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

Kerry James Marshall explains why his paintings can contain up to nine different shades of black.

For centuries the body has been a central subject in Western art, depicted in the telling of stories or as a means to explore what it is to be human. In the mid-twentieth century artists such as ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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