In this slideshow we hear from Edith Devaney, the curator of the summer exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.
Listening Challenge
Play the slideshow below and see if you can answer the following questions.
- How many entries were there for this year's exhibition?
- How old are the works of art in the exhibition?
You can check your answers at the bottom of the page.
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With thanks to the Royal Academy of Arts.
Featured images are copyright: Jeff Koons, Prof Chris Orr , Phillip Sutton, David Mach, David Remfry, Allen Jones, Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, Lord Foster, Paola Rego, Glen Baxter, Nigel Hall, Anselm Keifer, Keith Tyson, Melissa Scott-Miller, Martin Creed, Darren Almond, Cindy Sherman, Lisa Milroy, James Butler, Silvio Zivkovic, Stephen Chambers, Michael Craig-Martin and the Royal Academy of Arts.
Listening challenge
- Answers
How did you do?
- 1
How many entries were there for this year's exhibition?
12,000
- 2
How old are the works of art in the exhibition?
All the works have to have been created in the last 2 years.