Month: December 2020

Follow Modern Art Oxford’s Archive Advent to discover 55 years of inspiring art. Curated by a team of fifteen Modern Art Oxford volunteers, this research project draws from exhibitions and artists from the gallery’s past to inspire hope and reflection for the times ahead. Each day, hear a unique story inspired by artists who have… Continue reading Discover our Archive Advent this season

Why did artist Mariana Castillo Deball choose to use antique museum vitrines to display the photographs in her exhibition? What do they teach us, and why is it important for us to think about where things come from and how they are displayed? In this short clip, Mariana tells us about the 19th century museum… Continue reading Watch: #AskAnArtist – antique museum vitrines in Mariana Castillo Deball’s exhibition

In this post we take a closer look at the life and work of Zuni potter and weaver We’wha (1849-1896), whose work and life story helped to inspire Mariana Castillo Deball’s exhibition Between making and knowing something. Deball was inspired by the archives of several women anthropologists and makers held across the Pitt Rivers Museum… Continue reading Spotlight on Zuni weaver and potter We’wha

What and who inspired Mariana Castillo Deball to make the large textile pieces in her exhibition? In this short clip, we ask Mariana about how these large swathes of fabric were made, and what traditional weaving techniques were used. She also tells us about the early female anthropologists whose lives and histories inspired the exhibition… Continue reading Watch: #AskAnArtist – Mariana Castillo Deball’s textile pieces

In this post we take a closer look at the life and work of American ethnologist, geologist and explorer Matilda Coxe Stevenson (1849-1915), one of the women who inspired Mariana Castillo Deball’s exhibition Between making and knowing something. Deball was inspired by the archives of four women anthropologists and makers held across the Pitt Rivers Museum… Continue reading Spotlight on: American explorer Matilda Coxe Stevenson

What are the ceramic pots hanging in Mariana Castillo Deball’s exhibition about? In this short clip, we ask Mariana about how she made these beautiful vessels, the history of the painted decorations that adorn them, and the unique way they are displayed. Explore the display in Deball’s exhibition Between making and knowing something at Modern… Continue reading Watch: #AskAnArtist – Mariana Castillo Deball’s ceramic pots

The exhibition Flow took place from 4 September – 10 October 2020. It marked the first Modern Art Oxford project to be co-curated with gallery volunteers. Taking place online due to the 2020 pandemic, this unique group presentation featured art works selected from a call-out for images, sounds, text and objects that reflect individual experiences of being… Continue reading Watch: Curating Flow – a short documentary

We are delighted to announce that Emma Ridgway, our Chief Curator, Head of Exhibitions and Learning, has been appointed by the British Council as the Shane Akeroyd Associate Curator of the British Pavilion at the 59th Biennale Arte in Venice, 2022. For her role she will work with artist Sonia Boyce in presenting a major solo exhibition of new work. Boyce… Continue reading Modern Art Oxford’s Chief Curator appointed to curate the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale