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Sat 20 Sept
|Royal Academy of Arts
Kerry James Marshall
RA Members Free / Standard £23 The largest UK survey of American painter Kerry James Marshall, this landmark exhibition brings together 70 works that reframe the tradition of Western painting by centring Black figures and narratives.
Date & Location
20 Sept 2025, 10:00 – 18 Jan 2026, 18:00
Royal Academy of Arts, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BD, UK
About the event
nternationally acclaimed for his lyrical, large-scale figurative works, Marshall blends personal memory, art history, and cultural critique to explore Black identity and envision hopeful futures. The exhibition includes a new series of paintings created especially for this show, alongside his evolving commemorative sculpture Wake. Organised thematically, the survey spans painting, sculpture, and mural, offering a vital exploration of presence, power, and possibility in contemporary art.