http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/related-2056-royal-college-of-art/topic-rss.do Royal College of Art RSS feed http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23762093-give-teachers-authority-or-betray-our-children.do I was talking to a group of 12-year-olds about their life at school. One of them gazed at me with a puzzled demeanour and asked: "Why do teachers call thick children gifted?" The entire group looked at me knowingly 2009-10-29T08:30:57Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23754804-saatchi-makes-case-for-young-art.do The work of 20 graduates who are hoping to emulate the success of the Young British Artists is to go on show in the New Sensations. 2009-10-09T10:09:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23745838-1920s-hyde-park-look-for-the-artist--hes-now-103.do Painting by the oldest living alumnus of the Royal College of Art has gone on show there this week, 80 years after it was produced 2009-09-18T10:06:36Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23744626-look-but-dont-touch-at-v-and-as-ceramics-rooms.do It's enough to test the nerve of any curator: setting up 3,300 of the world’s most precious but supremely breakable works of art and craft 2009-09-16T07:33:49Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23733531-students-invent-the-human-synthesizer-that-gets-toes-tapping.do Human synthesizer that can be played by people touching hands has been unveiled by London students. 2009-08-18T09:25:08Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/review-23727777-super-models-reveal-all-in-exquisite-bodies.do Brian Sewell greatly enjoyed the Exquisite Bodies exhibition at the Wellcome Collection, he only regrets that it is not twice the size. 2009-08-03T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23726055-would-you-buy-a-used-life-from-this-man-for-110k.do Artist Jasper Joffe wants his girlfriend back — so he’s selling off all his stuff to show her just how serious he is about making a new beginning 2009-07-30T09:03:48Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23721534-a-shoe-revolution-is-upon-us.do Is it footwear or a work of art? Architects and designers are stepping out into a new world, writes Jenny Wilhide 2009-07-20T08:00:51Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23706616-terence-conran-my-london.do Terence Conran eats at Roka, St John and Sweetings 2009-06-11T14:22:20Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23702367-chimps-run-the-show-after-aping-artists-work.do Scientists call it the infinite monkey theorem: give an ape a typewriter and eventually it will bash out the complete works of Shakespeare 2009-06-02T10:28:22Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/review-23673624-ron-arads-art-furnishes-a-room.do As you enter Ron Arad's exhibition you may feel you have suddenly entered a freeze frame from the climax of Terminator 2. 2009-04-07T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23672057-ambulances-of-the-future---more-like-007-than-999.do Ambulances of the future could have James Bond-style ejector seats to help paramedics move quickly 2009-04-06T08:01:30Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23630897-the-high-rise-bike-lock.do A London student has come up with a novel approach for securing bicycles in the capital - hoisting them eight feet above the street 2009-01-29T08:44:02Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23582320-yours-for-40-and-it-could-be-a-tracey-emin.do YOKO Ono, Tracey Emin and photographer David Bailey have created new works to help future artists 2008-11-05T08:23:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23576273-buy-hirst-art-for-40-if-youre-lucky.do An exhibition that gives art lovers the chance to buy a Tracy Emin, David Bailey, Yoko Ono or Damien Hirst for just £40 returns next month. 2008-10-22T07:42:19Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23572577-ten-talks-to-expand-your-mind-in-london.do Talks are the new gigs — they're not only educational but you may discover some home truths about yourself. Here are ten to try in London. 2008-10-14T10:14:11Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/theatre/review-23555689-waynes-world-basks-in-sunshine-for-ignite.do You could hear Wayne McGregor and all those involved in Ignite at the Royal Opera House breathe a sigh of relief that the weather was good. 2008-09-14T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23498621-best-of-britains-young-artists-in-saatchi-show.do Selfridges is presenting an exhibition of the best of Britain's young artists curated by Charles Saatchi's former wife Kay, and Catriona Warren, formerly of Art Review magazine 2008-06-24T08:49:35Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23498614-best-of-britains-young-artists-in-saatchi-show.do Selfridges is presenting an exhibition of the best of Britain's young artists with curators hoping to sell the work. 2008-06-24T08:20:44Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23489227-whos-in-and-whos-out.do 2008-06-02T07:47:23Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23440166-scarfes-yes-minister-art-on-sale.do A Gerald Scarfe drawing for the opening titles of the Yes Minister TV series is to go on sale at the 20/21 International Art Fair. 2008-02-20T15:09:40Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/review-23411358-a-curious-wellcome.do Haphazard and lacking academic rigour, the medical curios of the revived Wellcome Collection display a wayward urge to amuse rather than inform, says Brian Sewell. 2007-09-09T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23410801-bacons-9m-rent-cheque-for-sale.do A painting given to the Royal College of Art by Francis Bacon after it offered him studio space almost 40 years ago is to be sold at auction for an estimated £9 million. 2007-09-03T10:24:27Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23409569-art-through-the-centuries.do The 20/21 British Art Fair will be displaying art from the 20th and 21st centuries from 11 September. 2007-08-23T15:29:52Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23397700-in-search-of-the-next-big-thing.do A Rothko bought in 1960 for £4,000 has just sold for £36.4 million. So can you truffle out the artists worth buying now? Simon Davis introduces this year's young talent from the colleges. 2007-05-23T10:38:04Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/restaurants/review-23396176-a-slice-of-polish-history.do Mark Bolland visits a long established Polish restaurant to find that the depth of history outstrips the good but slightly uninspired cuisine. 2007-05-13T23:00:00Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23386363-art-world-descends-on-london.do With artwork from places as diverse as Australia, Russia, Japan, Africa, China, Poland and Ireland on sale, the 20:21 International Art Fair should live up to its name. 2007-02-21T11:17:52Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/article-23374641-snap-up-an-emin-or-hirst-with-postcard-lottery.do It's the biggest annual bargain in Britart: the opportunity to buy a work by Damien Hirst or Tracey Emin for just £35. 2006-11-16T09:35:31Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/events/article-23374652-take-me-out-best-weekend-events.do Resfest - the mobile festival for digital media - returns to the capital, the London Jazz Festival continues and you could buy a Damien Hirst or David Hockney original at the RCA. 2006-11-16T15:29:58Z http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/arts/review-23365632-ghosts-in-the-gallery.do Photographer Idris Khan turns the expectation that contemporary art should be original on its head with his highly allusive images. 2006-09-04T23:00:00Z