Royal Academy of Arts (archive)

A lecture by Ron Radford, Director of the National Gallery of Australia, in support of the ‘Australia’ exhibition.

The Royal Academy archive is a treasure trove of fascinating stories about the artists, teachers and students who have been part of our history since the RA's foundation in 1768. Last week the Academy's archivist, Mark Pomeroy, met with RA Schools alumnus and WWII veteran Norman Attwell to discuss the time he spent here as a student. Here Attwell discusses his return to the Schools after the war. https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/ra-magazine/blog/ra-schools-alumnus-norman-attwell,470,BAR.html

The Royal Academy archive is a treasure trove of fascinating stories about the artists, teachers and students who have been part of our history since the RA's foundation in 1768. Last week the Academy's archivist, Mark Pomeroy, met with RA Schools alumnus and WWII veteran Norman Attwell to discuss the time he spent here as a student. https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/ra-magazine/blog/ra-schools-alumnus-norman-attwell,470,BAR.html

In a talk especially for young people who are thinking about becoming an architect, Ivan Harbour and Tracy Meller of Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners discuss what attracted them to architecture and the unique opportunities a career as an architect offers. After the talk is an informal Q+A session. In support of the exhibition 'Richard Rogers RA: Inside Out'.

Characterised by planar, sculptural forms rendered in rich earthy colours incorporated into a distinctly modern architectural language, the work of Legorreta + Legorreta has received international acclaim. Victor Legorreta discusses past and current projects, including the BBVA Bancomer Headquarters currently on-site in Mexico City, designed in a fascinating collaboration with Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. In support of the exhibition 'Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940'.

Warren Carter, Julia Bailey and Greg Votolato explore the various ways US artists and architects working in the 1920s and 1930s, including Frank Lloyd Wright, were inspired by Mexico's Mayan heritage, and how the advent of modernism allowed that past to be considered - and deployed - in innovative ways. In support of the exhibition 'Mexico: A Revolution in Art, 1910-1940'.

A lecture by Christopher Riopelle (National Gallery) in support of the exhibition 'George Bellows (1882-1925): Modern American Life'.

Michel Rojkind discusses the collaborative nature of his practice, Rojkind Arquitectos, with particular attention to its on-site extension to the National Film Archive in Mexico City, a uniquely fluid space blurring architecture and moving image.

Manet's most famous courtesan, Olympia, fingers a floral shawl as she gazes boldly at the viewer of the painting. Professor Therese Dolan (Temple University) illustrates how Manet skillfully employs the shawl's economic and social status to connote levels of class and power in articulating Olympia's sexual identity.

Both the French artist Edouard Manet and the American artist George Bellows saw their respective worlds through the lens of realism. The curators of 'Manet: Portraying Life' and 'George Bellows (1882-1925): Modern American Life' - MaryAnne Stevens, Ann Dumas, and Charles Brock (National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC) - probe the two artists' individual interpretations.

Professor Robert Lethbridge, Master of Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge. A lecture in support of 'Manet: Portraying Life'.

Each of the winners in the Public Realm, Masterplanning and Refurbishment categories found contemporary resonances within historic fabric, patterns of use, and collective and personal memory. This event explores their fresh takes on the familiar challenge of uniting old and new. Includes speakers from Adams and Sutherland, Witherford Watson Mann and Tom Holbrook of 5th Studio. Chaired by Jeremy Melvin.

Musicologist Gulliver Ralston brings musicians to the Royal Academy to perform and talk about the soundscapes of these remarkable paintings. A lecture in support of 'Manet: Portraying Life'. Please note: For copyright reasons we are unable to include the music in this podcast.

Inspired by Manet: Portraying Life, Nigel Hartley (St Christopher's Hospice) joins fashion designer Fanny Karst of The Old Ladies' Rebellion, 83-year-old supermodel Daphne Selfe, and Ari Seth Cohen, creator of the influential blog Advanced Style, to discuss how the processes of dying, ageing, or facing life-threatening illnesses can shift our presentation of self.

Contemporary Japanese artist Mariko Mori and Professor Brian Cox (University of Manchester) consider how Mori's artistic practice progresses the tradition of imaginative engagement with science. This event is moderated by Heather Mayfield (NMSI).