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Sidney Nolan, 'Ned Kelly' (detail), 1946. Enamel paint on composition board. 90.8 x 121.5 cm. National Gallery of Australia, Canberra. Gift of Sunday Reed, 1977.
Sydney Lee, 'The Sleeping Square' (detail), 1928. Aquatint, mezzotint and roulette. Private collection. © estate of the artist.
George Bellows, 'Stag at Sharkey’s' (detail), 1909. Oil on canvas, 92 x 112.6 cm. The Cleveland Museum of Art. Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection. Photo © The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Sir Hugh Casson PRA, 'Elephant and Rhinoceros Pavilion, London Zoo'(detail), c.1971. © Royal Academy of Arts, London.
Viewing events occurring on 11 July 2008
9 June—17 August 2008
Exhibitions - In the Main Galleries, Burlington House
Sponsored by Insight Investment.
The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition is the largest open contemporary art exhibition in the world, drawing...
28 June—7 September 2008
Exhibitions - In The Sackler Wing of Galleries, Burlington House
Supported by Oak Foundation Denmark and Novo Nordisk
This retrospective features over 60 paintings spanning the career of the celebrated Danish artist Vilhelm Hammershøi (1864-1916).
The works...
1 December 2007—7 December 2008
Exhibitions - In the John Madejski Fine Rooms
Free
This display explores the rich variety of genre paintings from the Royal Academy's own collection.
The exhibition consists of 34 pieces, most of which are Academicians’ Diploma Works and represent...
1 July—6 August 2008
Exhibitions - In the Gallery Café
Free
David Hegarty graduated from the Royal Academy Schools in 1998. He has been a frequent exhibitor in the Summer Exhibition for more than 10 years and his work is in collections including the Victoria...
11 July 2008
Free
This exciting new site-specific piece is the result of a unique collaboration between architecture and dance.
11 July 2008
Dr Claire Thomson discusses how Hammershøi’s still, silent paintings and Dreyer’s moving images help us grasp the historical ambition of cinema itself: to embalm time and matter.
9 June—17 August 2008
This is the only online exhibition in the UK for secondary-school students at A level. It is live on this website until 17 August 2008, showing at the same time as the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition...
1 January—31 December 2008
2008 marks the 25th anniversary of the American Associates of the Royal Academy Trust (AARAT), and promises to be a year filled with many exciting events.
Every Friday until 5 September 2008
Gallery and spotlight talks - In The Sackler Wing of Galleries, Burlington House
Free
45-minute introductory talks exploring Vilhelm Hammershøi: The Poetry of Silence at 7pm every Friday.
Read more about Vilhelm Hammershøi Public Gallery Talks (Fridays)
Every Friday until 26 November 2010
Free
Free guided tours of the John Madejski Fine Rooms.
Every Friday until 26 November 2010
Free
Free guided tours of the John Madejski Fine Rooms.
Every Friday until 26 November 2010
Free
A free guided tour of the John Madejski Fine Rooms.
