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RCA Secret Show 2009 - Cards Now On View! →
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Times Article: "It’s the RCA Secret: a masterpiece... →
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A Big Pile of Red Shoes
by Ellie Howitt (RCA Secret Show).
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All Wrapped Up at the RCA Secret Show
The Royal College of Art’s annual Secret Show is a showcase of postcard-sized artwork. At the 1999 Show I decided to take a blind chance and buy two pieces that were completely obscured from the crowds, although obviously much larger than a postcard. I had guessed — incorrectly — that these were two wrap-around photographs by Sam Taylor-Wood. Instead, I took home two...
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RCA Secret
I’ve been a fan of the Royal College of Art’s “Secret Show” for over a decade. The show is held each fall and consists of 1500 to 2000 postcards donated by artists the sale of which raises money for RCA students. The “secret” is the artist’s identity: you buy a postcard, turn it over, find out who the artist is. I buy the artwork, not the artist. ...