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Joseph Cornell

Robert Descharnes, Marcel Duchamp with Gala and Salvador Dalí outside the Bar Melitón. Cadaqués, August 1958

RA Exhibitions

8 years ago

Odd couples: Artists you never knew were friends

In autumn 2017, we explore the little-known relationship between two of modern art’s greatest masters – Salvador Dalí and Marcel Duchamp. Here, we take a look at their peculiar friendship, and five other artist pairs you would never have guessed.
Cornell family studio: Joseph Cornell

RA Exhibitions

9 years ago

Fun for kids: make a box like Cornell

We invited families to create their own shadow boxes inspired by the work of Cornell. Here’s how to do it…
Cornell's stamp collection, from his Utopia Parkway studio

RA Exhibitions

> 9 years ago

Inside Joseph Cornell’s studio

Packed full with “sketchboxes” and folders, carefully arranged in his own unique filing system, Joseph Cornell’s studio was like a laboratory for his art experiments. The curator of our show takes us inside.
Detail of a letter from Dorothea Tanning to Joseph Cornell, 1945-1965, undated

RA Exhibitions

> 9 years ago

From Dalí to Warhol: Joseph Cornell’s artist friends

Often misunderstood as an outsider, Cornell’s contacts read like a Who’s Who of the New York art scene. The curator of our exhibition introduces the gang.
Joseph Cornell, Tilly Losch (detail)

RA Exhibitions

> 9 years ago

Joseph Cornell: a beginner’s guide

This July, the Royal Academy opens a landmark exhibition devoted to the beguiling works of Joseph Cornell – one of the most original artists of the 20th century.

A typical shadow box

RA Exhibitions

> 9 years ago

How to be an armchair voyager like Cornell

A unique figure in American art, Joseph Cornell worked in his own, extraordinary medium – the shadow box. Now we’re inviting you to capture your dreams in boxes too, in our Instagram challenge.
Joseph Cornell, Toward the Blue Peninsula: for Emily Dickinson (detail)

RA Exhibitions

> 9 years ago

Joseph Cornell and his poets

The Ted Hughes Poetry Prize-nominated author and leader of our Joseph Cornell-inspired short course explores the poets whose writings had a profound effect on the artist.
Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Pinturicchio Boy) (detail)

RA Exhibitions

> 9 years ago

Joseph Cornell: Pioneer of assemblage art

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.
Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Celestial Navigation)

RA Exhibitions

10 years ago

Joseph Cornell: the story so far

Next year’s exhibition of Joseph Cornell will give a unique opportunity to view the magical works of this incomparable artist. We caught up with curator Sarah Lea to learn about the genesis of the show.