Only Connect
Art Sales at the RA
28 April — 11 September 2017
The RA is proud to present the latest exhibition from the Royal Academy’s Art Sales programme; ‘Only Connect’, curated by Professor David Remfry RA.
This diverse selection of work, by Royal Academicians and invited artists, explores the relationship between the artist and the drawn line, celebrating connections between seemingly disparate works that resonate with one another in various ways. Only Connect is curated by David Remfry RA, Eranda Professor of Drawing at the RA Schools.
A selection of these works is showcased in an exhibition in the Keeper’s House and is available to buy online through Art Sales at the RA.
Find out more about the Own Art scheme, which allows buyers to spread the cost of the purchase of a limited edition or unique work in the Art Sales at the RA collection over 10 months with an interest-free loan.
28 April — 11 September 2017
Saturday – Thursday 10am – 6pm
Friday 10am – 10pm
If you are not a Friend, Patron or Corporate Member of the RA, simply ask staff at the Keeper’s House for access to see the exhibition before 4pm
Free
The Keeper’s House, Burlington House, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly
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Part of the mystery of art lies in what, as viewers, we connect with and part is in the artist’s domain to have made that mysterious spark possible. Though many of these works are very different from one another, for me, the interest is in what they have in common.
David Remfry RA
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Gallery
![David Remfry RA, Samira Abassy]()
David Remfry RA, Samira Abassy.
![Sue Williams A’Court , Anonymous 22]()
Sue Williams A’Court, Anonymous 22, 2017.
![Mick Rooney RA, The Saxophonist]()
Mick Rooney RA, The Saxophonist, 1986.
![Sonia Lawson RA, Girl Dreaming of Pony]()
Sonia Lawson RA, Girl Dreaming of Pony, 1997.
![Emma Stibbon RA, Berg constellation]()
Emma Stibbon RA, Berg constellation, 2016.
![Anthony Eyton RA, Tropical Plants, Eden Project]()
Anthony Eyton RA, Tropical Plants, Eden Project, 2000.
![Chris Orr RA , Cyclone – Coney Island]()
Chris Orr RA, Cyclone – Coney Island, 2010.
![Rose Blake , Wall Art III]()
Rose Blake, Wall Art III, 2016.
![Bill Jacklin RA, Sun, Sleet and Snow in the City II]()
Bill Jacklin RA, Sun, Sleet and Snow in the City II, 2015.
![Maggi Hambling CBE, Stephen Fry]()
Maggi Hambling CBE, Stephen Fry, 2006.
![Cornelia Parker RA , Incident (Brussels)]()
Cornelia Parker RA, Incident (Brussels), 2017.
![Chantal Joffe RA, Bella]()
Chantal Joffe RA, Bella, 2016.
![Aimee Parrott , Bloom (I)]()
Aimee Parrott, Bloom (I), 2017.
![Bob and Roberta Smith RA, There is still art, there is still hope]()
Bob and Roberta Smith RA, There is still art, there is still hope.
![June Redfern , Evening Call]()
June Redfern, Evening Call, 2009.
![Simon Lawson, Obscured Icons: Battersea Power Station]()
Simon Lawson, Obscured Icons: Battersea Power Station, 2017.
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