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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