Family Album, Shonibare, RA, London, UK 16 May 2016.

RA Family Album, 2016, by Yinka Shonibare RA covers the scaffolding on the façade of the Royal Academy’s Burlington Gardens building as part of the RA’s transformative redevelopment which will be completed in time for its 250th anniversary in 2018.
The work consists of over 160 large-scale black and white contemporary and archival photographs and prints, showcasing the people connected with the RA – including Royal Academicians (Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin, Michael Craig-Martin, Cornelia Parker), members of staff and many well-known visitors (Sir David Attenborough, Dame Joan Collins, Fearne Cotton and Dame Vivienne Westwood). The design is topped by one of Shonibare’s multi-coloured batik fabric designs which drips down over the images. The final touches were added by a specialist team of abseilers, hanging down the façade of the building.

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RA Family Album, 2016, by Yinka Shonibare RA covers the scaffolding on the façade of the Royal Academy’s Burlington Gardens building as part of the RA’s transformative redevelopment which will be completed in time for its 250th anniversary in 2018.<br />
The work consists of over 160 large-scale black and white contemporary and archival photographs and prints, showcasing the people connected with the RA – including Royal Academicians (Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin, Michael Craig-Martin, Cornelia Parker), members of staff and many well-known visitors (Sir David Attenborough, Dame Joan Collins, Fearne Cotton and Dame Vivienne Westwood). The design is topped by one of Shonibare’s multi-coloured batik fabric designs which drips down over the images. The final touches were added by a specialist team of abseilers, hanging down the façade of the building.