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From lemons to cats to the inevitable stripper, there is much that is silly and mediocre – then magnificent works by the likes of Gillian Wearing and Paula Rego catch your eye

This display of depressing mediocrity is only saved by the work of a few true greats, like beacons in the mist

Artist who mined the domestic details of his family life in unsettling works that he described as ‘rather like a strip cartoon’

The Royal Academy’s first big show of 2023 is unusual. As well as presenting an impressive collection from Spain and the Hispanic world (around 150 items covering over 4,000 years, including paintings, sculptures, maps, books and manuscripts), it also tells the story of the collection’s source – the Hispanic Society.