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Force of nature: Editor Sarah Greenberg is thrilled by letters that reveal ‘The Real Van Gogh’

‘Find things beautiful, as much as you can,’ Van Gogh urged his brother Theo in a letter of January 1874, ‘most people find too little beautiful’ (letter no 17). Van Gogh’s quest for beauty knew no...

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The Real Van Gogh: The Artist and His Letters

A beautiful mind
Martin Gayford explores the Van Gogh beyond the canvas. The artist’s letters reveal his thought processes and give a rich and moving picture of what he was really like

Behind the scenes
Curator Ann Dumas and Exhibitions Director Kathleen Soriano explain to Martin Gayford the complex negotiations involved in putting together ‘The Real Van Gogh’

GSK Contemporary, Earth: Art of a changing world

The world in our hands
Edward Burtynsky, Ackroyd & Harvey, Cornelia Parker and David Nash RA are all in the RA's ‘Earth’ exhibition. Richard Cork talks to them, and to Science Museum Director Chris Rapley, about climate change and art

Inside the Academy

In the Studio
Fiona Maddocks visits Gillian Ayres RA in Cornwall

Out to Lunch
Sarah Greenberg and Tacita Dean RA feast on fish

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RA Magazine Editorial: Tales of the unexpected

Who at some point has not felt like Jacob wrestling with the angel? The Bible tells of a mortal struggling with the Divine, holding fast to the angel all through the night and refusing to let go until, at dawn, he prevails and receives a blessing – an answer to his prayers.

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