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Images and text come together in the second exhibition in the RA's Artists' Laboratory series, which opens this week and features work by Stephen Farthing RA.

In the video below, the artist discusses the ethos behind the exhibition, called 'The Back Story', and gives the literal back story of one of the show's key works.

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Well, Stephen, as one of your ex pupils at Cbury College of Art and still painting locally as well as round the world, I shall look forward to excavating into your work and coming out with meaningful words. If your site is still up, I'll be glad to give you some feedback after I have seen your exhibition. Good luck with it.. Caroline BA(Hons) FA, MA.

Writing on the back of things.... behind furniture as a child, in books, the back of canvas is also a very subversive act. Only one knows what is written. Subconsciously, maybe one wants to get caught.... or not. But one has made a statement other than the obvious one. What is the back story to that subversion? Thank you

Hi Yvonne, thanks for your comment. Steven Farthing will be speaking at an event on 25 November - details are on the exhibition's page, here: http://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibitions/artists-laboratory/artists-laboratory-02-stephen-farthing-ra-the-back-story,342,RAL.html I hope this helps!

There is no 'real person' session listed. does this mean there is not a real live artist talking about the experience at the RA? If there is when? If there is not, this is a loss. Ian McKeever's session was an huge insight and a plus. It is a lot to hope for, but very enlightening.

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