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Sir William Chambers RA, Design for window wall, Queen Charlotte's Music Room, Windsor Castle, Berkshire

Inside the Academy

7 months ago

Fact-checking Bridgerton: The Royal Academy Schools and the Summer Exhibition

If you spotted the Royal Academy’s starring role in Netflix’s biggest series, you might be wondering what was fact and what was fiction. Thankfully, our Librarian Adam Waterton is here to debunk some myths and answer our Bridgerton questions.

Herbert Norville in Pressure, 1976, by Horace Ové

RA Recommends

1 year ago

Filmmaker Horace Ové’s powerful depictions of 1970s Black British life

Horace Ové’s work has influenced John Akomfrah RA, Isaac Julien RA and countless others. Ahead of Tate Modern’s group show, ‘Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s-Now’, artist Hurvin Anderson looks back at Ové’s films and the stories they tell.
Phyllida Barlow

Artists

< 3 years ago

Digital premiere: watch the PHYLLIDA documentary

Enjoy this exclusive digital premiere of the film ‘PHYLLIDA’, a documentary portrait of the artist Phyllida Barlow RA. Released on her birthday, this film celebrates her pioneering contribution to the field of sculpture.
Cornelia Parker's 'Transitional Object (PsychoBarn)' in the RA courtyard, 2018

RA Exhibitions

> 4 years ago

A quick interpretation of Cornelia Parker’s PsychoBarn

With Cornelia Parker’s Hitchcock-inspired barn in the Royal Academy’s courtyard, Sam Jacob takes a look at the psychological, architectural and social layers of this imposing installation.
Film still from 'Mr Turner'

Our Collection

> 8 years ago

Video: how we made Mr. Turner

Who was Mr. Turner? A contradiction, Timothy Spall told us at a recent panel discussion on Mike Leigh’s biopic. Watch the event and a behind-the-scenes video about the film here.
Installation shot shows: 'The Hand', 2012, Traditional casting wax and flock base artwork, Courtesy the artist and Maureen Paley, London AND 'Me as Arbus', 2008, Bromide afdruk | Bromide print, Collectie De Hallen, Courtesy the artist and Maureen Paley, L

Artists

> 8 years ago

Behind the mask: Gillian Wearing RA

Shortlisted for a major European art award, the Royal Academician tells us about her recent work on show in The Hague.
Emma Thompson and Dakota Fanning in Effie Gray

Inside the Academy

> 8 years ago

Q&A: Cultural historian Robert Hewison on Effie Gray

Ahead of a special event at the RA, one of our panellists tells us about the figures behind a 19th-century love triangle that scandalised the art world.
Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in 'Easy Rider'

RA Exhibitions

> 8 years ago

Peter Fonda in Conversation

In celebration of the RA’s exhibition ‘Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album’, the BFI hosted a special event with Peter Fonda.
Installation view of 'Love has no reason' by Julie Born Schwartz, RA Schools Show 2014

Our Collection

> 8 years ago

RA Collection acquires first film work

The film ‘Love has no reason’ by RA Schools graduate Julie Born Schwartz has been added to the Royal Academy’s historic Collection.
Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda in 'Easy Rider'

RA Exhibitions

> 8 years ago

Dennis Hopper: Icon of Oblivion

In celebration of the RA’s forthcoming exhibition ‘Dennis Hopper: The Lost Album’ the BFI is launching a Dennis Hopper retrospective in July, showcasing a selection of Hopper’s finest films.

The Royal Academy becomes the setting for Summer in February, starring, from left, Dan Stevens, Emily Browning, and Dominic Cooper as Alfred Munnings

Opinion

< 10 years ago

Archive: RA on set: ‘Summer in February’

If you like ‘Downton Abbey’, you’ll love ‘Summer in February’, starring Dominic Cooper as Alfred Munnings, future President of the Royal Academy.