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The Weekend Starts Here: Richard Bernstein, Orbit Lates and more
Art: Richard Bernstein at The Mayor Gallery
Pop art creator Andy Warhol famously predicted that everyone would experience 15 minutes of fame. But Richard Bernstein, an artist and illustrator who partied with the Studio 54 set, immortalised the rising stars of the 70s and 80s forever on the cover of Warhol’s Interview magazine.
The publication was Warhol’s baby, but he didn’t have time to create the cover work. So he employed Bernstein to imitate his aesthetic with lurid portraits of superstars from Mick Jagger to Aretha Franklin. The original pieces are photographs retouched with charcoal and pastels.
A sense of vibrancy emanates from his subjects, who stare out of the paintings with overwhelming youth and vigour. Or as Warhol said, “He simply makes everyone look so famous.”
The Mayor Gallery, 21 Cork Street, Mayfair, W1S 3LZ. Free entry. Until 23 August
To Party: Orbit Lates
Dance the next three Friday nights away atop Anish Kapoor’s twisty, red tower next to the Olympic Stadium. East London DJs will spin tunes at the silent disco, and there’s no need to climb down for food and drinks either.
From £17.50, 7pm to midnight, arcelormittalorbit.com
To Dine: Lima Floral
Peruvian chef Virgilio Martinez has followed up his huge, Michelin-starred success at Fitzrovia’s Lima with another, more informal restaurant in Covent Garden. Expect florid South American dishes and many Pisco Sours.
14 Garrick Street, London, WC2E 9BJ, limafloral.com
To Inspire: Prudential RideLondon
This annual eight mile cycle race returns to central London this weekend. Cyclists of any ability can register in advance to tackle the course or you can simply watch the experts do it on Sunday.
Free, 9am to 4pm, prudentialridelondon.co.uk
To Amaze: Cirque du Cabaret
The London Wonderground, a pop-up cabaret on the South Bank, returns this year with an acrobatic show that promises to be a unique, stylish blend of comedy, circus and burlesque.
From £20.50, londonwonderground.co.uk