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Tim Marlow

Marina Abramović, ‘Artist Portrait with a Candle (A)’, from the series With Eyes Closed I See Happiness (detail)

RA Exhibitions

5 years ago

Picasso to Abramović: introducing our 2020 exhibitions

From the 18th century right up to the present and from fragile paper masterpieces to groundbreaking performance art, the RA’s Artistic Director Tim Marlow introduces our exhibition programme for the coming year.
Installation view of the ‘Félix Vallotton: Painter of Disquiet’ exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London (30 June - 29 September 2019).

RA Exhibitions

> 5 years ago

Video: Félix Vallotton in 60 seconds

Tim Marlow gives a quick introduction to Félix Vallotton, the Swiss-born painter and printmaker whose portrayals of Belle Epoque Paris reveal a truly distinctive artistic vision.
In Pursuit of Venus (infected), 2015-17, by Lisa Reihana in the Oceania exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts, London, 29 September – 10 December 2018

RA Exhibitions

< 6 years ago

Artists of Oceania: Lisa Reihana in conversation

With her panoramic video installation currently on show in our Oceania exhibition, watch acclaimed New Zealand artist Lisa Reihana discuss her practice with the RA’s Artistic Director Tim Marlow.
Gallery view of the 'Klimt / Schiele: Drawings from the Albertina Museum, Vienna' exhibition

RA Exhibitions

6 years ago

Video: Egon Schiele in 60 seconds

Tim Marlow gives a quick introduction to Egon Schiele, whose extraordinary works on paper are on show in our exhibition ‘Klimt / Schiele’.

Installation view of Beethoven Frieze, 1901–02. Charcoal, black and coloured chalk and mixed materials on plaster, 215 x 630 cm. Österreichische Galerie Belvedere, Vienna. On long term loan to the Secession, Vienna

RA Exhibitions

6 years ago

Video: Gustav Klimt in 60 seconds

Tim Marlow gives a quick introduction to Gustav Klimt, one of the two Viennese masters whose works on paper are shown side-by-side in our exhibition ‘Klimt / Schiele’.

Tim Marlow gives a live video tour of the new RA on 12 May 2018, featuring Tacita Dean's exhibition LANDSCAPE

Inside the Academy

> 6 years ago

Video: behind the scenes at the new RA

Artistic director Tim Marlow gives a behind-the-scenes tour of the new Royal Academy of Arts.

Unpacking exhibits from Japan for the RA’s ‘International Exhibition of Chinese Art’ in 1935-36 (detail)

RA Exhibitions

> 6 years ago

Monet, Hockney, Van Gogh: remember these RA blockbusters?

As our transformed campus lays the foundations for another 250 years of blockbuster art exhibitions, Artistic Director Tim Marlow takes stock of some of the RA’s most popular shows since 1768.
Artemisia Gentileschi, Allegory of Painting (detail)

RA Exhibitions

> 6 years ago

Video: Artemisia Gentileschi in 60 seconds

Tim Marlow gives a quick introduction to Artemisia Gentileschi, one of very few women who carved out a career in the 17th-century art world.

RA Exhibitions

7 years ago

Introducing 2018 at the Royal Academy of Arts

Next year’s exhibitions will take us from a legendary British collection to the far seas of the South Pacific, and from centuries past to a glimpse into the future of art. The RA’s Artistic Director introduces the programme for our 250th anniversary year.
Installation view of the Matisse in the Studio exhibition at the Royal Academy of Art, London (5 August - 12 November 2017)

RA Exhibitions

> 7 years ago

Video: Henri Matisse in 60 seconds

Tim Marlow gives a 60-second introduction to Henri Matisse, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century.
Maggi Hambling

Artists

> 7 years ago

Podcast: Maggi Hambling in conversation with Tim Marlow

Painter and sculptor Maggi Hambling discusses her work with the RA’s Artistic Director, Tim Marlow.
Burlington House from the Annenburg Courtyard

RA Exhibitions

8 years ago

What’s coming up in 2017 at the Royal Academy of Arts

The RA’s Artistic Director introduces our 2017 exhibition programme, which explores some of the most momentous developments in 20th-century art.

The façade of Burlington House

RA Exhibitions

9 years ago

From Monet to Hockney: 2016 at the Royal Academy

The Royal Academy’s Artistic Director explains what’s in store in for the next year as we launch our 2016 exhibition programme.
Ai Weiwei, He Xie

RA Exhibitions

9 years ago

Ai of the tiger: Sam Phillips meets Ai Weiwei in his Beijing studio

Fearless and uncompromising, Ai Weiwei’s art challenges cultural values, confronts injustices and pushes materials to their limit. Sam Phillips talks to the artist about his show at the RA, which he was not expecting to be able to attend.
Jenny Saville with 'Voice of the Shuttle (Philomela)'

RA Exhibitions

> 9 years ago

A conversation with Rubens: Tim Marlow interviews Jenny Saville RA

Rubens’s influence on painting extends right up to today, as a room curated by Jenny Saville RA for ‘Rubens and His Legacy’ reveals. Tim Marlow asks the painter about her response to the Flemish master as both artist and curator.