Introduction
Internationally acclaimed architect and Royal Academician Farshid Moussavi has co-ordinated this year’s Summer Exhibition and, with the Summer Exhibition Committee, explores the theme of ‘Dialogues’.
A playful, large-scale installation by Ryan Gander RA is on display in the Annenberg Courtyard, as well as in the exhibition. Featuring five 3m diameter inflatable balls inscribed with absurd questions developed with children, the work represents the inquisitiveness of children who ask what grown-up minds often dismiss as nonsensical or illogical.
Farshid Moussavi RA said “The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2025 is dedicated to art’s capacity to forge dialogues and to afford us sensitivity towards societal concerns, such as ecology, survival and living together. These dialogues can be between people of different races, genders, or cultures; between humans, all species, and the planet; or across different disciplines - art, science, politics for example.” For the first time, architecture is integrated with the artworks throughout the show, creating conversations with art rather than being confined to its own space.