Kirsty Wark and Morgan Quaintance visit the Royal Academy as it prepares for its annual artistic extravaganza, meeting people who have come together to make the show unique. Show more Kirsty Wark ...

Mention the name “Victor Hugo” and most people immediately think of his masterpiece Les Misérables, famously adapted into the iconic musical that has captivated West End audiences since the 1980s, or ...

The eponymous exhibition at the Royal Academy in London, opening this week, sheds light on the practice, its methods and ethos. One of the most fascinating details to know about Herzog and de Meuron ...

Antony Gormley’s blink-and-you’ll miss it Iron Baby (1999) greets the hoards of culture vultures already circling London’s Royal Academy of Arts, ahead of his anticipated self-titled exhibition. Its ...

No show compares to the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition. Its unique status derives from its history — this year’s edition is the 256th — and its format: select public submissions are displayed ...

Brasil! The Birth of Modernism,” a group exhibition at London’s Royal Academy, takes a lingering look at the artists who brought a freer, more contemporary sense of self-identity to the ...

A glimpse into the darkest corners of Hugo’s mind through his fantastical ink landscapes, caricatures and bulging sketchbooks is now possible thanks to “Astonishing Things: The Drawings of Victor Hugo ...

The opportunity for amateurs to show their work alongside some of the most celebrated names from the art world is what makes the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition an enduring fascination.

Victor Hugo, better known as the French writer behind the Hunchback of Notre-Dame and Les Misérables, also spend some time ...