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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
Westgate Public Art Programme
WESTGATE PUBLIC ART PROGRAMME: INVITATION TO ARTISTS TO REGISTER INTEREST The Westgate Oxford Alliance (Land Securities in partnership with The Crown Estate) has commissioned Modus Operandi to produce the Public Art Strategy and curate the Public Art Programme for the new Westgate development in Oxford city centre. The Westgate Oxford Alliance are keen to invite artists… Continue reading Westgate Public Art Programme
From the Café: Frittata Recipe
The Modern Art Oxford Café boasts some delicious food and now you can try making their frittata at home. Or cheat and pop into the café for a ready made one… Makes 6 portions For the roasted veg:- 1 aubergine (slice down the centre and then cut into slices about 1cm thick)3 carrots with the… Continue reading From the Café: Frittata Recipe
Work Experience Blog – My Time at Modern Art Oxford
I spent one week at Modern Art Oxford for work experience to gain further understanding of the different roles involved in the art world. One of the A-levels that I hope to study is History of Art, which covers the Renaissance period, so my aim in working at Modern Art Oxford was to provide a… Continue reading Work Experience Blog – My Time at Modern Art Oxford
Director’s Cut: June
This month, Director Paul Hobson discusses ideas that connect two artists, Debora Delmar Corp and Lynn Hershman Leeson. In the 1960s and 1970s, artists began to draw attention to the constructed nature of our identities. Continuing this line of critique, artists of the current generation are frequently representing an idea of identity that is not… Continue reading Director’s Cut: June
Symposium Videos: What You Can Do In Public
On Saturday 25 April 2015, Modern Art Oxford hosted a Symposium to discuss performance art and performing in public. Watch presentations by artists, academics and curators below. Speakers included artists Hayley Newman, Anthony Howell and Florence Peake, Director of LADA Lois Kiedan and curator Nicola Lees. Hayley Newman Anthony Howell Florence Peake Lois Kiedan Nicola… Continue reading Symposium Videos: What You Can Do In Public
Director’s Cut: April
In a series of monthly blogs, Paul Hobson reflects on current developments in contemporary art. ‘We live in a consumer culture and it is not surprising that contemporary artists are interested in reflecting back and critiquing the values, strategies and formats of consumerism. Exposure to forms of popular visual production generated through the latest consumer technologies is… Continue reading Director’s Cut: April
Proud to be part of Plus Tate
Tate has announced that sixteen institutions have joined the contemporary visual arts network, Plus Tate, and Modern Art Oxford is one of them. From Tate: “They join the original cohort of eighteen partners, plus the four Tate galleries, to virtually double the size of the group. In 2010, Plus Tate was launched to share collections… Continue reading Proud to be part of Plus Tate
Call for Performance Participants
Call for Participants As part of our current exhibition TEST RUN: Performance in Public Modern Art Oxford are working with artist Jérôme Leuba on a new public performance in the streets of Oxford city centre. Performance Across two days, participants will engage in a durational public performance entitled battlefield #95 / gaze. The performance will involve… Continue reading Call for Performance Participants