Bøger udgivet af Royal Academy of Arts

"Paula Modersohn-Becker, Kèathe Kollwitz, Gabriele Mèunter and Marianne Werefkin are among the exceptional artists associated with the emergence of Expressionism in Germany in the early decades of the twentieth century. Each challenged prevailing ideals of feminine identity at a time of great societal change. As women, they were expected to marry and raise a family; some chose to, some did not. As ambitious artists, all wanted to work, and as they rose to these challenges, their art further undermined conventions. Their depictions of children symbolise joy, hope and innocence but also melancholy, tension, curiosity, the passing of time and unfulfilled desire. Their radical depictions of the nude wrest the female body away from the male gaze towards a newfound role, expressive of powerful maternity and female subjectivity. These dramatic modernist compositions, with their fluid brushwork and bright hues, push at the boundaries of form, colour and spiritual meaning"--

"The South African artist William Kentridge Hon RA was born in Johannesburg in 1955 and lives and works there to this day. He is internationally renowned for the expressionism of his work in numerous media, among them charcoal, printmaking, sculpture and film, as well as his acclaimed theatrical and operatic productions. As elusive as it is allusive, Kentridge's art is shaped by apartheid and grounded in the politics of the post-apartheid era, and in science, literature and history, while always maintaining space for contradiction and uncertainty. In a brilliant exposition of Kentridge's output, Stephen Clingman, Distinguished Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, undertakes a series of enquiries, of walks around the artist and his practice, through the various layers and linkages, crossings and connections of his art. As he proceeds, he considers Kentridge's themes, explores them and proceeds by association to others. Along the way, overlaps, thought-collages, allusions and assemblages come together to create a connective, dimensional way of thinking inspired by Kentridge's own habits of creation."--

This book is the first full-length monograph devoted to David Remfry's watercolours, accompanying an exhibition at the new London galleries of the Royal Watercolour Society.

A collection of 40 sketches by artist Norman Ackroyd, presenting the Irish coast in all its rugged beauty.

Kawanabe Kyosai was one of the most exciting Japanese painters of the 19th century. Published to accompany an exhibition - the first outside of Japan in nearly 30 years - at the Royal Academy from March 19 - June 19, 2022

Helene Binet's architectural photography is here revealed in all its subtlety and quiet sensitivity.

A fascinating study of the art and influence of one of Britain's greatest landscape painters.

Born in British Guiana in 1934, Bowling arrived in England in his late teens, going on to study at the Royal College of Art alongside David Hockney and Derek Boshier. By the early 1960s he was recognised as an original force in the London art scene, with a style that combined abstract elements. This title deals with the art of Frank Bowling.

Delayed by the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition will be a joyful celebration of all that art can do for us

Mick Moon RA was born in Edinburgh in 1937 and grew up in Blackpool. Moon's paintings and prints combine a wide variety of media and techniques in complex and intriguing layers. The art historian Mel Gooding provides an authoritative insight into his practice and a definitive overview of his career.

Carter's drawings reveal the originality of his mind and the love of exactitude and clarity that drives his practice. His singular contribution to the post-war flowering of British abstraction can clearly be seen here.

An important study of the work of Felix Vallotton, a prominent member of Les Nabis and a contemporary of Bonnard and Vuillard.

The artist Emma Stibbon is fascinated by environments in flux. Her work often explores the impact of natural forces: the shifting tectonic plates, volcanic activity and powerful glaciers that shape and transform the Earth's surface.

Chris Wilkinson, the founder of the architectural practice WilkinsonEyre, is responsible for beautiful buildings and structures in London and beyond. In this appealing publication, Wilkinson presents the sketches he makes while travelling for business and leisure, usually focusing on inspirational buildings or urban cityscapes.

Every page of this delightful book - meticulously reproduced from the sketchbooks that Anne Desmet has used since her first travels to Greece in the 1980s - is soaked with the sunshine of the Sporades.

A new examination of Leonardo da Vinci's groundbreaking anatomical drawings.

A selection of key works by the American video artist Bill Viola are presented alongside Michelangelo's drawings - revealing surprising parallels.

An authoritative study of the work of Leon Spilliaert, a key figure in Belgian art

The artist Humphrey Ocean RA has been drawing birds for decades - both at home and on his travels

This publication presents the exuberant drawings of Laura Knight RA, a key twentieth-century artist.

The first monograph to bring together works by the artist Humphrey Ocean RA from the early 1970s to the present day with an extensive essay by the art historian and curator Ben Thomas

A selection of Michael Craig-Martin's paintings, prints and sculptures, with an interview.

The first publication to present the work of Mali Morris, one of the most interesting abstract painters working in the UK today. With reproductions of over 100 of her works.

New site-specific works by Phyllida Barlow fill the Royal Academy's Gabrielle Jungels-Winkler Galleries in early 2019. This accompanying publication provides a lively account of the artist's role in modern British sculpture.

An introduction to 'Transitional Object (PsychoBarn)', Cornelia Parker's major installation in the courtyard of the Royal Academy of Arts, London, inspired by Hitchcock's 'Psycho' and Edward Hopper's paintings

A new collection of works from the artist and printmaker Barbara Rae, inspired by the Arctic explorer Dr John Rae and exhibited at the Royal Scottish Academy, Edinburgh, the Pier Arts Centre, Stromness, Orkney, and Canada House, London.

Packed with illustrations, this brief introduction to the Academy's 250-year story considers how its homes and some of its characters have made it what it is.

A behind-the-scenes glimpse into the life, methods and work of contemporary painter Jock McFadyen RA by architecture critic Rowan Moore, accompanied by 130 beautiful reproductions of the painter's work.

The story of the British monarch who created one of the most stupendous art collections ever assembled. Published to accompany the exhibition that brings together works by Van Dyck, Rubens, Titian, Holbein, Mantegna, and Rembrandt, among many others. A major BBC TV series on the Royal Collection and a documentary on Charles I is planned.