One of the exhibitions within our fifty-year history that I have been intrigued by since my time at the gallery is The Raw and the Cooked (1993), an exhibition curated by Alison Britton and Martina Margetts during David Elliott’s long tenure as Director. The exhibition took its title from Claude Leví-Strauss’s influential 1964 text of… Continue reading The Director’s Archive: The Raw and the Cooked, 1993
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KALEIDOSCOPE Live Online
KALEIDOSCOPE Live is a new programme dedicated to the support and production of performance art, live and online. Five KALEIDOSCOPE Live performances and events will be live-streamed in collaboration with this is tomorrow, developing an exciting new digital home for performance. this is tomorrow is an online platform that aims to become a comprehensive archive of contemporary art,… Continue reading KALEIDOSCOPE Live Online
The Archive: Space Place, 1966
Find out more about one of the earliest exhibitions at Modern Art Oxford, held in 1966. (Words by Hilary Floe.) Space Place: Constructed Space Participation was held at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford from 28 November to 24 December 1966. The Museum of Modern Art Oxford (MOMA) founder and architect Trevor Green selected Maurice… Continue reading The Archive: Space Place, 1966
The Archive on The Channel in 2016
Throughout 2016, as part of Modern Art Oxford’s 50th anniversary celebrations, the Channel will host two posts a month exploring the gallery’s rich archive. For the first of every month, Modern Art Oxford’s curators have selected exhibitions from the gallery’s history, including Myth & Reality: Aspects of Modern Indian Art (1982) and Out of Beirut (2006). Mid-month, Director Paul Hobson… Continue reading The Archive on The Channel in 2016
London Art Fair 20-24 January 2016
LONDON ART FAIR 2016 20-24 January 2016 VIP Preview 19 January Business Design Centre, Islington, N1 0QH London Art Fair is the UK’s premier Modern British and contemporary art Fair. Following a hugely successful 27th edition, the Fair returns to the Business Design Centre in Islington from 20-24 January 2016, welcoming 126 galleries presenting the… Continue reading London Art Fair 20-24 January 2016
Behind the scenes of Modern Art Oxford
Go on a journey behind the scenes of Modern Art Oxford. Meet the gallery staff and find out more about our 2016 anniversary programme, celebrating 50 inspirational years of Modern Art Oxford.
First Chance to See the Annual Appeal Video!
Have a first look at our annual appeal 2016 video. Hear from our Director, Paul Hobson and other members of the team about why it’s important to support your local gallery. Click here to see how you can support Modern Art Oxford.
Emmaus Design Project in the Workshop
Modern Art Oxford, Love Your Plane and Emmaus Oxford are working on a new project in which volunteers from Oxford-based charity Emmaus will produce a customer service counter for their new superstore in Barns Road, Cowley. Working with Love Your Plane in Modern Art Oxford’s workshop, this ongoing project is due to be completed in early… Continue reading Emmaus Design Project in the Workshop
The Making of Anne Hardy’s FIELD Installation
Watch Anne Hardy and the Modern Art Oxford production team creating Pitch Black, a smooth echo / A scoop with a shelter, for the exhibition FIELD in autumn 2016. “This large-scale installation uses a scoop of blue carpet to form a field: a surface that the work, and you, are contained in. The shape of this structure… Continue reading The Making of Anne Hardy’s FIELD Installation
Contemporary Craft and Jewellery Showcase at Modern Art Oxford
Contemporary Craft and Jewellery Showcase at Modern Art Oxford Launching 7 November 2015 In a brand new venture, the Modern Art Oxford Shop will provide a showcasing opportunity for artists across the UK, through an on-going rolling programme of changing “miniature exhibitions” of new work in ceramics, jewellery, textiles and other media. Modern Art Oxford… Continue reading Contemporary Craft and Jewellery Showcase at Modern Art Oxford