Vincent van Gogh has had an enduring influence on Anselm Kiefer. See work by both artists side by side this summer. In 1890 Vincent van Gogh painted his final works. Seventy-two years later an ...

Victorian artist Richard Dadd constructed fairytale worlds and highly original works of art. His creativity never ceased – rather, it flourished from within the confines of Bethlem and Broadmoor. As a ...

Richard Clay I (1789-1877), printer, born in Cambridge, England. He apprenticed to Richard Watts, then University Printer John Smith at the Pitt Press. He began his own business with various partners ...

“My aim has been to make my collection as complete a representation as possible of the various states through which each plate passed. There are of course very many gaps which it has not been possible ...

No discussion of weaving would be complete without the Academy’s own Grayson Perry RA. Among the works Perry is showcasing is the medieval-inspired quilt 'I Know Who I Am,' featuring a castle, a queen ...

See inside Picasso and Paper Picasso didn’t just draw on paper – he tore it, burnt it, and made it three-dimensional. From studies for Guernica to a 4.8-metre-wide collage, this exhibition brings ...

Have a go at making your own paint with eggs, make-up, spices and chalk. Some materials like chalk might need to be ground into a powder by using a mortar and pestle ...

See inside the Summer Exhibition 2020 252 years ago, a group of artists made it their mission to form an annual exhibition to support artists and architects, by showcasing art of the moment to the ...

The RA started out with two female Academicians, then took over a century to elect any more. As we celebrate our 250th anniversary, we take a look back at the women who fought the odds to be a part of ...

Joseph Cornell created curious worlds of long ago and far away in his boxes of found objects. We examine the work of this American trailblazer ahead of his RA exhibition. From the Summer 2015 issue of ...

Ai Weiwei has worked in everything from paint to readymades. As our landmark exhibition examines work from 1993 up to the present day, we take a look at some of the key works to know from across Ai's ...