Top image: Tim Noble and Sue Webster, Courtesy the artists and BlainSouthern

The Royal Academy of Arts’ annual Summer Exhibition is a hotly anticipated fixture on the UK and international art calendar. Each year the gallery recruits a renowned creative figure as curator: this year sees Richard Wilson RA take the reigns, one of Britain’s most celebrated sculptors.

The theme of this year’s show? Duos. Those creative pairings whose ideas merge – and often clash – to produce defining results. “Two brains are better than one,” so goes the adage, and this exhibition proves adequate evidence to suggest it rings true. From twin sisters Jane and Louise Wilson’s immersive Chernobyl photographic display to Gilbert and George’s tongue-in-cheek East London affinity and through Jake and Dinos Chapman’s controversial humour, each pairing produces work that aptly reflects the characters who put their names to it.

Choosing to focus on artists who work as a duo, this year’s stellar line up draws across a range of mediums, from painting to sculpture through digital art. “The Summer Exhibition 2016 will be unpredictable, stimulating, and enjoyable with 10 startling rooms of contemporary art submitted from around the world by members, non-members and honorary invitees,” explained Wilson.

Running until 21st August, there’s plenty of time to check in at the various exhibitions. There’s also over £50,000 up for grabs in the form of awards and prizes, as The Royal Academy of Arts celebrates the exhibition’s 248th year. Get immersed in the installations of Britain’s finest dream teams at this year’s event.

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