John William Waterhouse often featured figures from literature or Greek mythology... but what dark secrets is his mermaid ...

A new collection of paintings and sculptures made by New York-based artist Obi Agwam during his time at the Royal Academy ...

Descriptive zoopraxography; or, the science of animal locomotion made popular : with selected outline tracings reduced from some of the illustrations of "Animal Locomotion" an electro-photographic ...

Held every year since 1769, the Summer Exhibition displays works in a variety of mediums and genres by emerging and established artists. The Summer Exhibition is the world’s oldest open submission ...

Many of Michaelina Wautier's works were posthumously attributed to men over the centuries. But how do you spot a Wautier ...

Dogs, cats, goats, and ocelots. Animals have long served as muses and companions to artists and creatives. Here are our five ...

Joseph Cornell created curious worlds of long ago and far away in his boxes of found objects. We examine the work of this American trailblazer ahead of his RA exhibition. From the Summer 2015 issue of ...

As we unite more than 50 of Lucian Freud’s self-portraits for the first time ever, here’s a handy guide to get to know the man whose painted, printed and drawn figure is in our galleries this autumn.

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 ...

Be inspired by the work of Phyllida Barlow RA and create a sustainable sculpture from reusable household rubbish. Build it, play around with decoration and then recycle the parts. 1. Find some ...

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Originally released in cinemas, this 'Exhibition on Screen' film takes us back to two of our landmark exhibitions by the iconic British artist, David Hockney RA. Sit back and enjoy, as we revisit 2012 ...