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Through his compelling and deeply researched practice, Lebanese artist Akram Zaatari explores the manner in which we choose to present ourselves both on, and offline, from YouTube videos to photographic archives. His work touches on complex and timely themes including contemporary image production, cultural activism and archival studies. Drawn together by our curators, this reading list delves… Continue reading Reading List – Akram Zaatari: The Script

Akram Zaatari’s exhibition The Script at Modern Art Oxford could be seen as a collective document or archive which aims make sense of the wealth of online content uploaded from users. Specifically, it gives viewers an insight into how users in the Middle East utilise online platforms, such as YouTube, to create a sense of… Continue reading Tom Milnes interviews Wade Wallerstein

Sunil Shah is the Lead Artist on Modern Art Oxford’s Activating our Archives project, which works with community groups to investigate how we present ourselves and our communities online. Below Sunil discusses the origins of the project and how he hopes it will evolve. Activating our Archives has been developed in dialogue with Akram Zaatari’s… Continue reading What is Activating our Archives?

Penny Woolcock is joined by Modern Art Oxford’s Head of Programme and Chief Curator Emma Ridgway for an in-depth discussion about the themes and inspirations behind Woolcock’s four-decade long practice. and her Modern Art Oxford exhibition Fantastic Cities (17 November 2018 – 3 March 2019). As one of the UK’s most groundbreaking visual artists, Woolcock’s… Continue reading Penny Woolcock: In Conversation

Modern Art Oxford’s Spotify profile features an evolving series of playlists selected by artists, filmmakers and musicians involved in exhibitions and projects at the gallery, as well as contributions from the Modern Art Oxford team. This latest playlist by our Events Assistant and Oxford-based musician, Martin Andrews offers a rich personal collection of memories, inspirations and… Continue reading Sound and Vision: A Spotify Playlist by Martin Andrews

We are thrilled to launch the new HENI Talks film, Penny Woolcock: Parallel Worlds. Responding to Modern Art Oxford’s exhibition Penny Woolcock: Fantastic Cities (17 November 2018 – 3 March 2019), this short film explores the life and influences of the groundbreaking artist and filmmaker.https://player.vimeo.com/video/314773459 Penny Woolcock: Parallel Worlds from HENI Talks on Vimeo. Penny Woolcock… Continue reading Penny Woolcock: Parallel Worlds

Jacky Lansley is an acclaimed choreographer, artist and writer. Here she writes about her performance work ABOUT US which will be performed at Modern Art Oxford on 19 February 2019. The episodic structure of my performance work ABOUT US has developed slowly over 3 years and explores a collage of personal stories the performers brought… Continue reading Jacky Lansley ABOUT US

During last year’s successful City as Studio project Modern Art Oxford worked with over 50 young people (16 – 18 years old) from two local state schools and a college to create photographic journeys through the city of Oxford from the perspective of the students. This year, working with Oxford Sixth Form College, Oxford Spires and Cheney School,… Continue reading City as Studio: Moving Image

On the opening of her exhibition Fantastic Cities at Modern Art Oxford, we asked artist, filmmaker and award-winning director Penny Woolcock for a selection of books that have informed and influenced her work. This reading list includes the titles she gave us, along with recommendations from Modern Art Oxford’s curatorial team. Selected titles are available to… Continue reading Reading List – Penny Woolcock: Fantastic Cities

In November 2018 Modern Art Oxford and Modus Operandi celebrated Art at Westgate, a programme of public art featuring work by some of the most respected artists in Britain and mainland Europe today: David Batchelor, Rana Begum, William Cobbing, Nicky Hirst and Daniela Schönbächler. The event focussed on Art & Public Space within the context… Continue reading Art at Westgate Panel Discussion