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Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust, Royal Academy of Art

04 Jul 15 – 27 Sep 15, Monday – Thursday , Saturday, Sunday 10am - 6pm (last admission 5.30pm) Fridays until 10pm (last admission 9.30)

Royal Academy exhibition spotlights a treasure trove of work from pioneering sculptor and filmmaker, Joseph Cornell 

By CW Contributor on 30/6/2015

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Joseph Cornell, A Parrot for Juan Gris, 1953 - 54. Box construction. 45.1 x 31 x 11.7 cm. Collection of Robert Lehrman. Courtesy of Aimee and Robert Lehrman. © The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation/VAGA, NY/DACS, London 2014. Photo: Quicksilve
Joseph Cornell, A Parrot for Juan Gris, 1953 - 54. Box construction. 45.1 x 31 x 11.7 cm. Collection of Robert Lehrman. Courtesy of Aimee and Robert Lehrman. © The Joseph and Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation/VAGA, NY/DACS, London 2014. Photo: Quicksilve
Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust, Royal Academy of Art Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust, Royal Academy of Art Ali Godwin
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Don’t miss the Royal Academy’s exhibition of American sculptor and avant-garde filmmaker, Joseph Cornell. Beautifully curated by Sarah Lee and Jasper Sharp, Wanderlust showcases the American artist's love of the ephemeral, cultural identity of the European Belle Époque. Described as a quiet maverick in the New York contemporary art scene, Cornell's work challenged the status quo of art in twentieth-century America. This is the first solo European exhibition of the artist’s work in 35 years, featuring eighty of Cornell’s works including his box constructions, assemblages, collages and films. 
A self-taught artist, you might know Cornell for his mesmerising ‘shadow boxes’ – constructions filled with treasures from antiquarian bookstores and junk shops, which reference all manner of things from the stars and birds to literature – which laid the ground for assemblage sculpture. With no formal training, Cornell's work was radical and prioritised playfulness over seriousness. Although often perceived as an outsider artist, the reclusive Cornell regularly exhibited with the Surrealists and the Abstract Expressionists in his lifetime, whilst refraining from aligning with any one group.
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Cornell was also a seasoned collector, amassing a vast archive of paper ephemera and found objects in the tens of thousands. His collectibles ranged from the performing arts to history, ornithology, poetry and astronomy, and often found their way into his assemblages.
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Arranged thematically in four sections, the RA show reflects a number of the artist's favoured artistic processes and subject matters, such as experimenting, time, collecting and observation.  At the RA exhibition, expect to find a veritable treasure trove of works from Cornell’s major series - museums, aviaries, soap bubble sets, palaces, medici slot machines and more.


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What Joseph Cornell: Wanderlust, Royal Academy of Art
Where Royal Academy, Burlington House, Piccadilly, London, W1J 0BD | MAP
Nearest tube Green Park (underground)
When 04 Jul 15 – 27 Sep 15, Monday – Thursday , Saturday, Sunday 10am - 6pm (last admission 5.30pm) Fridays until 10pm (last admission 9.30)
Price £11.50 (without donation £10). Concessions available. Friends of the RA and under 16s go free.
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    Cornell premiered Rose Hobart, his found film montage, in 1936. Salvador Dalí, who was present at its first screening, apparently became outraged at Cornell's movie, claiming he had just had the same idea of applying collage techniques to film (although had not yet done it). After the screening, Dalí remarked to Cornell that he should stick to making boxes and stop making films. Traumatised by this event, the shy, retiring Cornell rarely showed his films afterwards.

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    Catch the scavenger Joseph Cornell at twilight on Saturday 5th September (6.30-10pm) for the latest fantastic RA Late where theatrical performance and the celestial cosmos come to life. Ballet dancers and magicians scurry through the Royal Academy halls while physics experiments combust nearby, there's also music and cocktails to enjoy. Click here to book your tickets!

  • Special talks

    World-famous artist John Stezaker explains why he and Joseph Cornell aren't so dissimilar in a talk on 10th July (6.30-7.30pm). Tickets are £16 with exhibition entry. Click here to book. CBE Peter Blake also talks about his love for Cornell on 17th July with Tim Marlow. Click here to book. 

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