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Cornelia Parker RA

The Queen

Inside the Academy

9 months ago

A Royal celebration: The Queen’s visit to the RA

Celebrating The Queen’s 90th birthday with a reception and awards ceremony, the Academy was delighted to welcome our Royal Patron to honour contributions in the fields of visual arts and architecture.
Clockwise from left: Rose Wylie RA, Gillian Wearing RA, Iwona Blazwick, Eileen Cooper RA, vPPR, Ann Dumas, Charlotte Mullins, Valeria Napoleone, Cornelia Parker RA, Rebecca Ackroyd

Opinion

> 1 year ago

10 inspirational women in the arts

To mark International Women’s Day, we asked some of the great women in the UK art world, from artists to editors, where things stand when it comes to equality. Here’s what they said.
William De Morgan, Parrot and Snake tile panel

RA Recommends

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.
Adham Faramawy, Wet Look/Dry Wall 2

RA Recommends

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.
War Room 2015 by Cornelia Parker RA

Artists

> 2 years ago

Cornelia Parker’s poppies at the Whitworth

A survey of work by Cornelia Parker RA is the opening show at Manchester’s newly renovated Whitworth Gallery – featuring a room hung with the negatives from a poppy factory.

Art and politics illustration

Opinion

> 2 years ago

Should art be more political?

Should art have politics at the forefront of its agenda? Artist Bob and Roberta Smith RA and critic Kelly Grovier go head to head.
Susie Allen

RA Exhibitions

< 3 years ago

Summer Exhibition Edit: Susie Allen

We’ve challenged three guest speakers to choose the five works in this year’s Summer Exhibition that intrigue them the most. Curator Susie Allen guides us through her picks, which all relate to the concept of space.
Cornelia Parker RA

RA Exhibitions

3 years ago

An introduction to the 246th Summer Exhibition by Cornelia Parker RA

Cornelia Parker RA explains what’s different about this year’s Summer Exhibition and the inspiration behind her ‘Black and White’ themed room.
Will there be fewer fine artists in the future

Opinion

> 3 years ago

Will there be fewer fine artists in the future?

We put the question to Jennifer Zielinska, part of the RA’s attRAct programme, and Royal Academician and fine artist Cornelia Parker
Cornelia Parker RA

Artists

4 years ago

Out to lunch with Cornelia Parker RA

The Academician talks about the mix of violence and poetry in her work, as her often explosive art takes her across the globe.