on the site, local parish councils, and the local community, to offer support.'
BBC News
06-05-2025
- BBC News
South Downs: Lurgashall field works spark 'outrage'
'Outrage' over unauthorised works in South Downs 5 minutes ago Share Save Patrick Barlow BBC News, South East Share Save Eddie Mitchell Caravans and works on a site in the South Downs National Park have sparked concerns Caravans and motorhomes have appeared in a field in the South Downs National Park which was levelled and turned into an unauthorised work site over the bank holiday weekend. Workers cleared the site on land near Blind Lane in Lurgashall, near Petworth, over the weekend despite Chichester District Council officers serving a notice to stop. A council spokesperson said: "As the notice has been breached, and caravans have now entered the site, we are taking further legal steps including seeking an injunction through the courts." Opponents including South Downs MP Andrew Griffith have criticised the works as an "illegal breach of all respected planning standards and behaviour". The council added: "We take these matters incredibly seriously. We have planning rules in place to protect areas of countryside in our district, including the South Downs National Park, and if harmful development is carried out then we will take appropriate enforcement action. "We want to assure the community that we are doing everything in our power to respond to this. We will also be working with those on the site, local parish councils, and the local community, to offer support." Eddie Mitchell Work vehicles on the site at the weekend Workers arrived at the site on Friday with machinery and cleared and levelled the green site in the middle of the South Downs National Park, which the council described as "unauthorised engineering operations". A council planning officer later posted a second notice on the gate of the site on Monday while three men continued working. Stricter planning regulations exist in national parks such as the South Downs, with applications submitted to the National Park Authority rather than the local council. A spokesperson for Sussex Police said officers had also attended the site but that the issue was a civil matter and it was liaising with local authorities. Eddie Mitchell A council officer delivering a stop notice to the site Mr Griffith, MP for Arundel and the South Downs, said: "I completely share the outrage and concern of residents about this illegal breach of all respected planning standards and behaviour. "It makes a mockery of a system where we all jump through lengthy and costly hoops to install a dormer window when such brazen breaches happen unchecked." Follow BBC Sussex on Facebook, on X, and on Instagram. Send your story ideas to southeasttoday@ or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250.
