The Great Spectacle: 250 Years of the Summer Exhibition
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Held every year since 1769, the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition is the world's longest running annual display of contemporary art. Staged to coincide with the 250th Summer Exhibition, The Great Spectacle tells the story of the annual show by featuring highlights from the past 250 years, on display in the RA's The John Madejski Fine Rooms. The exhibition includes works by the Royal Academy's first president, Joshua Reynolds, rival Thomas Gainsborough and fellow artist John Constable. Everyone from J.M.W. Turner to John Singer Sargent, Peter Blake to Zaha Hadid is included in the review.
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Lord Burlington's spectacular London palace is home to the Royal Academy of Arts, a set of galleries that houses the country's premier art school and a brilliantly curated program of exhibitions. There's always something new to enjoy at the Royal Academy. The programme of exhibitions is constantly changing and shows are presented in some of Europe's most magnificent galleries. More about Royal Academy of Arts
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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 canva2019-10-27T00:00:00+01002020-01-26T00:00:00+0000
Where:
Royal Academy of Arts,
Burlington House
W1J 0BD
Category: eventevent > 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
Alternate names and popular misspellings for The Great Spectacle: 250 Years of the Summer Exhibition
The Great Spectacle: 250 Years of the Summer Exhibition, The Great Spectacle: 250 Years of the Sumer Exhibition
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