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Installation view of the ‘Francis Bacon: Man and Beast’ exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London (29 January – 17 April 2022)

RA Exhibitions

1 year ago

Inside ‘Francis Bacon: Man and Beast’ with curator, Michael Peppiatt

We spoke to Francis Bacon’s friend, Michael Peppiatt, about the exhibition ‘Man and Beast’ and how Bacon’s vision of humanity was shaped by his interest in animals.
David Hockney , No. 147 (detail)

RA Exhibitions

< 2 years ago

David Hockney: to Normandy via Yorkshire

Edith Devaney, curator of our upcoming David Hockney exhibition, explores how the artist harnessed springtime to explore the drama of nature, the process of grief – and the power of hope.
Diana Armfield, Last Nasturtium of the Season

Artists

2 years ago

“Like a portrait painter with their sitters, I have the feeling of a real relationship with the flowers I paint”

100-year-old artist Diana Armfield RA writes about the joy of painting the flowers in her garden.
Axel Rüger and Rebecca Salter headshot

Opinion

2 years ago

“It has never been more important that we play our part in the art community and the recovery ahead”

Covid-19 has pushed arts institutions to their limits. President of the Royal Academy, Rebecca Salter, and our Secretary and Chief Executive, Axel Rüger, reflect on the challenges faced by the RA.
Rebecca Salter PRA

Opinion

< 3 years ago

“Who knows how many new talents will pick up a pencil, brush or iPad in isolation?”

These are difficult times for everyone – but art thrives in a crisis, says Rebecca Salter PRA, as we launch a new series of artists and architects documenting their creativity in isolation.
Taking a moment to appreciate Hercules, one of the traditional teaching casts, in The Julia and Hans Rausing Hall

Inside the Academy

4 years ago

From dawn to dusk at the New RA

With new spaces to encounter art – and places to eat or drink in between – you can easily spend a whole day at the Academy. RA Magazine sent its new deputy editor Sarah Handelman to discover how to do it well

Mark Corfield-Moore preparing work for RA schools show 2018

Inside the Academy

> 4 years ago

249 years of teaching artists in the RA Schools

At the heart of the Royal Academy, you can find Britain’s longest-running art school, which has been training artists since 1769. As soon-to-be graduates present their final year show, Skye Sherwin speaks to students and tutors to find out what’s changed in the last quarter millennia.
Fine Rooms - General Assembly

Opinion

> 7 years ago

What meetings are like inside the RA

In the latest in his blog series, our Head of Collections invites you to come along to some of his meetings around the Academy – from formal proceedings in the grand Fine Rooms, to a chat in the staff kitchen.

Howard Jacobson giving the Annual Dinner speech in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, 2015

Inside the Academy

> 7 years ago

Podcast: Howard Jacobson’s Annual Dinner speech

Man Booker Prize-winning author Howard Jacobson on the “urgent necessity of play” at the Royal Academy’s Annual Dinner 2015.