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Michael Craig Martin RA
RA Exhibitions
2 months ago
Video: drawing on gallery walls with tape
Michael Craig-Martin RA talks about his series of wall drawings featuring instantly recognisable objects.
RA Exhibitions
2 months ago
Video: changing a glass of water into an oak tree
Michael Craig-Martin RA talks about his best-known early work, An Oak Tree.
RA Exhibitions
3 months ago
Video: Michael Craig-Martin RA introduces his colourful retrospective
Take a look inside the galleries, filled with everyday objects in dazzling colours.
Opinion
3 months ago
5 of the best uses of colour in art and culture
We asked contributors to the RA Magazine about their favourite uses of colour in art and culture. Here’s what they told us.
RA Exhibitions
4 months ago
Michael Craig-Martin: living colour
Michael Craig-Martin RA speaks to Ravi Ghosh about why objects became his obsession, ahead of his colourful retrospective in our Main Galleries.
RA Exhibitions
5 months ago
Start here: Michael Craig-Martin
Find out more about the artistic career of Michael Craig-Martin before you visit our latest exhibition.
Opinion
> 5 years ago
“Schools are failing our children. The solution lies in art education.”
As art-making is ebbed out of schools across the country, we overlook the skills it delivers – strengths that should be the envy of “proper” academic education, says Michael Craig-Martin.
RA Recommends
> 7 years ago
10 art exhibitions to see in August
From an exploration of recent LGBTQ+ art to a vibrant celebration of tulips, here’s our pick of the best new exhibitions to see this month.
Artists
> 9 years ago
Michael Craig-Martin, man for all seasons
As Michael Craig-Martin RA co-ordinates this year’s Summer Exhibition, the Curator and Head of the RA Schools Eliza Bonham Carter discovers in a new book what makes this leading artist and teacher tick.
Artists
> 9 years ago
Michael Craig-Martin RA: advice for an aspiring artist
In an extract from his new book, the Royal Academician who nurtured talents including Gary Hume, Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst offers his insights into how to get on in art and the art world.