Freddie Davies is a recent graduate of Oxford Brookes University. He is exhibiting his work at Modern Art Oxford from 30 August – 17 September as part of the Platform Graduate Award 2017. Below he talks about his work and the inspiration behind it. Developing artwork is a means to sink into the ideals I most… Continue reading Platform 2017: Freddie Davies – Gorm’s Grove
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Reflections on Mandala Theatre Company Residency at Modern Art Oxford
By Yasmin Sidhwa, Artistic Director, Mandala Theatre Company A few months has passed and we have had a chance to reflect on Mandala Theatre Company’s Residency at Modern Art Oxford. We ran a 7-week course using the gallery’s exhibition of work by artist Lubaina Himid: Invisible Strategies as a stimulus for creating monologues in response to… Continue reading Reflections on Mandala Theatre Company Residency at Modern Art Oxford
Space for Humans
Matthew Stuttard, one of the research contributors to Aleksandra Mir’s Space Tapestry (on display at Modern Art Oxford 24 June – 12 November, 2017), discusses the current and future uses of Space on Earth, highlighting aspects of beauty arising from Space phenomena and technologies. This talk took place on 29 June 2017.
Nathan Caldecott: Render Stations
Nathan Caldecott from the Ruskin School of Art at the University of Oxford is exhibiting his work at Modern Art Oxford as part of the Platform Graduate Award 2017. Below he talks about his work and the inspiration behind it. My practice as an artist has a focus on digital models, and the statehood they… Continue reading Nathan Caldecott: Render Stations
Rose Finn-Kelcey’s ‘Bureau de Change’ (1987) – Timelapse
Modern Art Oxford presents Life, Belief and Beyond, the first posthumous exhibition of works by the highly influential British artist, Rose Finn-Kelcey (1945–2014). Life, Belief and Beyond focuses on Finn-Kelcey’s explorations of power, performance, political commentary, and perceptions of the self, belief and spirituality. On show at Modern Art Oxford is Rose Finn-Kelcey’s striking work Bureau de Change, first created… Continue reading Rose Finn-Kelcey’s ‘Bureau de Change’ (1987) – Timelapse
Laura Nicholson: CONSTANTLY TERRIFIED Live Stream
WARNING: CONTENT CONTAINS NUDITY. As part of the Platform Graduate Award 2017, an annual award designed to nurture new artistic talent, artist Laura Nicholson is hosting a live streaming of their work CONSTANTLY TERRIFIED. “In CONSTANTLY TERRIFIED I am exploring the relationship between the embodied self and the performative artist identity. This stream runs from 12-1… Continue reading Laura Nicholson: CONSTANTLY TERRIFIED Live Stream
Future Knowledge Studio: Young people’s filmmaking residency
As part of the exhibition Future Knowledge a group of young filmmakers aged 11-14 – all new to the art of filmmaking – considered the past, present and future of Oxford. Embracing a shared sense of inquisitiveness, play and humour they captured their own visual stories of the city that they call home. The group… Continue reading Future Knowledge Studio: Young people’s filmmaking residency
Aleksandra Mir’s Space Tapestry – A Reading List
To accompany the exhibition, Aleksandra Mir – Space Tapestry: Earth Observation & Human Spaceflight (24 June — 12 November 2017), we’ve created a reading list exploring some of the themes within the exhibition. A selection of these titles will be available to purchase in the Modern Art Oxford Shop until the end of November 2017. We… Continue reading Aleksandra Mir’s Space Tapestry – A Reading List
Re-Visit: In Conversation – Kazem Hakimi & James Attlee
Alongside photographer Kazem Hakimi’s exhibitionPortraits from a Chip Shop (Modern Art Oxford, 2 May — 2 July 2017), we hosted a public conversation between Hakimi and author and journalist James Attlee. Hakimi reveals his influences, early inspirations and the processes behind his practice. James Attlee lives in Oxford and is the author of Isolarion: A Different… Continue reading Re-Visit: In Conversation – Kazem Hakimi & James Attlee
Kazem Hakimi: A White Wall – The Making of a Documentary
Postgraduate Media students from the University of Sussex, Matthew Gibson and Kate Drucquer have spent the past few months creating a documentary about Oxford-based photographer, Kazem Hakimi. Titled A WHITE WALL, after the space at the back of Hakimi’s Fish and Chip Shop in which he captures his subjects, the documentary follows Hakimi’s journey towards his solo exhibition, Portraits… Continue reading Kazem Hakimi: A White Wall – The Making of a Documentary