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Made exclusively for the Friends and Supporters of the RA, our portfolio features the work of 100 Royal Academicians including Tracey Emin RA, Grayson Perry RA, Yinka Shonibare RA and Farshid Moussavi RA.
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What’s on
Summer Exhibition 2020
6 October 2020 – 3 January 2021
Our (late) Summer bonanza of contemporary art kicks off in October with new works by household names and up-and-coming artists.
Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch
15 November 2020 — 28 February 2021
Young Artists’ Summer Show
19 October – 22 November
Francis Bacon: Man and Beast
30 January — 18 April 2021
The Making of an Artist: The Great Tradition
01 January — 31 December 2020
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