Summer Exhibition 2009 at Royal Academy of Arts on artrepublic.com
Exhibition running from Jun 08 2009
until Aug 16 2009
Now in its 241st year, the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition 2009 continues the tradition of displaying a wide range of new work by both established and unknown artists in all media including painting, printmaking, photography, sculpture and architecture. This year’s coordinators, Royal Academicians Ann Christopher, Eileen Cooper and Will Alsop have selected works for the exhibition around the theme of ‘Making Space’. Since the founding of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768, the annual Summer Exhibition has become the world’s largest open submission contemporary art exhibition. The Summer Exhibition attracts a high volume of entrants each year with around 10,000 works submitted this year. The majority of selected works are on sale, offering visitors an unrivalled opportunity to purchase original artwork by high profile and emerging artists. Highlights of this year’s exhibition include a gallery of film curated by Richard Wilson RA and will include a site specific installation created by the artist. A memorial display in the central hall is dedicated to the artistic achievements of the late Jean Cooke RA. Dr.Leonard McComb RA has selected key paintings from throughout Cooke’s career to represent her oeuvre including her Diploma work Jamais je ne pleure et jamais je ne ris. The Architecture Room curated by Will Alsop includes works by Zaha Hadid RA, Eric Parry RA, Norman Foster RA and Piers Gough RA. OPENING HOURS: Daily 10.00 - 18.00, Fri: 10.00 - 22.00 Image Credits: Damien Hirst, Sculpture, St.Bartholomew, Exquisite Pain. 2007, Silver David Mach RA, Predator, Postcard collage, 192 x192cm Gillian Ayres OBE RA, The Sun shone from a different Place, Oil, 199x199cm  |
