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Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2008 |
 Catherine Mann's print of Carbury Tower has been selected along with a few other artists to appear in this years Royal Acadmey Summer Exhibition 2008. The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition is the largest open contemporary art exhibition in the world, drawing together a wide range of new work by both established and unknown living artists. Catherine's painting has since been sold.
Now in its 240th year, the exhibition includes around 1,200 works and the majority of works are for sale. This year’s exhibition coordinators are Royal Academicians Humphrey Ocean, Tony Cragg and Gordon Benson, and the theme is Man Made. Highlights of the show include a memorial gallery dedicated to the extraordinary artistic achievements of the late RB Kitaj, featuring some of Kitaj’s greatest works alongside recent paintings which are available for sale. Recently elected Academician Tracey Emin has curated a gallery, and the exhibition also includes a dedicated area for photographic works.
Finally, the Academy's Courtyard plays host to a monumental sculpture by Sir Anthony Caro, titled Promenade. Once again the Academy is working closely with BBC2 on a special edition of The Culture Show which will celebrate Summer Exhibition 2008. |