Articles

Laura Gascoigne

Carel Weight RA , The Departing Angel

Inside the Academy

7 years ago

Artist, collector, benefactor: the legacy of Carel Weight RA

New spaces at the Academy in 2018 will showcase the RA’s superb art collection. Laura Gascoigne delves into the bequest of Carel Weight RA, an artist who donated outstanding works.
Anne Desmet, Palmyra: Approaching Storm

Artists

> 7 years ago

Anne Desmet: Time is of the essence

Anne Desmet RA is known for her prints and collages exploring space and time. But in her new show she combines these with objects in unusual and playful ways.
Eileen Cooper, Dancer 1 (detail)

RA Exhibitions

< 8 years ago

Eileen Cooper RA on her secrets of drawing

Eileen Cooper RA’s figures exude a fluid spontaneity. Laura Gascoigne meets the artist, ahead of her show of drawings at the Academy.
Bill Viola

Opinion

> 8 years ago

Inside Story: Bill Viola

The pioneering video artist talks to Laura Gascoigne about mystery, compassion and sacrifice in art, as the first of his two altarpieces commissioned by St Paul’s Cathedral goes on permanent display.