Royal Academy of Arts

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  • 41 minutes 58 seconds
    Tracy Emin and David Dawson In Conversation
    Recorded during our exhibition Lucien Freud: The Self-portraits, Tracey Emin CBE RA and David Dawson(Lucien Freud's assistant and model) discuss their memories of the artist, as well as Emin and Freud’s shared ability to innovate, provoke and soul-search.
    14 February 2020, 2:35 pm
  • 23 minutes 7 seconds
    Hugh Brody on his documentary 'Inside Australia' and the work of Antony Gormley
    Anthropologist and director of the documentary 'Inside Australia', Hugh Brody discusses how geology, anthropology and humankind’s connection with the land are represented in Gormley’s work.
    21 January 2020, 5:26 pm
  • 57 minutes 53 seconds
    Understanding space through art
    Theoretical astrophysicist, Priya Natarajan, joins Semiconductor, the artist duo Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhardt, to discuss how artists contribute to our understanding of the world around and the relationship between physics, cosmology and art. Part of 'Where language ends: Antony Gormley’s discourse series'.
    21 January 2020, 5:16 pm
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    Anthony Gormley in conversation with Director of the Whitechapel Gallery, Iwona Blazwick
    Antony Gormley discusses his career spanning over 40 years and explores how his series of installations within the RA’s Main Galleries encouraged visitors to slow down and become aware of their own bodies and environment. Part of 'Where language ends: Antony Gormley’s discourse series'.
    21 January 2020, 4:57 pm
  • 57 minutes 34 seconds
    What is sculpture good for?
    Our panel, chaired by art critic, writer & curator, Sacha Craddock, and including Alistair Hudson, Director of the Whitworth and Mariam Zulfiqar, Deputy Director and Chief Curator at UP Projects, questions where sculpture is best exhibited and what impact sculptures have on the spaces they are presented in. Do sculptures act as catalysts for social change and can people connect better with a place when it contains a work of art? Part of 'Where language ends: Antony Gormley’s discourse series'.
    21 January 2020, 3:57 pm
  • 47 minutes 53 seconds
    Michael Stipe In Conversation
    Artist and singer/songwriter Michael Stipe talks about his life-long passion for photography and its potential to produce a defining image of our times.
    20 January 2020, 5:24 pm
  • 30 minutes 31 seconds
    Paul Smith: finding inspiration in the everyday and the extraordinary
    World renowned designer Sir Paul Smith discusses his humble beginnings, what inspires him, and the lessons he's learnt throughout his career.
    25 November 2019, 9:56 am
  • 49 minutes 13 seconds
    Marcus Du Sautoy & Conrad Shawcross RA in conversation
    As part of our 'When Science Meers Art' series Mathematician Professor Marcus du Sautoy OBE FRS, artist Conrad Shawcross RA and BBC presenter Samira Ahmed discuss how experimentation, curiosity and creative thinking are central to both science and sculpture. Download slides from this lecture: https://roy.ac/gh4d4
    18 October 2019, 4:51 pm
  • 58 minutes 35 seconds
    Making a mockery: exploring humour and satire in art
    Catch up with this panel discussion featuring political satirist Steve Bell, artist Bedwyr Williams and artist duo John Wood and Paul Harrison as they explore humour and satire in art, discussing how it's impacted today’s contemporary art world.
    2 August 2019, 3:03 pm
  • 45 minutes 17 seconds
    Mali Morris in conversation with Martha Kapos
    Mali Morris discusses her latest exhibition and display at the RA, as well as her career and practice, with author and poet Martha Kapos. Acclaimed artist Mali Morris RA focuses on the expressive possibilities of abstract painting. Her work draws on many sources but constantly explores how colour can structure light and space.
    10 July 2019, 11:12 am
  • 42 minutes 9 seconds
    An artist's many tools: Peter Blake in conversation
    Catch up on this conversation between Peter Blake and the Director of London Original Print Fair, Helen Rosslyn. They discuss Blake’s new project 'Ways of Making', which investigates the diversity and range of processes at the disposal of an artist. Recognised as one of the founders of British Pop Art, painter and printmaker Sir Peter Blake is renowned for his connection with the music industry, having created iconic album covers for the Beatles, Paul Weller, The Who, and Oasis.
    10 July 2019, 11:10 am
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