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Bill Viola named Royal Academy of Arts honorary member


12 06 2017

American artist Bill Viola has been elected as this year's Honorary Royal Academician at the Royal Academy of Arts, alongside Kiki Smith.

Each year the Royal Academy of Arts's 80 full Academicians, all of whom are practising artists, vote for up to two honorary members to receive the award, which honours distinguished artists who live outside the UK.

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