Little creative strategies can make a big difference in the darker months. This new season of MAO Assembly comes armed with creative tips and honest conversations about our own, and each other’s wellbeing during this time. Beginning on Blue Monday (18 January) and running through to March, follow #MAOAssembly on Instagram and here on the blog to… Continue reading MAO Assembly: Follow our creative wellbeing season
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Re-visit: Spaces In/between online panel discussion
What does it mean to come together online in the current climate? Re-visit our online discussion from 20 October 2020, which explored concepts of community and care in online spaces. Our panel of artists, activists and researchers responded to ideas of individualism, collectivity and care performed through digital technology. With thanks to writer Orit Gat,… Continue reading Re-visit: Spaces In/between online panel discussion
Re-visit: Unsettling Narratives with Uncomfortable Oxford
Watch this Q&A and Exhibition Tour with Uncomfortable Oxford to journey through the fascinating works of Mexican artist Mariana Castillo Deball. This event took place online on 25 November 2020 and welcomed Paula Larsson, Olivia Durand and Waqas Mirza from the Uncomfortable Oxford team. Founded by academics, Uncomfortable Oxford is dedicated to highlighting uncomfortable histories… Continue reading Re-visit: Unsettling Narratives with Uncomfortable Oxford
Discover our Archive Advent this season
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
Watch: #AskAnArtist – antique museum vitrines in Mariana Castillo Deball’s exhibition
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
Spotlight on Zuni weaver and potter We’wha
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
Watch: #AskAnArtist – Mariana Castillo Deball’s textile pieces
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
Spotlight on: American explorer Matilda Coxe Stevenson
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
Watch: #AskAnArtist – Mariana Castillo Deball’s ceramic pots
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
Watch: Curating Flow – a short documentary
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