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In this latest post, second year Classics student at Oxford University and Modern Art Oxford student ambassador, Zoe Hind takes us on a journey through the environmental, social and political themes which resonate throughout Kiki Smith’s exhibition at Modern Art Oxford. Zoe is a writer for the Cherwell, Oxford University’s weekly student newspaper and is… Continue reading Artistic Sensibility in the Shadow of an Ecological Apocalypse: A Review of Kiki Smith: I am a Wanderer

Led by our Production Manager, Scot Blyth, the Modern Art Oxford production team recently installed 12 large-scale tapestries, 28 small sculptures, 21 photographs and 60 print works for Kiki Smith’s exhibition. Discover more about what goes into the making of our exhibitions with this latest time lapse film, shot during the installation of Kiki Smith:… Continue reading The making of Kiki Smith: I am a Wanderer – Time lapse

Grace Robertson from Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford kicked off Platform Graduate Award 2019 with her accomplished exhibition, Red in, blank, Blue out, which took place at Modern Art Oxford from 5–15 September. In her new piece for our blog, Grace reveals how she went about transforming Modern Art Oxford’s project space by ‘splitting… Continue reading Platform 2019 – Collection and Recollection: Seeing between a space split in two

During 2018’s successful Young Visiting Artists project Modern Art Oxford worked with over 40 young people aged 6-11 in collaboration with Children Heard and Seen, a charity supporting children who are impacted by parental imprisonment. Young Visiting Artists engages young people in projects and experiences to encourage confidence and participation in art galleries. Inspired by… Continue reading Sites of Curiosity: Can young people be architects of their own communities?

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

Modern Art Oxford’s second annual project with schools City as Studio: Moving Image explored digital moving image. Students from Oxford Spires Academy, Cheney School, Oxford Sixth Form College and City College worked in groups to produce original short art films in response to a brief that asked students to look beyond surface impressions and portray different experiences… Continue reading City as Studio: Moving Image – Where’s Alice?

Bonhams is a privately owned British auction house and one of the world’s oldest and largest auctioneers of fine art and antiques. They have been a supporter of Modern Art Oxford for over 5 years. In this post Clémence Tasiaux, Head of the Post-War & Contemporary Art department at Bonhams, discusses why female artists are undervalued… Continue reading Bonhams blog: The Rise in Prominence of Female Artists

As part of Modern Art Oxford’s new internship programme with Oxford Brookes University, Cabanca Lea joined our Programme Team for 4 weeks in May and June, helping in the run up to the opening of Claudette Johnson’s I Came to Dance. Below she reflects on her time at the gallery and her thoughts about the exhibition.… Continue reading Taking up Space: Reflections on Claudette Johnson’s I Came to Dance