July 2026 Art Diary: Disorientation, Textiles, and Modernist Revivals

The July 2026 Art Diary covers a wide range of exhibitions. 'Directionless' at Hauser & Wirth Menorca, organized by Rashid Johnson, features artists including Charles Gaines, Firelei Báez, and Cristina Iglesias, exploring disorientation and exhaustion. 'The Fountain Overflows' at GRIMM London, curated by Yates Norton, takes inspiration from William Blake. 'Hyundai Translocal Series: Entangled and Woven' at The Whitworth presents new works by eight Korean and Indian textile artists alongside historic textiles. 'Bharti Kher at the V&A' opens July 20, 2026. 'Bettina: Finite Structures' at Cento showcases the conceptual artist's work from the 1970s. 'Reconstructed Landscape{s}' at Gazelli Art House by Michael Takeo Magruder uses AI and computational photography. Angel Otero's UK debut 'Agua Salada' is at Hauser & Wirth Somerset, with an outdoor sculpture presentation including Jeffrey Gibson's flags. At Fitzrovia Chapel, Charlotte Colbert presents 'Supernatural Tendencies' and Pete M. Wyer debuts 'A Map of the Invisible'. 'Gladys Hynes: Radical Lives' at Charleston is the first major exhibition of the artist. 'The Nabi Shock' at Waddington Custot features over 20 paintings from 1888-1900. John Rattigan's 'St Kevin and the Blackbird' is at St Oswald's Church, Ashbourne. 'The Strength to Be Joyful' at the American Visionary Art Museum celebrates Mary Proctor.