Born on the French Riviera, Yves Klein grew up surrounded by the intense blue of the Mediterranean sea and sky. He got the ...
For a moment, I thought I’d come up with the perfect argument against the use of phones at exhibitions. Suppose that instead of being face to face with a masterpiece – or lens to face, rather – you ...
Experience the epic style of Kerry James Marshall. Don't miss out on America’s biggest artist, in London for one season only.
One of the world’s most influential living painters, Marshall is a virtuoso chronicler of Black American life – here are five things you need to know about the artist. Kerry James Marshall first ...
Find out more about how the pioneer of Post-Impressionism has inspired the subjects and techniques of Kiefer’s monumental paintings and sculptures. A few months after turning 18, Kiefer embarked on an ...
Created on their return from an Antarctic expedition, these life jackets symbolise survival, whether it’s physical, material, or spiritual. Taking inspiration from a Victorian book of cyanotypes ...
Put your friends’ knowledge to the test with our art general knowledge quiz. 'Tis the season of office parties, family gatherings and get-togethers with friends. When conversation lulls we’ve got you ...
Tracey Emin RA has won the 2024 Charles Wollaston Award for the "most distinguished work" in the Summer Exhibition. Each year we present prizes for outstanding works in the Summer Exhibition. Over £80 ...
“Dead matter still has a lot of agency, a lot of presence.” Take a look around Nicola Turner’s studio in Bath and watch her build her dramatic sculpture created from tentacles of horsehair and sheep ...
Discover the next generation of architects, designers and curators in this changing display in the McAulay Gallery. The Architecture Window is a space for new voices in architecture at the heart of ...
Discover the collages of Kenneth Halliwell and Joe Orton researched through performance by Alex Margo Arden. Rock Paper Scissors applies methods of performance, reproduction, deviance and reenactment ...
With Marina Abramović taking over the Main Galleries at the RA, we look at some other artists who have shaped the history of performance art. In 1951, German photographer Hans Namuth, after spending ...