Find out what's got Sir Bob Geldof smiling.

Meet the rebel painter of the British art world. This exhibition brings together Rose Wylie’s most iconic artworks with brand-new and previously unseen paintings, in the biggest exhibition of the ...

See inside ‘Tracey Emin / Edvard Munch: The Loneliness of the Soul’ Tracey Emin has long had a fascination with the Norwegian Expressionist and painter of The Scream, Edvard Munch: in her words, “I’ve ...

Have a go at making your own paint with eggs, make-up, spices and chalk. Some materials like chalk might need to be ground into a powder by using a mortar and pestle ...

Created on their return from an Antarctic expedition, these life jackets symbolise survival, whether it’s physical, material, or spiritual. Taking inspiration from a Victorian book of cyanotypes ...

Ai Weiwei has worked in everything from paint to readymades. As our landmark exhibition examines work from 1993 up to the present day, we take a look at some of the key works to know from across Ai's ...

One of the world’s most influential living painters, Marshall is a virtuoso chronicler of Black American life – here are five things you need to know about the artist. Kerry James Marshall first ...

Encaustic is an ancient painting method in which wax and pigment are fused onto a surface with heat. Watch a demonstration of this versatile technique by Royal Academician Terry Setch, recorded in his ...

With Marina Abramović taking over the Main Galleries at the RA, we look at some other artists who have shaped the history of performance art. In 1951, German photographer Hans Namuth, after spending ...

Be inspired by the work of Phyllida Barlow RA and create a sustainable sculpture from reusable household rubbish. Build it, play around with decoration and then recycle the parts. 1. Find some ...

Surreal, macabre, and captivating – William Kentridge’s early drawings immediately take you into a distinctive world. In this charcoal triptych, in a crowded room filled with men in evening-wear, a ...

Tracey Emin RA has won the 2024 Charles Wollaston Award for the "most distinguished work" in the Summer Exhibition. Each year we present prizes for outstanding works in the Summer Exhibition. Over £80 ...