The Archive: Helen Chadwick – Viral Landscapes (1989-1990)

Helen Chadwick Viral Landscapes was held at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford, from 5 November 1989 to 7 January 1990.   Shown as a panoramic frieze measuring four feet in height and 50 feet in length, Viral Landscapes was a brand new series of photographic wall pieces created by British artist Helen Chadwick (1953-1996).… Continue reading The Archive: Helen Chadwick – Viral Landscapes (1989-1990)

The Director’s Archive: Bill Woodrow, 1983

Bill Woodrow’s solo presentation at the Museum of Modern Art Oxford in 1983 provided an opportunity to look at the artist’s recent work as a way to engage with a new generation of sculptural practice arising from the highly influential St Martin’s School of Art. At that time it had been the seedbed of new developments… Continue reading The Director’s Archive: Bill Woodrow, 1983

KALEIDOSCOPE Transition #2 Timelapse

In 2016, Modern Art Oxford celebrates 50 years as an internationally acclaimed powerhouse of contemporary visual culture. KALEIDOSCOPE is a year long series of interlinking exhibitions, performances and events, presenting an unmissable opportunity to reflect on some of the great moments in Modern Art Oxford’s history. Because it’s a special year, we decided to try something a… Continue reading KALEIDOSCOPE Transition #2 Timelapse

The Archive: Tradition and Renewal: Contemporary Art in the German Democratic Republic, 1984

Tradition and Renewal: Contemporary Art in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) was the first exhibition of its kind to be shown in the United Kingdom. The exhibition took place at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford between 3 June and 29 July 1984. In 1981, Willi Lange, the Cultural Attaché at the GDR Embassy in London… Continue reading The Archive: Tradition and Renewal: Contemporary Art in the German Democratic Republic, 1984

Emmaus Design Project in the Workshop VIDEO

Starting in 2015, Modern Art Oxford hosted a design project in collaboration with Emmaus and Love Your Plane. Watch the video below to see how the project is progressing and the start of the desk being made.

Re-Visit: KALEIDOSCOPE Live – Dog Kennel Hill Project: Shelley on a Loop

This performance was an interactive homage to Shelley Duvall’s legendary scene in The Shining, mythologised as having the most recorded takes in film history. Members of the public were invited to recreate this iconic moment, after which they became part of the looping performance. This event was held at Modern Art Oxford on Saturday 26… Continue reading Re-Visit: KALEIDOSCOPE Live – Dog Kennel Hill Project: Shelley on a Loop

The Archive: Myth & Reality: Aspects of Modern Indian Art (1982)

Myth & Reality: Aspects of Modern Indian Art was held at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford from 27 June to 8 August 1982. During David Elliott’s directorship, the Museum of Modern Art became renowned for the geographical diversity of the art it displayed (‘looking for inspiration in the most unexpected areas. From Japan to… Continue reading The Archive: Myth & Reality: Aspects of Modern Indian Art (1982)

Gustav Metzger on Art as Energy for Life

Sammlung Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst. Photo: FBM Studio, Zürich. © Gustav Metzger. A Moment of Grace charts the ways in which artistic activism in the 1960s aimed to critique the art world as a way of commenting on ‘the establishment’, through to a new generation of artists working with the new materials and visual surfaces of the post-Internet age.

Gustav Metzger’s Liquid Crystal Environments return to the gallery as part of A Moment of Grace (16 April to 10 June 2016). In this interview, he shares his insights with Emma Ridgway, Head of Programme. – Born in 1926 to Polish-Jewish parents in Nuremberg, Germany, Gustav Metzger is an artist known for his politically radical… Continue reading Gustav Metzger on Art as Energy for Life