Category: The Archive

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

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)

Hanne Darboven exhibited in what was previously known as the Middle Gallery (currently the café and shop area) at the Museum of Modern Art Oxford between 30 June and 4 August 1974. Hanne Darboven (b. 1941, Munich, d. 2009, Hamburg) studied painting at the Hochschule für bildende Kunst Hamburg, under one of the best Op-painters… Continue reading The Archive: Hanne Darboven, 1974

FLUXSHOE, a year-long travelling exhibition, was shown at the Museum of Modern Art, Pembroke Street, and OSAC, Worcester Place, Oxford, from 10 – 25 February 1973. FLUXSHOE began its journey around Britain in autumn 1972, with two very eventful visits to Falmouth and Exeter. After Oxford, it travelled to Edinburgh, Nottingham, Sunderland, and a few… Continue reading The Archive: FLUXSHOE, 1973

Popa at Moma: Pioneers of Part-Art opened and closed in a single evening at the Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) in Oxford in 1971. MOMA was a much younger organisation than either the Tate or the ICA, having opened only in late 1966. Its founder, Oxford architect Trevor Green, intended it to house England’s first modern art collection, but it… Continue reading The Archive: Popa at Moma: Pioneers of Part-Art, 1971

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

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