This spring, past and present collide in our powerful exhibition in the Main Galleries.
Will Jennings meets architecture graduates in the RA’s display ‘Crunch’ who are repurposing and reimagining building materials.
Flaming June is one of the most reproduced images in Victorian painting. What makes an artwork seize the public imagination in ways that give it a life far larger than its own?
Critic Ravi Ghosh meets two contemporary artists whose works address the legacies of Britain’s domination of India.
The award-winning novelist examines why contemporary artists of all disciplines are addressing imperial history in new ways.
Past and present collide in our powerful exhibition in the Main Galleries this spring.
Historian Richard Drayton decodes the potent messages behind the clothing worn in late 18th-century portraits.
Michael Craig-Martin RA pays tribute to an influential and generous artist, who was a prime mover in Britain’s Pop art scene.
Meet Angelica Kauffman, founding member of the Royal Academy and one of the most celebrated artists of her day.
Move over, Monet! Here are six Impressionists we think deserve the spotlight.
Historian Jenny Uglow tells the story of how Angelica Kauffman became a founding Member of the RA and one of the most revered artists in Georgian Britain.
Have you been paying attention to art news this year? Put your knowledge to the test with our art quiz of 2023.
Watch Marina Abramović discuss her performance ‘Imponderabillia’ first performed over 40 years ago.
Can you tell a drawing by Degas from a sketch by Seurat? Test your Impressionism knowledge with this quiz, inspired by our Impressionists on Paper exhibition.
Artist Lubaina Himid RA talks to us about our next exhibition in the Main Galleries.
Recent research reveals how the Royal Academy’s founding artists worked amidst Britain’s imperial expansion in the 18th century, the transatlantic slave trade, and a growing abolitionist movement.
Our range of Marina Abramović clothing and accessories has been produced in collaboration with the artist. Defiance and survival define the Abramović look.
With Marina Abramović taking over the Main Galleries at the RA, we look at some other artists who have shaped the history of performance art.
Our magazine turns 40 this autumn. Editor Sam Phillips looks back through the archive to pick out his highlights from the past four decades.
Find out more about the ways Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists worked on paper ahead of our latest exhibition.
Take a look inside the sketchbook of Bob and Roberta Smith RA and learn how to create a visual poem.
Nicholas Usherwood celebrates a progressive painter of great range and empathy.
Nicholas Grimshaw PPRA pays tribute to his friend, an architect whose innovative use of materials produced exceptional structures.
Catherine Opie discusses her portraits of David Hockney, Anish Kapoor, Gillian Wearing, Isaac Julien and Lynette Yiadom-Boakye, featured in our free display in the Collection Gallery.
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