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Let the Royal Academy be your guide to the art world. Suggestions, selections and opinions from the team at RA Magazine.
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8 days ago
Francis Kéré on his Serpentine Pavilion: “I dream of work in the UK. It’s the place to build”
Three years after his tunnel of straws inspired audiences in Sensing Spaces, architect Diébédo Francis Kéré is back in the UK as the designer of this year’s Serpentine Pavilion. We caught up to hear about his new creation.
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15 days ago
“Buildings are critical instruments for celebrating life” – the architecture of Balkrishna V. Doshi
As India’s leading architect Balkrishna V. Doshi prepares to give the RA’s 27th Annual Architecture lecture, Louisa Hutton RA pays tribute to a man whose vision has remained true to local values.
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27 days ago
The RA’s Michelangelo Tondo takes centre stage at the National Gallery
It may be only a short step from the RA to the National Gallery, but the loan of the Academy’s rarest treasure to the Michelangelo and Sebastiano show is a triumph of technical skill.
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27 days ago
Perfection on paper: Raphael at Oxford’s Ashmolean
Rather than being supplementary to his paintings, were Raphael’s drawings works of genius in their own right? RA Magazine’s Sam Phillips argues the Ashmolean Museum’s once-in-a-lifetime show offers a rare chance to reassess this aspect of his work.
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28 days ago
10 art exhibitions to see in June
From the Turkish painter Fahrelnissa Zeid’s first UK retrospective to a show marking the 60th anniversary of the death of Wyndham Lewis, here are some of the unmissable exhibitions opening this month.
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2 months ago
10 to see at the 2017 Venice Biennale
Phyllida Barlow RA’s bulbous sculptures, Robert Cuoghi’s messiah machines and Damien Hirst’s demons – here are ten highlights of this year’s contemporary art spectacular.
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2 months ago
10 art exhibitions to see in May
From work inspired by life inside a Syrian prison to the colourful, geometric work of Rana Begum, here are some of the most unmissable exhibitions open this month.
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3 months ago
10 art exhibitions to see in April
From powerful and symbolic 20th-century war paintings to the first ever exhibition dedicated to queer British art, here’s the best art to see this month as chosen by the RA Magazine team.
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3 months ago
Sidney Nolan: “citizen of the planet”
A symposium at the RA celebrates the centenary of the birth of Sidney Nolan RA, one of Australia’s greatest painters. But the artist had an international identity, argues Anthony Plant.
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3 months ago
Protest power: 11 artworks that spilled into the street
As protest marches find renewed relevance and the Imperial War Museum looks back at 100 years of peace protests in its latest show, here are 11 images by artists that have come to the aid of political movements from the 1950s to today.
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3 months ago
The new museum putting Potsdam on the map
The billionaire software entrepreneur Hasso Plattner has made Potsdam an international art destination with the opening of his Museum Barberini.
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4 months ago
The draw of the Downs: Sussex in the spotlight
Sussex has long been a crucible for artistic activity, from the Bloomsbury set at Charleston to Constable’s Brighton escapades, writes Ian Warrell as four new exhibitions open.
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4 months ago
The best art books for foodies
Rebecca Salter RA brings her artist’s palate to matters of taste, in a delicious round-up of the best books on art and food.
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4 months ago
Pin Drop: short stories with Siân Phillips and Eileen Atkins
The RA and Pin Drop bring you a very special evening of readings by two of Britain’s leading actors of the stage and screen, Dame Siân Phillips and Dame Eileen Atkins, drawing from the best Russian literature.
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4 months ago
Keeping it in the family: the Bruegel dynasty at Holburne Museum
A show on the Bruegel dynasty celebrates a reattribution of a key painting, says Laura Cumming.
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5 months ago
How do you get from the “American dream” to the Japanese house?
Sam Phillips finds the dotted line from the British Museum’s American prints through to Japanese architecture at the Barbican, in six sizzling spring shows.
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5 months ago
Five art shows to see this week: Barbican Art Gallery, National Gallery, and more
From an unconventional Baroque masterpiece to curious sculptures of London’s landmarks, we guide you through the best art to see this week.
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5 months ago
Five art shows to see this week: BALTIC, Turner Contemporary and more
From paintings inspired by the picturesque villages of Sussex to the architectural sculptures of Do Ho Suh, here are some of the best shows to visit this week.
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5 months ago
Five art shows to see this week: Modern Art Oxford, FOLD, and more
From the versatile exploration of light in contemporary art to Henry Moore’s peculiar collection of found objects, here are some of the best shows to see this week.
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6 months ago
Five art shows to see this week: Whitechapel Gallery, New Art Exchange and more
From fearless female characters to propaganda posters against the Franco regime, we guide you through the best art to see this week.
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6 months ago
Five art shows to see this week: Pump House Gallery, The Fine Art Society and more
From a custom-made bouncy castle, to a series of artworks submitted via email, this week’s art shows are the best start for the New Year.
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6 months ago
Did you see these? 10 top features of 2016
Did you find out which Abstract Expressionist you are? Did you see Antony Gormley’s best advice for becoming an artist? Catch up now, in some of our most popular articles and videos of 2016.
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7 months ago
The tidemarks of Florence’s great flood
Fifty years since Florence was hit by the floods that destroyed not only lives but invaluable art treasures, Claudia Pritchard reports on the legacy.
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7 months ago
Five art shows to see over the holiday: Turner Contemporary, Somerset House and more
From a human-animal hybrid figures to black and white photographs of modern Mali, the festive break is your last chance to catch some of the best shows of 2016.
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7 months ago
Lives of the artists: self-portraits and their stories
Artists have assumed many identities in paint, as a new exhibition at the Queen’s Gallery shows. Here are four self-portraits from the Royal Collection’s who’s who of great artists, and what they tell us about their makers.
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7 months ago
Five art shows to see this week: National Gallery, Serpentine and more
From a far-flung group of Impressionists to two exhibitions dedicated to the work of the great Zaha Hadid RA, here are some of the best shows to visit this week.
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7 months ago
The best art books for kids
Eight gift ideas to awaken the imagination and dazzle the senses… Bob and Roberta Smith RA chooses the best children’s books about art and design.
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7 months ago
Five art shows to see this week: Tate Modern, IKON and more
From a taxidermy goat in a car tyre to controversial feminist installations, here’s the best art to see this week.
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7 months ago
Rauschenberg and the most celebrated goat in art history
Simon Wilson deciphers the enigmatic work of American artist Robert Rauschenberg, as a major retrospective opens at Tate Modern.
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7 months ago
Five of the best London archives
The RA archive is a treasure trove of stories, memories and recordings about art and artists from the past 250 years. In honour of Explore Your Archive week, we introduce some of its highlights and four more London archives to explore, holding everything from American performance art footage to rare Japanese prints.
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7 months ago
Five art shows to see this week: BALTIC, Jewish Museum and more
From overlooked ceramicists to the untold stories of artists’ assistants, we unearth the best art to see this week.
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7 months ago
Monsters, music and emojis: welcome to the world of Rachel Maclean
Anna Coatman meets the shape-shifting Scottish video artist, whose virtual worlds question the images and identities created in social media.
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8 months ago
A look inside the new Design Museum
Ahead of its opening next week, architect Piers Gough RA gets a sneak preview of the museum’s new home – a reworking of the former Commonwealth Institute in London’s Holland Park.
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8 months ago
Six degrees of separation: From Victor Pasmore to Donna Huanca
How do Pasmore’s mid-century stylistic transformations link to Huanca’s paint-smeared performers? Sam Phillips joins the dots, by taking in six winter shows.
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8 months ago
Five art shows to see this week: virtual reality, Japanese photography and more
From raucous performance art in Glasgow to a multicoloured adventure into the world of 1970s disco dancefloors, here’s the best art to see this week.
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8 months ago
Five art shows to see this week: Lucy Sparrow, Artes Mundi 7 and more
From the search for an art installation among England’s trees, to a one-woman operation to make a supermarket entirely of felt, here’s some of the best art to see this week.
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8 months ago
Five art shows to see this week: British Museum, Walker and more
A golden rhinoceros from South Africa, decorated drones from Pakistan and digital creatures from behind the computer screen – here’s some of the best art to see this week.
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8 months ago
Tales and talismans: the supernatural in Islamic art
A spellbinding show of ritual objects and calligraphic images from the rich pantheon of Islamic art enchants Kamila Shamsie.
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8 months ago
This week: five top art shows to see
From sculptural works made of everyday materials, to photographic works savouring everyday moments, the ordinary seems extraordinary in the best art shows this week.
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8 months ago
International Architects Series: podcast round-up
The International Architects Series aims to provide a regular London platform for some of the most innovative architects practicing around the world today.
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9 months ago
This week: five top art shows to see
From a road trip chasing presidents’ hometowns in the USA, to galleries filled with pebbles, trees and dancers, we explore the best art for the week ahead.
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9 months ago
Hats off to Picasso
Picasso’s friends and family are the focus of an exhibition showing how portraiture pushed the artist forward, writes Christopher Baker
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9 months ago
What to see at Frieze 2016
From Assyrian sculpture to a recreation of an artist’s atelier, the RA’s Charles Saumarez Smith and Sam Phillips pick their favourite things at this year’s Frieze fairs in London.
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9 months ago
Three female gallerists who changed the course of British art
Despite the image of art dealing as a man’s world, women played a crucial role in the display, promotion and sale of 20th-century British art. Gill Hedley profiles three female gallerists who promoted British artists.
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9 months ago
This week: five top art shows to see
From the reconstruction of human faces through prosthetic advancements during WWI, to the reconstruction of farmyard animals’ faces using marble dust and resin, we take in the best shows to see this week.
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9 months ago
This week: five top art shows to see
From a project tracing Lithuania’s toppled political statues, to a show of flesh in its many forms, here’s our pick the week’s top art shows.
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9 months ago
South African stories with William Kentridge Hon RA
South Africa comes to London this autumn in two exhibitions – a historic British Museum survey of the country’s art, and a major Whitechapel show of its leading contemporary artist, William Kentridge Hon RA. Here the artist explores three works on view at the museum show
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10 months ago
Six degrees of separation: From Rodin to Hodgkin
How do the French sculptor’s studies of dancers link to Hodgkin’s latest works on paper? Sam Phillips joins the dots, by taking in six autumn shows.
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10 months ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 16 – 22 September
From films about trainspotters, darts players and fetishists, to capturing the simple joy of watching clouds go by, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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10 months ago
Podcast: David Bailey in conversation with Tim Marlow
In conversation with the RA’s Artistic Director Tim Marlow, legendary photographer and filmmaker David Bailey discusses his influential work and innovative portrait photographs from the last 60 years.
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10 months ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 9 – 15 September
From a Brutalist labyrinth in the heart of London, to the baroque grandeur of a countryside palace, here’s where to find the best art this week.
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10 months ago
James Christie: the eloquent auctioneer
As Christie’s auction house celebrates 250 years of wielding the gavel, Martin Oldham tracks down its founder James Christie, a man who turned the humble auction into the spectacle it remains to this day.
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10 months ago
Alternative roots: How tribal art influenced Modernism
Modern artists rejected the Western canon in favour of tribal art, writes Simon Wilson, as he takes in shows in Vienna and Berlin.
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10 months ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 2 – 8 September
From the sinister cells of Reading Prison to a pocket of glittering rebellion in the shadows off Brick Lane, here’s where to find the best art this week.
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10 months ago
New horizons: Elizabeth Price on the downside of video art and trying curating
Video artist Elizabeth Price is curating a show in Manchester that explores the horizontal in art. Anna Coatman meets her and finds the concept works on many levels.
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10 months ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 26 August – 1 September
From underwater theatre in the Square Mile to the bright lights of Blackpool, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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11 months ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 12 – 18 August
From ‘liquid painting’ at Battersea Park to the weird world of Stanley Kubrick, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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11 months ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 5 – 11 August
From thrones modelled out of guns to charting the changing face of artist self-portraits, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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11 months ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 29 July – 4 August
From a major reassessment of Middlesbrough to a dress that has succumbed to the alchemy of the Dead Sea, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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11 months ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 22 – 28 July
From a ‘Dazzle’ ship that deceives the eye to an exploration of the War on Terror, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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12 months ago
10 Mayfair art shows to visit this summer
Over 130 art galleries can be found in Mayfair and St James, along with world-famous auction houses and the Royal Academy of Arts.
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12 months ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 15 – 21 July
From redefining black masculinity to celebrating the joy of playing, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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12 months ago
From Soho to sunshine: the Francis Bacon you never knew
We know him as the doyen of dingy 1960s Soho. But a major exhibition in Monaco reveals the British painter in a more Mediterranean light, showing how he drew inspiration from the French Riviera. The editor of RA Magazine takes a visit.
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12 months ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 8 – 14 July
From a trip down the memory lane of Turner Prize winner Mark Leckey to two Edwardians locked in a never-ending kiss, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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12 months ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 1 - 8 July
From gender-defying clothing to a lady hare and her Minotaur lover, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 24 – 30 June
From surreal sculptures hanging off the gallery wall to ankle boots crafted entirely out of grass, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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1 year ago
Fun of the festivals: Four of the best art festivals around the UK this summer
Summer is the season when artists let their hair down and get seriously creative as a string of art festivals springs up in cities across the UK. RA magazine follows the trail
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1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 17 – 23 June
From ink drawings that look at the destruction of Syrian relics to a multimedia celebration of fabric and textiles, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 10 – 16 June
From performance art that deconstructs the art object to multimedia that contemplates Latin American culture, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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1 year ago
Sinners to saints: Comparing the work of Beardsley and Bacon
Simon Wilson celebrates two landmark publications on Beardsley and Bacon and suggests these great bad boys of British art have more in common than may seem.
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1 year ago
What’s the best way to learn about the history of art?
Anna M. Dempster, the RA’s Head of Academic Programmes, assesses the different approaches, from a chronological survey and a theory-led perspective to the handling of artefacts.
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1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 2 June – 9 June
From a new museum concept that addresses the migrant crisis to paintings by the talented but largely forgotten Winifred Knights, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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1 year ago
The best new art books for summer
Michael Prodger heads for the beach with his pick of the best holiday reads on artists – in fact and fiction.
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1 year ago
The poetry of paint: an interview with Etel Adnan
For Etel Adnan, art world success came late – in her eighties. Anna Coatman met the writer and painter in Paris ahead of a major show in London.
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1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 23 May - 2 June
From captivating live shows at London’s first performance art festival to Yayoi Kusama’s glossy oversized pumpkin sculptures, we guide you through the best of this week’s art events and exhibitions.
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1 year ago
Turning to Tate Modern: Royal Academicians reflect on the Switch House
As Tate puts the finishing touches to its monumental new extension, architect Eric Parry RA considers its aesthetic and cultural impact, while painters Gillian Ayres RA and Timothy Hyman RA preview accompanying retrospective shows of Khakhar and O’Keeffe.
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1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 13 – 20 May
From the first major UK show of Jeff Koons’ work since 2009 to new large-scale prints by Antony Gormley, here’s what you should go and see this week.
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1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 6 – 13 May
The National Gallery unveils work by its artist in residence, while a show at Tate explores the relationship between British art and photography. We pick the week’s best shows.
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1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 29 April – 6 May
From a long-awaited survey of Mona Hatoum at Tate Modern to a display featuring Japanese artist Yoshitomo Nara’s iconic cartoon girl, we pick the week’s best shows.
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1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 22 April – 29 April
From a major Alberto Giacometti show at the Sainsbury Centre to a rare display of contemporary Arab art at Whitechapel Gallery, we pick the week’s best art.
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1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 15 – 22 April
From a display of ancient Sicilian treasures to bawdy illustrations by legendary cartoonist R. Crumb, we pick the week’s best art events.
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1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 8 – 15 April
From a mesmerising display of Dan Flavin’s neon works in Birmingham to an exhibition focusing on Giacometti’s early sculpture, we pick the week’s top shows.
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1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 1 – 8 April
From Doug Fishbone’s interactive mini golf course to a display of Dutch Flower Paintings of the Golden Age, we pick the week’s best art events.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 25 March – 1 April
From a celebration of Jamaican Dancehall EP covers, to the unveiling of work by Yinka Shonibare RA, there’s plenty to see this Bank Holiday weekend.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 18 – 25 March
From an eccentric exhibition of cartoonist David Shrigley’s work to a rare display of Russian portraiture, we pick the week’s best art events.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 10 – 17 March
From provocative Sarah Lucas sculptures in the Soane Museum to a view of Britain from the perspectives of international photographers at the Barbican, we pick the week’s best art events.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 4 – 11 March
From the unveiling of a colossal public sculpture in London to a blockbuster exhibition of Botticelli’s paintings, we present the week’s top shows.
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> 1 year ago
Botticelli: A touch of the divine
Botticelli was a huge success, then virtually forgotten before his resurrection by the Pre-Raphaelites, reveals Simon Wilson ahead of a lavish V&A show.
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> 1 year ago
Hilma af Klint: The spirit moved her
The Swedish painter Hilma af Klint was making abstract art before Kandinsky, but her spiritualist methods have undermined her standing in art history. Now her work is being reassessed at the Serpentine Galleries.
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> 1 year ago
Delacroix: Revolutionary fervour
As an exhibition opens on Delacroix and his legacy, Martin Oldham draws out three qualities that mark him as a modern artist.
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> 1 year ago
Gabriella Boyd: illustrating dreams, as interpreted by Freud
How do you illustrate a dream – or harder still, Freud’s interpretation of it? RA Schools student Gabriella Boyd has done just that in a new edition of Interpreting Dreams by the Folio Society.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 26 February – 4 March
From erotically-charged artworks in Mayfair to a new gallery opening in Letchworth Garden City, we present the week’s top shows.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 19 – 25 February
As Tate examines the “selfie” throughout art history, Modern Art Oxford celebrates its 50th birthday. See what shows are opening this week.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 12 – 18 February
From a survey of Romanticism in British art to the discovery of a Norwegian master, we bring you the must-see shows this week.
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> 1 year ago
Hieronymus Bosch: odd man out
Hieronymus Bosch’s home town celebrates the artist’s 500th anniversary with a spectacular retrospective, says Martin Oldham.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 29 January – 4 February
From intimate insight into lives and deaths of everyday Ancient Egyptians to a poignant display of war zone documentary, we bring you the must-see shows this week.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 22 – 28 January
From a multi-channel video installation to an immersive recreation of a modern master’s studio, we bring you the must-see shows opening this week.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 8 – 14 January
From paintings on the coast in Bournemouth and Margate to arresting multi-media installations in London, we bring you the must-see shows opening this week.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 1 – 7 January
From JWM Turner in Edinburgh to an exhibition of friendship and fine art in London, we bring you the must-see shows this week.
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> 1 year ago
The forgotten wonder of Felicia Glowacka
A London gallery has unveiled a cache of tiny figure drawings by a little-known Polish artist, whose work shows a mastery of gestural skill.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 18 – 24 December
From a celebration of the practice of drawing to the last in the fig-2 series, we bring you the must-see shows this week.
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> 1 year ago
Architecture and freedom: podcast round-up
It’s Architecture and Freedom season at the RA, meaning a host of events, lectures and debates. Catch up with our podcasts.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 11 – 17 December
From a unique photography project on display in Liverpool to an installation of interactive tales in South London, we bring you the must-see shows opening this week.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 4 – 10 December
From softly abstract paintings in London to a macabre installation at the Henry Moore Institute in Leeds, we bring you the must-see shows opening this week.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 20 – 26 November
From the artists of the Japanese Mono-ha movement in London, to an imaginary museum in Liverpool, we bring you the must-see shows opening this week.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 13 – 19 November
From Kara Walker’s striking sketches, to Winter Light at Waddesdon Manor, we recommend five exhibitions across the UK to see this week.
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> 1 year ago
A walking tour of London’s must-see public art
From Ai Weiwei in the City to Barbara Hepworth in Battersea, we take you across London on a tour of the city’s best outdoor art to see for free. Realistically, dip in and out – or it’s one long hike.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 6 – 12 November
From the beautiful Art Nouveau designs of Alphonse Mucha to the otherworldly work of Anne Hardy, we guide you through our recommendations of art events and exhibitions to see this week.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 29 October – 5 November
From the alluring sculptures of Cristina Iglesias to Bristol & Bath’s Art Weekender, we highlight our recommendations of art to see this week.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 22 – 28 October
From monumental abstract painting on the Sussex coast to meditative sonic art in a Soho basement, we guide you through the must-see exhibitions in the UK this week.
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> 1 year ago
The world of Charles and Ray Eames
Charles and Ray Eames contributed much more to art and design than their iconic chairs, as a Barbican exhibition reveals.
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> 1 year ago
Frieze Masters goes Pop
Looking for something unusual at the October art fairs? Head for Frieze Masters Spotlight section.
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> 1 year ago
Your A to Z guide to Frieze week
As an alphabet of art opens in London to coincide with the Frieze art fairs, we give you the ABC guide to the top shows to see.
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> 1 year ago
An honest face: Goya’s groundbreaking portraits
As the first show of Goya’s portraiture opens today, Caroline Bugler considers three ways the Spanish master broke the genre’s boundaries.
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> 1 year ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 2 – 8 October
From the polyphonic world of Rachel Rose, to a fascinating insight into metric photography, we highlight the best of this week’s art openings, exhibitions and events.
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< 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 25 September — 1 October
From David Hockney’s early drawings to breathtaking Celtic objects, we guide you through seven great art events and exhibitions to see this week.
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Our pick of this week’s art events: 18 – 24 September
From Frank Bowling’s ‘Poured Paintings’ to Nollywood videos in Peckham, we guide you through our pick of this week’s art events.
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< 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 11 – 17 September
From the immersive world of William Kentridge’s new multi-screen installations to a breathtaking open-air sculpture at Chatsworth House, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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< 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 4 – 10 September
From Jennifer Rubell’s newborn baby made from hand-blown glass to the abstract works of ‘Los Diez Pintores Concretos’, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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< 2 years ago
The month in architecture
The biggest architecture news, the latest prizes and the wackiest new projects – rounded up into one handy post each month.
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< 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 28 August – 3 September
From the psychedelic, cacophonous videos of South Africa’s Dineo Seshee Bopape, to the abandoned Saharan film sets in Ben Rivers’ latest cinematic work, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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Our pick of this week’s art events: 21 – 27 August
From the dystopian installations of Josh Kline, to the shadowy, marginalised life of Pierre Molinier, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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Our pick of this week’s art events: 14 – 20 August
From the multi-sensory sculptures of Paul Neagu to an astronomy-inspired installation at the Whitworth, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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< 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 7 – 13 August
From the conceptual land art of Richard Long RA to Thomas Ruff’s new photographic series of inverted plants, we take you through the week’s top art shows.
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< 2 years ago
Highlights from Edinburgh Art Festival 2015
This week we guide you through some of the highlights from the UK’s largest annual festival of visual art.
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< 2 years ago
The month in architecture
The biggest architecture news, the latest prizes and the wackiest new projects – rounded up into one handy post each month.
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Our pick of this week’s art events: 24 – 30 July
From the exuberant paintings of the late Albert Irvin RA to the Alice Anderson’s series of objects mummified entirely in copper thread, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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< 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 17 – 23 July
From a major survey of Anthony Caro RA’s work at The Yorkshire Sculpture Triangle to the abstract paintings of William Gear RA, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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< 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 10 – 16 July
From the best of contemporary and modern British painting to a cabinet of curiosities by Fiona Tan, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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< 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 3 – 9 July
From the exploration of contemporary Chinese art at The Whitworth to Eloise Hawser’s appropriation of a cinema organ, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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< 2 years ago
The month in architecture
The biggest architecture news, the latest prizes and the wackiest new projects – rounded up into one handy post each month.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 26 June – 2 July
From Jackson Pollock’s pivotal series of black pourings to the monumental sculptures of Phyllida Barlow RA, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 19 – 25 June
From the fairytale paintings of Richard Dadd to the ‘unfinished’ works at the Courtauld Gallery, we take you through our top shows this week.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 12 – 18 June
From a flying machine at the Hayward Gallery to the optical art of Bridget Riley, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 5 – 11 June
From live art performances directed by Lu Kemp to James Turrell’s high intensity illuminations at Houghton Hall, we guide you through this week’s top shows.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 29 May - 4 June
From Ryoji Ikeda’s immersive installation at Brewer Street Car Park to the design icons from the Arts and Crafts Movement, we take you through our top shows this week.
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2 years ago
The month in architecture
The biggest architecture news, the latest prizes and the wackiest new projects – rounded up into one handy post each month.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 23 – 28 May
From international photography event Photo London to a Magna Carta tapestry by Cornelia Parker RA, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 16 – 23 May
From David Hockney RA at Annely Juda Fine Art to sculptures by Conrad Shawcross RA and Barbara Hepworth in Salisbury, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 8 – 15 May
From Sarah Lucas’s erotic sculptures at the Venice Biennale to Jeff Koons at Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, we guide you through the week’s top art events.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 1 – 7 May
From Fiona Tan’s representational films to Idris Khan’s abstract paintings and drawings, here are five top shows to see this week.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 23 – 30 April
This week, RA Magazine travels to Oxford to take a look at a cluster of art events opening in the city, from the Ashmolean to the Bodleian Library.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 15 – 22 April
From Prunella Clough’s beautiful industrial landscapes at Osborne Samuel to Modigliani’s figures at the Estorick Collection.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 10 – 16 April
From Vote Art at Peckham Platform to Jo Baer’s paintings at Camden Arts Centre, here are six shows to see this week.
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2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 4 – 11 April
From political art at Nottingham Contemporary to Ravilious’s engravings in Dulwich, here are five shows to see this week.
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2 years ago
The month in architecture
The biggest architecture news, the latest prizes and the wackiest new projects – rounded up into one handy post each month.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 27 March – 3 April
From Greek sculptures at the British Museum to Helena Almeida’s inhabited drawings.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 21 – 28 March
From abstract paintings at the National Portrait Gallery to a British art sale at Sotheby’s.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 13 – 20 March
From eighteenth-century cityscapes of London to Vorticist sculptures in Cambridge.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 6 – 13 March
From Impressionist paintings at The National Gallery to mixed media installations at Baltic.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 27 February – 6 March
From a kayak at The Barbican to sex shop objects at Transition Gallery.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 20 – 26 February
From sublime salt prints at Tate Britain to textile sculptures at the Hayward Gallery.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 13 – 19 February
From the scattered wild waters of Scotland to knick-knacks collected by artists.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 6 – 12 February
From Peruvian Huacos and Japanese netsuke to the portraits of Marlene Dumas.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 30 January – 5 February
From haunting paintings at David Zwirner to an assemblage of ideas and images at Victoria Miro.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 23 – 29 January
From Christian Marclay’s return to White Cube to progressive paintings by RA alumni.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 19 - 25 January
Walk the RA Recommends tour or visit the one-stop-shop that is the London Art Fair.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 12 - 18 January
From an abundance of abstraction across London to impressionistic cityscapes of New York.
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> 2 years ago
Five shows not to miss in early 2015
From the social power of abstract art to Henry Moore in the landscape.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 5 – 11 December
From William Blake in Oxford to ‘the next big thing’ in Manchester.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 28 November – 4 December
From drawings of light at the Science Museum to animals under threat at the Old Sorting Office.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 21 - 27 November
From Maggi Hambling’s expressive paintings of waves to a presentation of the photography of conflict at Tate Modern.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 14 - 20 November
From Scandinavian scenes of nature and a 1980s take on Russian geometric shapes to prize-winning portrait photography.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 7 – 13 November
From Post-Impressionist views of British Columbia to ground-breaking design from the RCA.
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> 2 years ago
Dark arts: From Renaissance woodcuts to the Chapmans
As Halloween looms, galleries across London and the UK are putting on exhibitions of a notably gothic nature.
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> 2 years ago
Frieze special: What not to miss this fortnight
RA Magazine’s Sam Phillips picks 20 of the best Frieze week openings and events.
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> 2 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 3 – 9 October
From the Turner Prize shortlist at Tate Britain to the inaugural exhibition at White Rainbow Gallery, dedicated to Japanese art.
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< 3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 28 September - 2 October
From C.R.W. Nevinson’s images of the First World War at Osborne Samuel London, to a new body of work from Kai Althoff at Michael Werner.
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< 3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 19 - 27 September
From fifteenth century China at the British Museum to Raqs Media Collective’s new exhibition at Frith Street Gallery.
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< 3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 5 – 11 September
From two very different exhibitions at Hauser & Wirth to coastline prints by Norman Ackroyd RA at Mall Galleries.
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< 3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 5 – 11 September
From an exhibition of the late works of JMW Turner RA at Tate Britain to 1930s fashion photography from Horst P. Horst.
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< 3 years ago
Contemporary calendar: Autumn 2014
From recent works by Jasper Johns Hon RA to the Frieze Art Fair, we bring you ten essential London exhibition openings for your diary.
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< 3 years ago
Art outdoors: public art to see this summer
We’re taking a break from our regular format and stepping outside the gallery walls for a special summer issue of RA Recommends.
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< 3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 1 - 7 August
From the beginnings of colour photography in Russia to the powerful and poetic portraits of artist Celia Paul.
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< 3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 25 - 31 July
From a survey of the work of Charles Rennie Mackintosh at Glasgow’s Hunterian to the last days of shows from Sean Scully RA, Phyllida Barlow RA and more.
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< 3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 18 - 24 July
From marking the centenary of World War I at the Imperial War Museum to Salisbury Cathedral, where John Maine RA’s sculptures are set around the grounds.
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< 3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 11 - 17 July
From Dottori’s Futurist landscapes at the Estorick Collection to Raven Row, where dancers perform the pioneering works of Yvonne Rainer.
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< 3 years ago
Our pick this week’s art events: 4 - 10 July
From a showcase of Mayfair galleries to the blurred lines of painting and photography by Gerhard Richter and Sigmar Polke.
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3 years ago
Architecture in Focus: June 2014
From London’s annual architecture festival to Georgian polymath, William Kent.
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3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 27 June - 3 July
From Quentin Blake’s whimsical illustrations to Matthew Barney’s surreal films.
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3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 20 - 26 June
From the NPG’s annual BP Portrait Award to Academician Fred Cuming’s serene seascapes.
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3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 13 - 20 June
From figurative sculpture at the Hayward Gallery to jazz-influenced canvases by painter Sean Scully RA.
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3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 6 - 12 June
From contemporary takes on Hogarth’s ‘A Rake’s Progress’ to early works by Ian McKeever RA.
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3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 30 May - 5 June
From ‘the Picasso of India’ to Royal Academician Richard Wilson at the Whitstable Biennale.
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3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 23 - 29 May
From Lucian Freud’s superb collection of Frank Auerbach works to a survey of recent American abstract art.
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3 years ago
Architecture in Focus: May 2014
From exhibitions, talks and events at Clerkenwell Design Week to the opening of the 9/11 Memorial Museum.
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3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 16 - 22 May
From everyday design to the painterly abstraction of Richard Smith’s works on paper.
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3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 9 - 15 May
From an ex-RA Schools student to Architect and designer Daniel Weil.
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3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 2 - 8 May
From the latest Artangel commission to the history of British comics.
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3 years ago
Our pick of this week’s art events: 25 April - 1 May
From a new sculpture at Heathrow to photojournalism from the set of La Dolce Vita.
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3 years ago
Chris Marker, British Surrealism and a last chance to catch Turner and the Sea
From experimental films to Turner’s seascapes, everything worth seeing in the world of art this week.
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3 years ago
Architecture in Focus: April 2014
Swimming in the Thames, a new Serpentine Pavilion and the Pritzker Prize winner announced.
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3 years ago
Moyra Davey, Richard Long and The First Georgians
From the streets of Soho to the landscapes of north Cornwall, everything worth seeing in the world of art this week.
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3 years ago
Alan Davie RA, totemic structures and Titian’s ghost found at Ham House
From the early works of Alan Davie RA to Pop-inspired sculpture, everything worth seeing in the world of art this week.
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> 3 years ago
Lorna Simpson, Michael Craig-Martin and contortionist office workers
From Lorna Simpson’s photographic explorations of gender and race to hallucinogenic visions of deserts and streetscapes; everything worth seeing this week.
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> 3 years ago
#PrintMonth beyond the RA
This April we’re celebrating the versatile art of printmaking. But it’s not just us: a whole host of print-related exhibitions are taking place across the capital. Here is our pick of the best.
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> 3 years ago
Peter Doig, Rachel Howard, and the architect of Georgian Britain
From Freudian installations to Georgian architecture: everything worth seeing in the world of art this week.
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> 3 years ago
Cézanne, a survey of contemporary painting practice and Veronese at the National Gallery
From the political cartoons of Abdul Raheem Yassir to Venetian Old Masters; everything worth seeing in the world of art this week.
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> 3 years ago
Viennese Actionism, Haim Steinbach at the Serpentine and an Academician abroad
From ‘60s performance art to scenes of everyday life in New York; everything worth seeing in the world of art this week.
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> 3 years ago
Georgian Britain, Crystal Palace and the influence of High-Tech
From derelict Detroit to the return of Crystal Palace: the biggest stories in architecture this March.
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> 3 years ago
‘Ruin Lust’ at Tate Britain, Ryan Gander and Art14
From Romantic landscapes to video installations; everything worth seeing in the world of art this week.
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> 3 years ago
The Chapmans, Laure Prouvost, and John Craxton RA
From the art of glass to theatrical environments: everything worth seeing this week.
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> 3 years ago
Hans Josephsohn, Florian Hecker, and House of Voltaire
From Seventies abstract art to a pop-up print shop in Mayfair: everything worth seeing this week.
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> 3 years ago
Sofas, science, and Richard Deacon RA
From found objects to Neo-Gothic interiors: everything worth seeing this week.
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> 3 years ago
Charlie Billingham, Sarah Lucas and Ann Christopher RA
From contemporary maritime art to disemboweled books: everything worth seeing this week.
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> 3 years ago
Liu Wei, van Gogh, and Maurice Cockrill RA
From iconic sunflowers to architectural installations: everything worth seeing this week.
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> 3 years ago
Warhol, Burroughs and Lynch, Jeremy Deller and Basil Beattie RA
‘Hiker Meat’, Venice in Walthamstow and collage at the Whitechapel: everything worth seeing this week.
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> 3 years ago
Gifted, Victor Burgin, and Sean Scully RA
From 100 works on paper to Asian art in London: everything worth seeing this week.
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> 3 years ago
Stanley Spencer, Frank Gehry, and Alison Wilding RA
From Tate Liverpool’s new Duveen commission to the World Press Photo Exhibition: everything worth seeing this week.
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> 3 years ago
Kevin Francis Gray, Taylor Wessing, and Antony Gormley RA
From photographic portraits to artists’ museums: everything worth seeing this week.
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4 years ago
RA Schools Show 2013: Students discuss ther work
This year, 17 students will reach the end of their three-year postgraduate fine art course at the RA.
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> 4 years ago
Art collectors Frank Cohen and Nicolai Frahm on their new project
Take two art collectors, a disused milk depot in Bloomsbury and just add artists. Get a taste of what’s in store at the Dairy.