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

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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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As our 'From Life' exhibition explores the past, present and future of representing bodies in art, we look back at the Royal Academy's 250-year tradition of drawing nude models. Charles West Cope RA’s ...

Virtual tour – Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch: The Loneliness of the Soul Published on 20 January 2021 Explore the dark territories and raw emotions distilled in the artworks of Tracey Emin and Edvard ...

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 ...