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Portrait of Sir Francis Bourgeois R.A.

The Royal Academy of Arts, located in the heart of London, is a place where art is made, exhibited and debated.

Originally released in cinemas, this 'Exhibition on Screen' film takes us back to two of our landmark exhibitions by the iconic British artist, David Hockney RA. Sit back and enjoy, as we revisit 2012 ...

Curator Adrian Locke on the monumental installation that will be coming to the RA’s courtyard alongside our Ai Weiwei exhibition. Part six in a series of blogs telling the story of how our forthcoming ...

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 ...

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 ...

Discover the next generation of architects, designers and curators in this changing display in the McAulay Gallery. The Architecture Window is a space for new voices in architecture at the heart of ...

Be inspired by the work of Phyllida Barlow RA and create a sustainable sculpture from reusable household rubbish. Build it, play around with decoration and then recycle the parts. 1. Find some ...

From the Autumn 2022 issue of RA Magazine, issued quarterly to Friends of the RA. Francesca Wade is the author of Square Haunting: Five Women, Freedom and London Between the Wars (Faber). She 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 ...

In 60 seconds: Hogarth's 'Gin Lane' & 'Beer Street' By Tiffany Greenoak Published on 6 May 2020 Learn how a pair of engravings by satirical artist William Hogarth were used to alter the drinking ...