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Source: Paul McGrath A previous RA Summer Exhibition architecture gallery David Adjaye is to curate the architecture gallery at this year’s Royal Academy Summer Exhibition. It is a role he was set to undertake last year but delays caused by the pandemic put paid to that because he was not available later in the year. Eva Jiricna agreed to take on the job instead. Source: Ed Reeve The 252 nd Summer Exhibition eventually opened in the autumn before Burlington House was forced to shut its doors again after just a few weeks. It was the first time in its history that the show was disrupted, wi...
Yinka Shonibare will co-ordinate the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition this year. The artist, famous for his Nelson’s Ship In A Bottle installation which stood on Trafalgar Square’s Fourth Plinth, will explore the theme of Reclaiming Magic and celebrate the “sheer joy of making” art. The Summer Exhibition is the world’s largest open submission contemporary art show. We have news! Renowned artist Yinka Shonibare RA will be co-ordinating this year’s #RASummer Exhibition. The theme of ‘Reclaiming Magic’ will celebrate the visceral joy of creating art, and give a platform to ar...
Heather Phillipson To Create Next Tate Britain Commission Heather Phillipson (b.1978, London) will be the next artist to undertake the annual Tate Britain Commission. To be unveiled when the museum reopens, this major commission will be the latest response to the unique architecture and context of the neo-classical Duveen Galleries at the heart of Tate Britain. Her work tackles pressing contemporary issues in singular and remarkable ways – Alex Farquharson Audacious and disconcerting, Heather Phillipson’s expansive multimedia projects include video, sculpture, installation, music, poetry ...
Six artists shortlisted for Trafalgar Square's iconic Fourth Plinth Ibrahim Mahama. Photo: George Darrell. LONDON .- The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, today announced the six artists who have been shortlisted for Trafalgar Squares Fourth Plinth commission: Nicole Eisenman, Samson Kambalu, Goshka Macuga, Ibrahim Mahama, Teresa Margolles and Paloma Varga Weisz. The shortlisted artists proposals will go on show at the National Gallery from late-May to July this year and will also be available to view online. A virtual tour of the exhibition will be created in partnership with Google Arts &...