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The Birth of You Know Who, after Sandro Botticelli

RA Recommends

5 years ago

Did you see these? 10 top articles of 2017

This year we inspected the fine line between the Muppets and fine art, explored a gooey-looking painting technique from ancient Egypt and quizzed you on your knowledge of artists’ musings – versus those of Donald Drumpf. These are some of the RA articles and videos you loved most in 2017.
Inside the studio of Michelle Dow, an artist exhibiting in the Summer Exhibition 2017

Artists

> 5 years ago

Studio life: tips from the Summer Exhibition artists

As part of our season exploring artists’ studios, we asked the artists of the 2017 Summer Exhibition – from Royal Academicians to first-time exhibitors – to give us a peep inside their working space, and to share their secrets for a successful studio practice.
, Illustrations by Ping Zhu

Opinion

> 5 years ago

Six ways to tackle the London studio crisis

The artist’s studio faces extinction in the capital if the property market continues to price artists out. But change might be afoot, reports architectural critic Hugh Pearman, as he explores six possible solutions.

Christopher Le Brun PRA in his London studio

Artists

> 5 years ago

Exploring watercolour with Christopher Le Brun PPRA

Think you know watercolour? Think again. Join Christopher Le Brun PPRA in his London studio as he debunks some of the myths about this versatile medium and its possibilities.

Eileen Cooper in her Keeper's House studio

Artists

> 5 years ago

Eileen Cooper: “Artists love to say they’re unique. We’re not”

With two solo shows this year, her final months as the Keeper of the Royal Academy Schools and the job of coordinating this year’s Summer Exhibition, it’s a busy time for Eileen Cooper. In the latest in our ‘As I see it’ series, the artist talks bad reviews, good dogs, and what she’ll do once all this work is done.
Varda Caivano

RA Exhibitions

< 6 years ago

The studios behind the Summer Exhibition

How are the capital’s artists using their working spaces today? In the spirit of this year’s Summer Exhibition, which is encouraging artists who have not shown before at the RA, Skye Sherwin visits first-time exhibitors at work to see what they are bringing to the Academy.
Yinka Shonibare RA in his studio

Artists

7 years ago

In the studio with Yinka Shonibare RA

As Yinka Shonibare RA prepares to wrap the Academy’s Burlington Gardens façade in his bold designs, Fiona Maddocks visits the sculptor at his warehouse studio in east London.