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 ...

Explore art works, paint-smeared palettes, scribbled letters and more... Artists and architects have run the RA for 250 years. Our Collection is a record of them.

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Léon Spilliaert (1881–1946) was born in the coastal town of Ostend. He moved to Brussels at the age of 20, and would live and work between the two cities for the rest of his life. Self-taught, he ...

Revisiting the exhibition: Antony Gormley Published on 18 November 2020 Six tonnes of steel mesh, a gallery flooded with seawater, a body you could walk through and an experience like no other. Relive ...

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Cornelia Parker RA brings her PsychoBarn installation to London and the Neoclassical surrounds of our Annenberg Courtyard. Cornelia Parker's Transitional Object (PsychoBarn) was first exhibited on the ...

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 ...