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“Running Sand”: Joseph Cornell, Surrealism and Time
22 maart 2016 · 48 min
Art historian Professor Dawn Ades discusses Joseph Cornell’s relationship with Surrealism – one of the most influential movements of the 20th century – and explains how the collages of Max Ernst influenced him to find his own voice in the assemblage of diverse materials, found objects and images, which prompted a plethora of imaginative and imaginary narratives and associations. Lees meer
Ades also compares the constructions by Cornell that contain kinetic elements with other works by Surrealist artists that incorporate movement, and therefore the notion of duration. Duration is one aspect of our experience of time. Considering his sand fountains, collage-books and other unclassifiable constructions, this talk will address Cornell’s preoccupation with the workings of time as a fundamental theme in his work.
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Short stories with Tim Winton
22 maart 2016 · 1 uur 15 min
Internationally esteemed novelist Tim Winton reads from his collection of short stories ‘The Turning’. Lees meer
Image caption: Tim Winton, Photo: Hank Kordas.
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Peter Blake in conversation with Tim Marlow
22 maart 2016 · 55 min
Peter Blake is recognised as one of the founders of British Pop Art and today continues to make work that spans media including collage, sculpture, printmaking, as well as commercial art in the form of graphics and, notably, album covers. He was recently included in the Barbican’s exhibition 'Magnificent Obsessions: The Artist as Collector' and has created an artistic style that undoubtedly parallels Joseph Cornell’s own. Lees meer
During this event we find out why Cornell’s work has made such an impact on Blake’s own approach to art and what motivated him to create a series of direct homages to work by Joseph Cornell.
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RA and Pin Drop Short Story Award with Stephen Fry
22 maart 2016 · 1 uur 4 min
The RA hosted the inaugural RA and Pin Drop Short Story Award. Here, Stephen Fry reads a story of youthful first love.
Bethan Roberts’s short story, Ms. Featherstone and The Beast, was voted unanimously by the judges as the winner of the inaugural RA and Pin Drop Short Story Award. The panel included Pin Drop co-founders Elizabeth Day and Simon Oldfield, and the RA’s Director of Artistic Programmes, Tim Marlow. Lees meer -
Conrad Shawcross RA in conversation
22 maart 2016 · 1 uur 2 min
Royal Academician Conrad Shawcross is joined by writer and Coordinating Chaplain at Nottingham Trent University, Revd Dr Richard Davey, to discuss his courtyard installation for the Summer Exhibition 2015, and the way in which his sculptures explore geometry, philosophy, physics and metaphysics. Lees meer
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Michael Craig-Martin RA in conversation
16 maart 2016 · 57 min
Michael Craig-Martin’s life has been as colourful and varied as his distinctive work. He has enjoyed international success with major exhibitions around the world, high-profile commissions and numerous honours. In this event, the RA’s Artistic Director Tim Marlow joined Craig-Martin to discuss what it takes to coordinate the RA’s Summer Exhibition and to consider the development of his career and the evolution of the art world over the last half century. Lees meer
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Eileen Cooper RA in conversation
16 maart 2016 · 47 min
In this conversation, Eileen Cooper RA explains the role of drawing in her work and how her engagement with materials provides a direct channel to her imagination. The discussion is in conjunction with her retrospective, 'Hide and Seek', which showcases drawings through 40 years of her career. Lees meer
Cooper explains that, as a young artist, it was the fluidity and liberation of the line that helped build her confidence during her training. “Art is the way in which I understand the world,” she says.
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Frank Auerbach in conversation with Tim Marlow
16 maart 2016 · 57 min
Coinciding with the publication of Catherine Lampert’s ‘Frank Auerbach: Speaking and Painting’, Tim Marlow talks to the painter. In a conversation that spans the artist’s relentless work ethic, his thoughts on John Constable and his relationship with Lucian Freud, Auerbach offers a window into his studio and practice. Honest and uncompromising, he reveals himself as intensely self-critical, trying not to look back, forever running to keep up with what he calls painting’s “inner engine”. Lees meer
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A conversation with Tatiana Bilbao
16 maart 2016 · 1 uur 8 min
One of Mexico’s leading architects, Tatiana Bilbao creates buildings of powerful geometry, which connect to their sites and users on both material and emotional levels. In her lecture, Bilbao discusses a number of recent housing projects and explores the ways her architecture weaves together people and place – whether in the house she designed for Mexican artist, Gabriel Orozco, or in social housing projects for the Mexican government. Lees meer
Image caption: Tatiana Bilbao / Photo © Adam Wiseman
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The Future of Housing: Winy Maas addresses the key isses
16 maart 2016 · 1 uur 34 min
Dutch practice MVRDV – of which Maas is the “M” – has an international reputation for its consistently innovative and visually striking architecture. In this talk, founder Winy Maas discusses the practice’s work, focusing on their numerous housing projects, which include the recently completed Markthal in Rotterdam. He also teaches at a number of universities across the world and is director of the Why Factory, a research institute for the future city which he founded in 2008. Lees meer
Maas challenges us to “escape from some of the hermeticism” that our national housing crisis is facing. His attack comes on three fronts: from architecture, to urbanism, to research. A lively and witty speaker, Maas shares entertaining personal stories as he tackles the very serious problem of the future of housing.
Photo: Winy Maas © Boudewijn Bollmann
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The Future of Housing: New Realities of Ownership
16 maart 2016 · 1 uur 40 min
As a subject of political debate, the future of housing refuses to be sidelined. Due to spiralling prices, a significant amount of our young population look forward to a lifetime of renting, while the wealthy buy property for financial investment, rather than actual living. Leaving theory behind, this talk is firmly on the side of reality and touches on recent events involving activist demonstrations, occupations and police evictions. How might our country find new models of ownership that better reflect the changing realities of how people live today? Our panel, which includes two journalists, a policy expert, an artist and a professor, introduces this polarising topic. Lees meer
Photo: Houses for sale © John Sturrock / Alamy
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The Future Of Housing: Counting the Costs of the Housing Crisis
16 maart 2016 · 1 uur 25 min
Britain is in the grip of a housing crisis, which despite being recognised by politicians from all sides shows no sign of abating. In this event, a panel of speakers explores the costs of the current housing crisis, assessing their nature and implications – whether social, economic, psychological or environmental. Lees meer
Photo: Elephant and Castle, London © Guy Corbishley / Alamy
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The Future of Housing: The Upsides of Good Housing
16 maart 2016 · 1 uur 32 min
There is no single recipe for good housing – and the very definition of "good" is hotly debated. But the upsides of good housing, however we define it, are indisputable. In this event, a range of speakers examine the characteristics of places where people enjoy living and communities thrive, and discuss whether these can be applied in the future. Lees meer
Photo: Byker Wall, Newcastle upon Tyne © Islandstock / Alamy
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The Future Of Housing: City, County, Suburb?
16 maart 2016 · 1 uur 28 min
As prices soar and cities become ever more prone to densification, the major political parties all agree on the need to build more homes, but where? Garden cities? Loosen the green belt? How can we plan for new housing in a way that’s able to withstand vested interests whilst remaining democratically accountable? This is an issue concerning the whole nation, with “passions involved” on both a local and personal level. With a panel including a surveyor, an academic, an urban design expert and the head of a charity, this talk tackles the issue of where to build new housing. Lees meer
Photo: Terrace houses © A.P.S. (UK) / Alamy
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Jean Tschumi: forgotten master of architecture
16 maart 2016 · 1 uur 1 min
Part of our Forgotten Masters series, and in association with Docomomo, this talk addresses the life of architect Jean Tschumi. Together with academic and writer Jacques Gubler, architect Bernard Tschumi discusses the work of his father, the first president of the UIA and the founding head of Switzerland’s French-speaking School of Architecture at Lausanne. Lees meer
Image caption: Aula des Cèdres, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1962 by Jean Tschumi Photo © Jean Tschumi Archives
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Bob and Roberta Smith RA on printmaking and art education
16 maart 2016 · 55 min
Famous for his letter to Michael Gove, the artist Bob and Roberta Smith RA talks about the value of art in the school curriculum and the importance of visual communication since the beginning of civilisation. Bob and Roberta Smith RA founded the Art Party in 2013, a non-political organisation established to defend creativity and arts education. In this talk, the artist discusses the human experience of “making you mark” and “having your mark reproduced”. He believes in the importance of “things being graphic” and is willing to fight for art’s survival in the world today. Lees meer
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Future of Housing: The psychology of home
16 maart 2016 · 1 uur 31 min
Although housing is most people’s largest monthly outgoing, our relationship to where we live is much more than financial: it shapes our identity, our sense of belonging, our mental and even physical wellbeing. But to what extent is this relationship reflected in the new houses being built in Britain today? What impact do aesthetics, materials and quality of space have on how we relate to our homes? Our panel discusses a variety of propositions – some new, others well-established – for designing homes that we instinctively feel a connection to. Lees meer
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An introduction to Richard Diebenkorn
16 maart 2016 · 57 min
Richard Diebenkorn is regarded as one of the most significant artists in post-war America. His work captures a sense of the light and place in which he worked, of New Mexico and California, and reveals his mastery as a consummate colourist. In this lecture, curator Edith Devaney explores the life and work of Richard Diebenkorn and considers why this is the first UK exhibition of such a major artist in over 20 years. Lees meer
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Women in today’s art world
16 maart 2016 · 57 min
At an event celebrating International Women’s Day 2015, a panel of female Academicians and students discuss how their individual experiences have shaped their understanding of the contested role of being a female artist in the 21st century.
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Curator Kathleen Soriano on Kiefer’s iconography
16 maart 2016 · 57 min
How does artist Anselm Kiefer use mythology, history, literature, philosophy and science in his work? What meanings do lead, straw, fire, earth, and water hold for him? Exhibition curator Kathleen Soriano uncovers the artist’s world and considers his oeuvre. Soriano explores the meanings behind Kiefer’s complex, layered yet sublime paintings, sculpture and installations in this discussion, originally held at the RA as part of our exhibition programme. Lees meer
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International Women’s Day: panel discussion
23 februari 2016 · 57 min
Royal Academicians Cathie Pilkington, Eileen Cooper and Tess Jaray, and RA Schools student Gergana Georgieva, contemplate their own experiences of forging a career as a female artist in the 21st century.
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Gretchen Diebenkorn Grant on Richard Diebenkorn
23 februari 2016 · 1 uur 4 min
The daughter of artist Richard Diebenkorn, Gretchen Diebenkorn Grant, speaks about the life and art of her father, giving an insight into his personality, career and the environment in which he produced his exceptional body of work.
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Rubens and the Impressionists
23 februari 2016 · 54 min
Rubens, with his “audacious and fantastic palette”, provided an important model for the revolutions in mid-19th century French art. In this lecture, independent art historian and curator MaryAnne Stevens explores the impact of the great Flemish master’s colour and technique on Manet, and Impressionists such as Monet, Renoir and Cézanne. Lees meer
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Rubens, Rembrandt and Watteau
23 februari 2016 · 36 min
In this lecture, Nico Van Hout explains why the caricature of Peter Paul Rubens as a painter of “fleshy, voluptuous women” is only part of the story, focusing in particular on Rubens’s influence on Rembrandt and Jean-Antoine Watteau.
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David Hills and Edmund de Waal in Conversation
23 februari 2016 · 1 uur 20 min
David Hills of architectural practice DSDHA discusses with artist and author Edmund de Waal the stunning studio they recently designed for him in south London as a creative backdrop to his evolving work. The studio is the result of a long-running conversation between architect and artist, which includes earlier collaborations on de Waal’s previous studio in Tulse Hill and other architectural commissions. Lees meer
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Short Stories with Sebastian Faulks
23 februari 2016 · 55 min
Award-winning and best-selling novelist Sebastian Faulks CBE reads a short story selected in response to ‘Rubens and His Legacy: Van Dyck to Cézanne’. In association with Pin Drop. Lees meer
Image caption: Sebastian Faulks / Photo: Muir Vidler
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Richard Diebenkorn: A Riotous Calm
23 februari 2016 · 59 min
“Now, the idea is to get everything right – it’s not just color or form or space or line – it’s everything all at once.” Richard Diebenkorn Lees meer
Whether landscape or abstract canvas, the work of American artist Richard Diebenkorn captures a sense of the light and place in which he worked, and reveals his mastery as a consummate colourist. The palette and pentimenti of his works are at once quiet and uproarious, subtle and unrestrained.
Curator Sarah C. Bancroft explores Richard Diebenkorn’s consuming attention to detail and improvisational process that led to his magnificent compositions.
Image caption: Sarah C. Bancroft standing in front of the Richard Diebenkorn painting 'Ocean Park #117' (1979) / Art work © 2015 the Estate of Richard Diebenkorn. Photo courtesy of Sarah C. Bancroft
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Work in focus: Allen Jones’s ‘Chair’
23 februari 2016 · 58 min
“Chair and similar sculptures by Allen Jones attracted controversy for different reasons, but questions about their relationship to pornography were persistent.” (Stacy Boldrick) Lees meer
Boldrick, curator of Tate Britain’s exhibition ‘Art Under Attack: Histories of British Iconoclasm’, chairs this debate, which discusses reactions to Chair then and now. Invited speakers include conservator Lyndsey Morgan who worked on Chair after it was sabotaged with acid in 1986, fashion commentator and feminist Grace Woodward, and Edith Devaney, curator of ‘Allen Jones RA’ at the Royal Academy of Arts.
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Charles Stewart: Black and White Gothic
23 februari 2016 · 47 min
Curator Amanda Doran introduces the illustrator Charles Stewart (1915–2001), who was haunted by the Victorian novel 'Uncle Silas' for over 40 years.
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An Introduction to ‘Rubens and His Legacy’
23 februari 2016 · 59 min
Curator Arturo Galansino helps us to understand the influence Rubens had on his fellow artists, up to and including the 20th century.
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Provocations in art: Rubens and body image
23 februari 2016 · 1 uur 1 min
The term ‘Rubenesque’ has defined the representation of the female figure in art since the Baroque period, but what role does visual art play now in creating and communicating body image? Feminist and academic Professor Germaine Greer joins sociologist and disability rights advocate Dr Tom Shakespeare and artist Grayson Perry RA to discuss the representation of the body in the visual arts and wider society. Professor Mary Beard, the RA’s Professor of Ancient Literature, chairs this panel. Watch the video of the event: http://bit.ly/1EYel5W Lees meer
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A. S. Byatt on Brothers Grimm Fairy Tales
23 februari 2016 · 1 uur 12 min
In collaboration with the Folio Society, novelists A. S. Byatt and Lawrence Norfolk venture together into Germany’s dark woods to discover witches, goblins, lost children and treasure.
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Portrait painter Jonathan Yeo discusses Giovanni Battista Moroni
23 februari 2016 · 1 uur 14 min
Contemporary portrait painter Jonathan Yeo – best known for his portraits of celebrated figures in the arts and politics, including Damien Hirst, Dennis Hopper, Malala Yousafzai and Tony Blair – discusses Moroni's psychological realism in relation to his own work. Lees meer
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Anselm Kiefer’s 'Heroic Symbols'
23 februari 2016 · 1 uur
Panelists Christian Weikop, Lara Day and Andrew Renton reconsider Anselm Kiefer’s 1969 book ‘Heroic Symbols’ which documented a provocative performance art project known as ‘Occupations’.
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Art critic Jonathan Jones discusses Moroni’s portrait ‘The Tailor’
23 februari 2016 · 45 min
Jonathan Jones of The Guardian explores the reasons why Giovanni Battista Moroni’s portrait ‘The Tailor’ is one of the greatest paintings in London.
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An introduction to Giovanni Battista Moroni
23 februari 2016 · 51 min
Dr. Arturo Galansino, curator of 'Giovanni Battista Moroni', reveals the artistic qualities that separated Moroni from his contemporaries, and demonstrates why Moroni was the foremost portrait painter of his day.
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In conversation with Frank Bowling RA
23 februari 2016 · 34 min
Painter and Royal Academician Frank Bowling discusses his life and work with Mel Gooding (Art critic and author of the Royal Academy’s monograph on Frank Bowling) and Courtney J. Martin (Assistant Professor of History of Art & Architecture at Brown University and Specialist in 20th Century British Art). Lees meer
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Anselm Kiefer in conversation with David Chipperfield
23 februari 2016 · 59 min
In a discussion chaired by the RA’s Tim Marlow, Anselm Kiefer and David Chipperfield RA explore the ways in which art and architecture interact in Kiefer’s practice. Watch the video: http://bit.ly/1T3ToOQ
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Anselm Kiefer’s Heroic Symbols
3 februari 2016 · 55 min
In 2014, the RA held a major retrospective of the works of German artist Anselm Kiefer, and a host of debates and lectures exploring his work. This panel discussion reconsiders Anselm Kiefer’s 1969 book ‘Heroic Symbols’, which documented his provocative performance art project known as ‘Occupations’. Panelists include art historians Christian Weikop, Lara Day and Andrew Renton. Lees meer