Rose Wylie's largest survey opens at the Royal Academy

The Royal Academy of Arts presents the largest survey to date of celebrated British artist and Royal Academician Rose Wylie. Known for her bold, figurative practice that draws from diverse references across art history, ancient civilisations, literature, cinema, celebrity culture, current affairs and immediate surroundings, this exhibition brings together over 90 works, including Wylie’s most iconic artworks, alongside new and previously unseen paintings and drawings. A painter of contemporary life, Wylie’s paintings and works on paper chronicle the times she has lived through, from her experience of the Blitz as a young girl, to more quotidian events such as a summer evening with friends. Arranged thematically, the exhibition begins