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Look at the balls on that! Check out the Ryan Gander installation at the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition

Running until 17th August 2025, the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition features a large-scale installation by Ryan Gander in the courtyard.

I can’t say it’s something that I particularly engaged with, but here’s the arty guff:

Through associative thought processes that connect the everyday and the esoteric, the overlooked and the commonplace, Gander’s work involves a questioning of language and knowledge, as well as a reinvention of both the modes of appearance and the creation of an artwork.

 

His work can be reminiscent of a puzzle, or a network with multiple connections and the fragments of an embedded story.

 

It is ultimately a huge set of hidden clues to be deciphered, encouraging viewers to make their own associations and invent their own narrative in order to unravel the complexities staged by the artist. []

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Royal Academy
Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD
6 Burlington Gardens, London, W1S 3ET

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Monday: closed
Tuesday–Sunday: 10am–6pm
Friday: 10am–9pm
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