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.

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: 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 ...

The text of chapters I-VIII includes [32] illustrations. These are followed by full-page illustrations 1-56, each carrying text on the verso (except no. 56, which carries on its verso an unnumbered ...

Tracey Emin RA has won the 2024 Charles Wollaston Award for the "most distinguished work" in the Summer Exhibition. Each year we present prizes for outstanding works in the Summer Exhibition. Over £80 ...

Mark Hampson tells the stories of some of the former students of the RA Schools, from its inception in 1769 to the present day. From the Summer 2024 issue of RA Magazine, issued quarterly to Friends ...

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 ...

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 ...