Month: July 2019

Race, portraiture, feminism, sexuality and the female body are all explored in this reading list inspired by Claudette Johnson’s exhibition I Came to Dance, which is at Modern Art Oxford until 8 September 2019. You can browse and purchase many of these titles in the Modern Art Oxford Shop. Also available to buy this autumn will… Continue reading Reading List – Claudette Johnson: I Came to Dance

City as Studio: Moving Image is Modern Art Oxford’s second annual project with schools, focusing on exploring the city through digital moving image. Led by artist Kate Mahony, students from Oxford Spires Academy, Cheney School, Oxford Sixth Form College and City College worked in groups to create short art films which look beyond surface impressions of Oxford… Continue reading City as Studio: Moving Image Showreel

Modern Art Oxford’s Activating Our Archives project involved local people creating an online archive of imagery to represent Oxford’s different community groups. Inspired by the concurrent exhibition by Lebanese artist Akram Zaatari and led by local artist Sunil Shah, 18 project participants met weekly to share memories and imagery from their heritage and everyday lives.… Continue reading Activating our Archives: ‘catching’ memories with the local community