Currently celebrating its 250th anniversary, the Royal Academy of Arts, which hosts the annual unmissable Summer Exhibition, has been making, debating and showing art since 1768. The RA’s ever expanding campus now includes a new lecture theatre and a link between its Piccadilly and Burlington Gardens galleries for the first time in its history.
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Inside the fantastical world of performance artist, Darrell ThornePerformance artist Darrell Thorne straddles multiple worlds, telling stories through transformation, reinvention and theatrical excess
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Mostly armless: life with the Roborock Saros S70 and taking a (shallow) step into the futureThe arm-equipped Roborock Saros Z70 robot vacuum dusts, mops and even cleans up your messy household. So why did it feel like adding a demanding new family member?
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Out of office: the Wallpaper* editors’ picks of the weekSummer holidays are here, with Wallpaper* editors jetting off to some exceptional destinations, including highly recommended Mérida in Mexico. Then it’s back to work, or, for one editor, back to school…
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Vincent Van Gogh and Anselm Kiefer are in rich and intimate dialogue at the Royal Academy of ArtsGerman artist Anselm Kiefer has paid tribute to Van Gogh throughout his career. When their work is viewed together, a rich relationship is revealed
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William Kentridge on failed utopias and transcending borders: ‘art must defend the uncertain’Azu Nwagbogu profiles South African artist William Kentridge, whose show at London's Royal Academy of Arts runs until 11 December 2022
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2022 Royal Academy Architecture Prize recognises Renée GailhoustetThe 2022 Royal Academy Architecture Prize is awarded to Renée Gailhoustet, with the shortlist for the 2022 Royal Academy Dorfman Award revealed at the same time
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Steel yourself for metal guru Antony Gormley’s Royal Academy blockbusterThe British sculptor takes you through a room brambled with steel spindles, inside pitch-black tunnels, before platooning you in a room filled with seawater
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Phyllida Barlow has us on the edge at the Royal AcademyThe British sculptor’s teetering site-specific installations open up new perspectives to the London institution’s architecture
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Head trip: the ’Veronica Scanner’ creates live 3D portraits at the Royal Academy of Arts -
’82 Portraits and 1 Still-life’: David Hockney returns to the RA -
Sonic boom: music duo Carnet de Voyage usher in a new era for the Royal Academy
Progressive music duo Carnet de Voyage usher in a new era for the Royal Academy of Arts
