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'Zobop' (detail) by Jim Lambie

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'Flying Gator #1' (detail) by Ed Ruscha

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'In Electric Light, In the Studio (Gauguin)' (detail) by Andrew Lord

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'Fictions 3 (Invisible Cities)' (detail) by Tim Head

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Detail of William Kentridge's installation in the Small Weston Room

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'Squint (18)' by Michael Simpson

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'Canvey Island – Gold Mine Model' by Nic Clear, Mike Aling, Hyun Jun Park and Simon Withers

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'Damien Hirst' by Harry Hill

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'Blood of Sweat' by El Anatsui

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'Julie and Bob' by Grayson Perry

Royal Academy Summer Exhibition: our top artworks

With more than a thousand artworks to admire, the RA Summer Exhibition can be a daunting prospect. Allow us to guide you straight to the good stuff

By Martin Coomer and Freire Barnes Posted: Wednesday June 3 2015

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Older than Bruce Forsyth, unhindered by war, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is the indomitable, occasionally racy great-great aunt of London's big summer events. This year's show, overseen by Royal Academician Michael Craig-Martin, is a noticeably colourful affair. All-in-all there are 1,131 works packed into the galleries. Ahead of the official judging for prizes, including the £25,000 Charles Wollaston Award for most distinguished work on show, we were given an exclusive preview to come up with our own winners. Drumroll please; here are the results.

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The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition is the largest open-submission exhibition in the world. For 2015, its 247th year, it'll be serving up its time-honoured mix of painting, printmaking, photography and sculpture by established and unknown artists. It’s a winning formula. Here are five things that make the Exhibition such a unique London event.