Wednesday 17 August 2016

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

Highlights

  • Experience the incredible Royal Academy Summer Exhibition
  • The biggest open submission exhibition in the world
  • 1200 pieces including photography, film, architecture and sculpture
  • A vibrant and colourful mix of established and new artists
  • An exhibit filled with prestige and history - now in its 248th year

Description

Everything you’ll see at the Summer Exhibition represents what is happening in the art world right now: new and recent art created by everyone from emerging artists to the biggest names in contemporary art and architecture. Now in its 248th year, the Summer Exhibition continues in the tradition of showcasing a variety of work in all media, including painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, architecture and film. This must-see exhibition is a unique window onto all areas of the contemporary art world.

This year’s co-ordinator is Richard Wilson RA, who will be exploring the theme of artistic duos. He has invited a diverse group of more than 15 international duos, including Heather & Ivan Morison, Jake & Dinos Chapman, Jane & Louise Wilson, Ilya & Emilia Kabakov, EVA & ADELE, Boyd & Evans, Tim Noble & Sue Webster, Langlands & Bell and Pierre et Gilles, among others. Wilson has also invited Turkish filmmaker and artist Kutluğ Ataman to display a major work within the Summer Exhibition.

In the courtyard is a site-specific installation by architect and sculptor Ron Arad RA. Spyre is a 16-metre high corten steel oval cone, hiding motors, cogs, and slew-rings. Each segment of the work will move at different speeds, ensuring that the unpredictable acrobatic postures of the installation are never repeated. At the tip of Spyre is an eye holding a camera, the footage from which will be relayed to a screen at the RA.