The great art quiz of 2022

The great art quiz of 2022

Published 20 December 2022

Some say it’s a tradition older than Father Christmas, others say it started in 2015. We may never know… But it’s here, our annual art quiz of the year! Time to test your recollection of what happened in the art world in 2022.

<section><h2></h2></section><section><h2><h2><h3 dir="ltr">Which grime artist debuted their first painting this year, and then saw it auctioned off at Sotheby’s?</h3></h2></h2></section><section><h3><h3><span style="font-size:20px;"></span></h3><h3 dir="ltr">This year we celebrated 25 years since our controversial <em>Sensation</em> exhibition here at the RA. Which of these didn’t happen during the show’s run?<br /></h3></h3></section><section><h3><h3>This summer, artist Sandy Brown unveiled the UK’s tallest ceramic sculpture – 11.5 metres! – in the Cornish town of St Austell. Why did it cause complaints from church leaders?</h3></h3></section><section><h3><h3>Damien Hirst has caused quite a stir recently. Which of these is something he <em>hasn't</em> done this year?</h3><h2><strong> </strong></h2></h3></section><section><h3><h3></h3><h3 dir="ltr">This year a study of 5,000 paintings found that for every £1 a male artist earns for his work, a woman earns for her work…<br /></h3></h3></section><section><h3><h3 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:20px;"></span>This year Just Stop Oil activists have been in museums highlighting the urgent need for the government to stop 100 new licences to develop fossil fuels in the UK. Which of the following did an activist *not* say while in an art gallery?<br /></h3></h3></section><section><h3><h3><h3 dir="ltr">Why, oh why, were Imperial College Union moved to draw this diagram this summer?</h3></h3></h3></section><section><h3><h3 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:20px;"></span>At this year’s Venice Biennale, Britain was represented by Sonia Boyce, who won the prestigious Golden Lion prize there. Which other British artist has won the award?<strong><span style="font-size:20px;"> </span></strong></h3></h3></section><section><h3><h3 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:20px;"></span>This summer the National Galleries of Scotland made a surprising discovery on the back of a Van Gogh canvas in their collection. What was it?<strong> </strong></h3></h3></section><section><h3><h2></h2><h3 dir="ltr"><span style="font-size:20px;"></span>A husband and wife who’ve owned a painting by Canadian folk artist Maud Lewis since the 1970s took home around C$350,000 when they put the work up for auction this year. What did they originally exchange for the painting?</h3></h3></section><section><h3><h3><span style="font-size:20px;"></span>What happened when Storm Claudio came into contact with Tom Campbell’s newly installed sculpture – a pyramid of four 16-foot-wide mirrored orbs – on Tottenham Court Road this November?<strong> </strong></h3></h3></section><section><h3><h3><h3 dir="ltr">Earlier this year Tracey Emin asked for her gifted artwork – one of her classic neon text sculptures – to be removed from display at Boris Johnson’s 10 Downing Street. What did the artwork say?</h3></h3></h3></section><section><h3><h3 dir="ltr">The auction house Christie’s, known for their specialisation in artworks since the 18th century, launched a new foray into what new category of collectible this autumn?</h3></h3></section><section><h2><h2> </h2></h2></section><section><h3></h3></section>
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The great art quiz of 2022

Published 20 December 2022

Season’s greetings to all Friends, visitors, supporters and followers – and onward to another year of art! Here’s a taster of what’s to come from us in 2023…

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