Articles

Georg Baselitz Hon RA

Georg Baselitz, Oh dear, ma tutto occupato (Ach herrje, ma tutto occupato)

RA Recommends

< 7 years ago

Our pick of this week’s art events: 22 April – 29 April

From a major Alberto Giacometti show at the Sainsbury Centre to a rare display of contemporary Arab art at Whitechapel Gallery, we pick the week’s best art.
Albert Irvin

Opinion

8 years ago

Art sales at the RA: painting and printmaking

Painting and printmaking often feed into each other, as the first in a series of RA selling shows reveals.
Will Gompertz

RA Exhibitions

> 8 years ago

Summer Exhibition Edit: Will Gompertz

We’ve challenged three guest speakers to choose the five works in this year’s Summer Exhibition that intrigue them the most. BBC’s Arts Editor Will Gompertz attempts to narrow down his top picks from the plethora of works on display.
Damien Hirst with 'Stripped (Instinctual) by Michael Joo (left), and 'Can't beat the feeling' by Banksy (right), both from his murderme collection

Opinion

9 years ago

Cool, calm and collected

Why do artists collect art? We posed the question to artist collectors Damien Hirst, Tom Phillips RA, Howard Hodgkin and Georg Baselitz Hon RA, whose chiaroscuro prints are included in the ‘Renaissance Impressions’ show at the Academy.