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LONDON - JUNE 04: A piece entitled “Entrance into wood” by Elke Krystufek goes on show at The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition on June 4, 2008 in London. In it's 240th year, the exhibition displays a wide range of recent work by both established and emerging artists. 10,000 artists submitted work for selection this year. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)






Artwork by David Mach entitled “Grizzly Little Fucker” (correct name) is seen at the press view for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2005, the world's oldest and largest open art competition and exhibition displaying around 1000 works from 13,000 submissions, at the Royal Academy of Arts on June 2, 2005 in London, England. 70,000 GBP worth of prizes are awarded during the exhibition, which runs from June 7 to August 15. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)










Artwork is seen at the press view for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2005, the world's oldest and largest open art competition and exhibition displaying around 1000 works from 13,000 submissions, at the Royal Academy of Arts on June 2, 2005 in London, England. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)






A sculpture entitled “Pink Narcissus” (version 1) by artists Tim Noble and Sue Webster uses silicone rubber penises and a projector to throw a face shadow at The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition on June 4, 2008 in London. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)














Artwork is seen at the press view for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2005. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)






Artist Mauro Perucchetti poses for a photograph with his sculpture “Modern Heroes”, which depicts Batman and Superman in a pose reminiscent of The Creation of Adam in The Sistine Chapel, in the Halcyon Gallery on October 6, 2010 in London, England. An exhibition of 20 new pieces by Mauro Perucchetti, whose art is described as a blend of Pop Art and conceptual design, opens to the public on October 8, 2010. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images)






General view of paintings of Robert Pattinson, Justin Timberlake and Leonardo DiCaprio during the Richard Phillips “Most Wanted” exhibition at the White Cube Gallery on January 27, 2011 in London, England. (Photo by Ian Gavan/Getty Images)






A curator at the Royal Scottish Academy, views a sculpture of a moth in a light bulb by Roland Engebretsen May 12, 2008 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The RSA annual exhibition is a highlight of the exhibiting year for artists, architects and members of the public. Around 350 works from established and emerging artists are being showcased in the 182nd annual exhibition. (Photo by Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)






A visitor views artwork by Anselm Kiefer Hon RA titled “Aperiat Terra et Germinet Salvatorem” at The Royal Academy of Arts 239th Summer Exhibition at the Royal Academy on June 6, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by Rosie Greenway/Getty Images)






A visitor looks at a statue of a gorilla made from metal wire coat hangers entitled “Silver Streak” by David Mach at The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition on June 9, 2010 in London, England. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)






Sculptor James Butler gazes at his work entitled 'Portrait of Angie' at a preview of the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London. The bronze sculpture shows his fiancee Angie Berry curled up in an armchair and is priced at £5,000. (Photo by Ray Moreton/Keystone/Getty Images). 2nd May 1975






One of twelve bronze figures cast, by Robert Clatworthy, as a “sketch” for an equestrian monument, being examined closely by two visitors to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in Piccadilly. (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images). 30th May 1980



PART I

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