RA250: The New Royal Academy of Arts
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On 19th May 2018 the Royal Academy of Arts opens the doors to new spaces for displays, a 250-seat lecture hall, immersive architecture installations, projects by students from the RA art school and one two-acre campus, unified for the first time. Celebrating its 250th birthday in style, the RA's two buildings, Burlington House on Piccadilly and Burlington Garden, will be linked together for the first time. Inaugurating the new galleries will be an exhibition on the pioneering landscape work of Tacita Dean. You can also visit two free exhibitions on 'The Making of an Artist', one showinghighlights from the gallery's collection, the other showing plaster casts from the early years of the RA Schools in The Vaults. From September 2018, Bob and Roberta Smith will explore the subject of gender in the history of the RA in The Ronald and Rita McAulay Gallery.
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Antony GormleyAntony GormleyWell known for using his own form as a recurring feature in his works, Angel of the North sculptor Antony Gormley examines what it means to have a body in the Royal Academy of Arts' major autumn exhibition. The solo show, the most significant in the UK for over a decade, brings together existing and new works created especially for the occasion. Dr2019-11-16T00:00:00+00002019-12-03T00:00:00+0000
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event > Exhibitions > Art exhibitions - Sculpture
DATES 21st September to 3rd December 2019
VENUE Royal Academy of Arts
Well known for using his own form as a recurring feature in his works, Angel of the North sculptor Antony Gormley examines what it means to have a body in the Royal Academy of Arts' major autumn exhibition. The solo show, the most significant in the UK for over a decade, brings together existing and new works created especially for the occasion. Dr... More about this event
Lucian Freud: The Self-PortraitsLucian Freud: The Self-PortraitsHe's famous for his fleshy, unflinching portraits but in this Royal Academy of Arts exhibition Lucian Freud's subject is himself. Featuring more than 50 paintings, prints and drawings in The Sackler Wing of Galleries, Lucian Freud: The Self-portraits is the first exhibition to focus on his self-portraits. Executed over almost seven decades on canva2019-11-16T00:00:00+00002020-01-26T00:00:00+0000
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event > Exhibitions > Art exhibitions - Painting
DATES 27th October 2019 to 26th January 2020
VENUE Royal Academy of Arts
He's famous for his fleshy, unflinching portraits but in this Royal Academy of Arts exhibition Lucian Freud's subject is himself. Featuring more than 50 paintings, prints and drawings in The Sackler Wing of Galleries, Lucian Freud: The Self-portraits is the first exhibition to focus on his self-portraits. Executed over almost seven decades on canva... More about this event
event > Exhibitions > Art Exhibitions - Architecture
PRICING £10, under 16s Free
DATES 23rd November 2019 to 23rd February 2020
VENUE Royal Academy of Arts
Architects, artists and designers respond to urgent ecological issues, with their innovative approaches displayed as film, installation, architectural models and photography.
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