RAA Summer Exhibition

Warm summer days may not be a guaranteed part of the English summer but The Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition has been a constant on the London summer scene every year since 1768. This year’s exhibition is full of electric colours – the exhibition begins with the Jim Lambie’s ZOBOP stairs leading to the Halls. The video of this installation is worth watching and shows a time lapse of the meticulous laying of the bright vinyl tape to the Royal Academy’s neoclassical stair. (https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/summer-exhibition-2015) Coordinating the Summer Exhibition’s installation is Michael Craig-Martin RA with walls painted in magenta and bright teal. There are exciting arrangements of painting, sculpture, and various mediums of contemporary art displayed in the 10 halls. A few of our favourites: