Byzantium 330-1453, Andrea Palladio, Reynolds, Royal College of Art, Peter Freeth RA, Kuniyoshi, Royal Academy Of Art 2009
Byzantium 330-1453
25 Oct 2008—22 Mar 2009
In the Main Galleries
Supported by The J.F. Costopoulos Foundation, the A.G. Leventis Foundation and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation.
This ground-breaking exhibition, a collaboration between the Royal Academy of Arts and the Benaki Museum in Athens, provides a grand-scale survey of 1,000 years of history. Highlighting the splendours of the Byzantine Empire, ‘Byzantium 330–1453′ incorporates over 300 objects. Some of the works have never been displayed in public before.
Andrea Palladio: His Life and Legacy
31 Jan—13 Apr 2009
In the Main Galleries
The Royal Academy of Arts presents the first exhibition devoted to Andrea Palladio (1508 – 1580) to be held in London for over 30 years. Palladio was not only one of the greatest Italian architects; he was also a practitioner whose work has continued to resonate down five centuries.
The Permanent Collection on display in the John Madejski Fine Rooms
20 Dec 2008—29 Nov 2009
High Art: Reynolds and History Painting 1780-1815
High Life: Celebrating the Loan of WP Frith’s Private View at the Royal Academy 1881
New Prints from the Royal College of Art Selected by Chris Orr RA
12 Dec 2008—17 Mar 2009
In the Sir Hugh Casson Room for Friends of the Royal Academy
Free entry
Opening hours
Open to the public daily 4-6pm
Fridays until 10pm
Since the 1950s the Royal College of Art has published original prints by its students, staff and invited artists. The Printmaking Department is one of the oldest areas of study at the College and today it is a flourishing and dynamic part of the School of Fine Art. This year 2008, has seen a change of leadership from Professor Chris Orr RA to Professor Jo Stockham.
Kuniyoshi
21 Mar—7 Jun 2009
In the Sackler Wing of Galleries
Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1798-1861) is considered one of the greatest Japanese artists who, alongside Katsushika Hokusai and Utagawa Hiroshige, dominated nineteenth century printmaking in Japan. Featuring over 150 works, the exhibition will present Kuniyoshi as a master of imaginative design and reveal his most inventive representations including his ingenuous use of the triptych.
Peter Freeth RA: My Affair with Resin
5 Nov 2008—22 Feb 2009 Free
This exhibition of prints by Royal Academician Peter Freeth explores the unique process behind his work as well as the themes to which he has returned throughout his career.
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