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Abstraction

Gillian Ayres RA, Salix

Our Collection

> 2 years ago

How to read it: Salix by Gillian Ayres RA

This vast and vibrant work by Gillian Ayres was inspired by the wild canvases of Jackson Pollock.
Richard Diebenkorn in his Hillcrest Road studio, Berkeley, California, in 1959

RA Exhibitions

> 4 years ago

Painting on the threshold: Ian McKeever RA on Diebenkorn and abstraction

As the Academy celebrates the American master, painter Ian McKeever RA explores Richard Diebenkorn’s profound inquiry into the nature of abstraction.
Carlos Cruz-Diez photographed in front of his work 'Physichromie no. 500' in the RA exhibition 'Radical Geometry'

RA Exhibitions

5 years ago

Carlos Cruz-Diez in conversation

The legendary Venezuelan artist Carlos Cruz-Diez discusses his experiments with colour and movement, and how he engages viewers with his art.
An installation view of 'Radical Geometry at the RA'. Jesús Soto, Nylon Cube, 1990.

RA Exhibitions

5 years ago

A look inside ‘Radical Geometry’

Explore some of the highlights in our exhibition of groundbreaking abstract art from 20th-century South America
Mondrian in his Paris studio in 1933 with Lozenge Composition with Four Yellow Lines, 1933 and Composition with Double Lines and Yellow, 1933.

Opinion

5 years ago

Mondrian squared

Two shows shine a new light on the Dutch modern master’s work.
Curator Gabriel Perez-Barreiro gives Patrons a tour of 'Radical Geometry' before it opens to the public

RA Exhibitions

5 years ago

An introduction to ‘Radical Geometry’

This summer the RA presents an exhibition of some of the most exciting geometric abstract art ever made.