Greenpeace makes off with Emmanuel Macron

Your digest of the top events, art news and gossip       Get more great writing every day – from just £1 a week     The Honest Eye: Camille Pissarro's Impressionism Museum Barberini, Potsdam | 14 June–28 Sept A chance to see some 100 impressively varied works by the Impressionist       Wolfgang Tillmans Centre Pompidou, Paris | 13 June–22 Sept The photographer's retrospective is the last show on site before its five-year closure       Edward Burra – Ithell Colquhoun Tate Britain, London | 13 June–19 Oct Two very different British painters turn out to have plenty in common       Patterns of Luxury: Islamic Textiles, 11th–17th Centuries Saint Louis Art Museum | 13 June–4 Jan 2026 A free exhibition of textiles from or inspired by the Islamic world         The Whitney Museum of American Art has suspended its prestigious Independent Study Program after a cancelled Gaza event | in Washington D.C., the National Portrait Gallery's director is still in post after Trump announced her firing on social media | Simon Wallis is the new secretary and CEO of the Royal Academy of Arts in London – and, in other appointments, John Booth is the new chair of the Royal Drawing School | the Wallace Collection has announced that Selldorf Architects is designing a 'transformational masterplan' for the museum | and the French gallerist Daniel Lelong has died at the age of 92         Greenpeace makes off with Emmanuel Macron         On Wednesday 2 July at 6.30pm, Pooja Singhal, founder of the atelier Pichvai: Tradition & Beyond, and Edward Behrens, editor of Apollo, are in conversation to inaugurate a landmark exhibition of Pichvai art from the miniature schools of Rajasthan to London. Pichvai is a detailed, hand-painted textile traditionally hung behind the idol of Shrinathji, a cherubic incarnation of Lord Krishna. This is the first exhibition of the art form in the UK and will include some 400 hand-painted works from the past 100 years, to allow visitors to get to know the historical significance of this centuries-old art form and its evolution. The event is taking place at the Mall Galleries in London. Click here to book your place.       SPONSORED CONTENT FROM   World Oceans Day invites us to contemplate the vast blue expanses that cover 70 per cent of our planet's surface and support 80 per cent of life on Earth. The world beneath the waves remains less explored than the surface of the moon and continues to be a source of wonder. From medieval maps with sea monsters lurking at their edges to contemporary installations addressing marine conservation, art has drawn on oceans as both subject matter and metaphor, and as coral reefs are bleached, plastic gyres expand and species disappear, artists have responded by creating works that remind us of what we stand to lose and what might yet be saved. This World Oceans Day, we dive into four works that capture the beauty, mystery and fragility of our blue planet. This is part of our 'Four things to see' series, which offers you a new way in to some of the world's greatest collections, sponsored by Bloomberg Connects: the free arts and culture app.     More from Apollo Current issue | Advertise | Podcasts   View this email in your browser   Follow us Apollo Magazine, 22 Old Queen Street, London, SW1H 9HP. All Articles and Content Copyright © 2025 by Apollo Magazine. All Rights Reserved. If you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can unsubscribe at any time. To ensure our emails are delivered to your inbox, please add Apollo to your email address book and safe-sender list.