No discussion of weaving would be complete without the Academy’s own Grayson Perry RA. Among the works Perry is showcasing is ...

One of the world’s most influential living painters, Marshall is a virtuoso chronicler of Black American life – here are five things you need to know about the artist. Kerry James Marshall first ...

Video: ostrich feathers and steel chains decorate the central hall Published on 25 June 2025 Alice Channer tells us about her sculpture suspended in the central hall for the Summer Exhibition 2025.

Video: Victor Hugo's sketchbook Published on 13 May 2025 Take a look through the pages of one of Victor Hugo's sketchbooks and get an insight into the creative universe of one of France’s most famous ...

Created on their return from an Antarctic expedition, these life jackets symbolise survival, whether it’s physical, material, or spiritual. Taking inspiration from a Victorian book of cyanotypes ...

Early 20th century Ukraine was a melting pot of cultures, identities, and politics. Here are six artists who taught, influenced, and shaped modernism in Ukraine. Alexandra Exter played a pivotal role ...

Meet the artists who defined Ukraine’s culture at the start of the 20th century before you visit our latest exhibition ‘In the Eye of the Storm’. The start of the 20th century was a period of ...

Flaming June is one of the most reproduced images in Victorian painting. What makes an artwork seize the public imagination in ways that give it a life far larger than its own? From the Spring 2024 ...

Tate. Purchased with assistance from Tate International Council and with Art Fund support 2021. Courtesy the artist and Ikon Gallery. Photo: Stuart Whipps © Hew ...

With Marina Abramović taking over the Main Galleries at the RA, we look at some other artists who have shaped the history of performance art. In 1951, German photographer Hans Namuth, after spending ...

In 19th-century France, working on paper was mainly seen as a means to an end – a tool used to prepare for finished paintings. The Impressionists changed that. They created works on paper – using ...

Find out more about the life and work of performance art pioneer Marina Abramović before you visit our latest exhibition in the Main Galleries. Marina Abramović is a pioneer of performance art. Over ...