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Royal Academy of Arts

A large colorful painting featuring abstracted human figures in dynamic poses surrounded by ladders, flowers, and geometric patterns.

Eight Exhibitions Not to Miss During Frieze Week London

As London prepares for another electrifying week of fairs, galleries across the city are showcasing a dynamic mix of historic rediscoveries and cutting-edge contemporary art.
By Farah Abdessamad
View of the Frick Collection’s entrance hall with limestone walls, arched doorways, a coffered wooden ceiling with gilded details, and a central chandelier.

Observer’s Guide to the New Frick: Highlights and Hidden Details

"What has stood out most to me in the reopening of the Frick is the extraordinary response it has elicited," director Axel Rüger told Observer .
By Elisa Carollo
A flat, colorful painting showing three West African goddesses in white dresses flanked by drummers, representing Afro-Brazilian spiritual traditions through stylized geometric forms.

The Royal Academy’s “Brasil! Brasil! The Birth of Modernism” Is a Mixed Bag

This decades-spanning survey offers insight into the development of Brazilian artistic identity but lacks verve.
By Simon Coates
Image of a white building

The Frick Collection to Reopen in April 2025 With All Its Gilded Age Splendor

By Elisa Carollo
A woman looks at six Pop Art style paintings of e everyday objects

Michael Craig-Martin’s Object Lessons at the Royal Academy

By Nathan Smith
England, London, Marylebone, Corner of Wimpole Street and Queen Anne Street. (Photo by: Dukas/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The London Insider’s Guide to Marylebone and Mayfair

By Emily Zemler
Woman observing closely a colorful sculpture by artist Yinka Shonibare at Frieze London 2023

Frieze London and Frieze Masters Announce 2024’s Participating Galleries and Programming

By Elisa Carollo

Conducting Phenom Jonathon Heyward Makes His North American Debut Tour

By Annie Levin

Marina Abramović Wants People to Stop Destroying the Planet

By Nadja Sayej

Tracey Emin on How Illness Has Made Her Redefine Love and Her Legacy

By Nadja Sayej

Van Gogh’s ‘Cafe Terrace at Night’ Is at the Center of a Heated Twitter Debate

By Helen Holmes

You Can Zoom In On an Immaculate Copy of ‘The Last Supper’ on Google’s Arts Platform

By Helen Holmes

Miami Art Week Panelists Reckon With Existential Threats to Museum Funding

By Helen Holmes
Meghan Markle

Meghan Markle Will Make Her First Solo Royal Appearance at an Art Opening

By Morgan Halberg

Royal Academy Launches ‘Cultural Leadership’ Master’s to School Art Execs

By Daniel Grant

The 51 Artists, Curators, Directors and Dealers Changing the Art World in 2018

By Margaret Carrigan, Juliet Helmke and Guelda Voien
Chair, (1969).

Allen Jones Loves Women, But Can Women Love His Art?

By Alanna Martinez
Hayward House Living Room

The Uptown Boutique Steeped in Hollywood History

By Margaret Abrams
Ai Weiwei and Anish Kapoor give the camera the middle finger and ask people to walk with them for refugees. (dirty_corners via Instagram)

Anish Kapoor and Ai Weiwei Flip the Bird for Refugees

By Grace Guarnieri
The artist posted a photo to his Instagram on Wednesday, July 22 to announce the news. (Photo: The artist's Instagram, @aiww)

China Returns Passport to Dissident Icon Ai Weiwei

By Alanna Martinez
David Shrigley unveils gallery of his cartoons at Sketch Restaurant in London. (Photo: Courtesy of David M. Benett/Getty)

Famous Artists Look Back on Their Graduate School Days

By Casey Quackenbush
Flaming June, 1895, by Frederic Lord Leighton. (Courtesy: The Frick)

Frick to Hang ‘Flaming June,’ Victorian-Era Masterpiece, on Loan From Puerto Rico

By Alexandra Peers

Royal Academy Elects Christopher Le Brun President

By Andrew Russeth

Review: The Frick’s Master Drawing, Alexander Liberman, and Turbo and Ferryman

By Mario Naves
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