Exhibitions
Summer Exhibition 2008
9 Jun—17 Aug 2008
In the Main Galleries
Sponsored by Insight Investment.
The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition is the largest open contemporary art exhibition in the world, drawing...
Vilhelm Hammershøi: The Poetry of Silence
28 Jun—7 Sep 2008
In the Sackler Wing of Galleries
Supported by Oak Foundation Denmark and Novo Nordisk
This retrospective features over 60 paintings spanning the career of the celebrated Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916).
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From All Walks of Life
Genre paintings from the Royal Academy Collection
Until 07 Dec 2008
In the John Madejski Fine Rooms
FreeThis display explores the rich variety of genre paintings, or subjects of everyday life, from the Royal Academy's own collection.
Kengo Kuma: Nature and Architecture
Until 12 Aug 2008
In the Architecture Space
FreeKengo Kuma, the celebrated Japanese architect who is the Royal Academy’s Annual Architecture Lecturer for 2008, has selected seven buildings for his display ‘Nature and Architecture’.
The Young Lion: Early Drawings by John Frederick Lewis RA (1804 – 1876)
Until 26 Oct 2008
FreeSupported by The National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund.
John Frederick Lewis (1804 – 1876) is best known for his glittering scenes of oriental life inspired by a decade living in Cairo...
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A-Level Summer Exhibition Online 2008
Until 17 Aug 2008
This is the only online exhibition in the UK for secondary-school students at A level. It is live on this website until 17 August 2008, showing at the same time as the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition...
David Hegarty
1 Jul—6 Aug 2008
In the Café Gallery
FreeDavid Hegarty graduated from the Royal Academy Schools in 1998. He has been a frequent exhibitor in the Summer Exhibition for more than 10 years and his work is in collections including the Victoria...
Miró, Calder, Giacometti, Braque
Aimé Maeght and his artists
4 Oct 2008—2 Jan 2009
In the Sackler Wing of Galleries
Sponsored by BNP Paribas
In Autumn 2008 the Royal Academy will present an exhibition demonstrating the achievement of the famous Galerie Maeght, which opened in Paris in 1945 and was to become one...
Byzantium 330-1453
25 Oct 2008—22 Mar 2009
In the Main Galleries
This ground-breaking exhibition, a collaboration between the Royal Academy of Arts and the Benaki Museum in Athens, provides a grand-scale survey of 1,000 years of history. Highlighting the splendours...
GSK Contemporary Season
31 Oct 2008—19 Jan 2009
In 6 Burlington Gardens
The Royal Academy of Arts will be launching its inaugural contemporary arts season this autumn. Comprising more than 20 art exhibitions, 40 live events and 100 film screenings, the GSK Contemporary...
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Sir Anthony Caro RA, Promenade, 1996. Steel, painted grey
Alexander Calder, Sumac V, 1953. Mobile, painted metal, 125 x 140 cm. Maeght Family, Paris.
Photo © Galerie Maeght. © Calder Foundation, New York/DACS London 2008
Unknown artist, Mosaic icon of Saint Stephen (detail), c. 1108–1113. Tesserae on stucco, 218 x 118 x 7 cm. National Conservation Area St. Sophia of Kiev