Weaving Wonders: Medievalist perspectives on Kiki Smith
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Mesmerised by the beauty and scale of French medieval tapestries, Kiki Smith entered into her own world of tapestry making using the latest digital techniques.... Read more »
Copper House Music : A Sonic Response to the Piper Gallery Space
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On 31 October 2019, composer, researcher and performer Jonathan Packham invited gallery visitors to ‘play’ the architecture of the Piper Gallery. In this post, Jonathan... Read more »
Exploring the contemporary side of Oxford with local schools
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“Oxford still remains the most beautiful thing in England, and nowhere else are life and art so exquisitely blended, so perfectly made one.” – Oscar Wilde
Throughout the ages, the city of Oxford has been given various real life and fictitious personalities, perhaps most noticeably by literary figures. But how have Oxford’s young creatives represented contemporary life in their city? Find out with these exciting short films, created by students from local schools as part of this year’s City as Studio: Moving Image project with Modern Art Oxford. The student’s finished film shorts in the below showreel were designed by the project’s Lead Artist, Kate Mahony.
Discover more about City as Studio: Moving Image here.
Read more about Creative Learning at Modern Art Oxford here.
MAO 360: Mini Documentary – Kiki Smith: I am a Wanderer
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“Art is like a natural expression where people try to synthesise what their experiences or creativity is. In a way, it’s like a mirror or... Read more »
MAO 360: Kiki Smith’s tapestries and Medieval inspiration
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Kiki Smith was inspired to create her large-scale tapestries following a visit to the Apocalypse Tapestry in Angers, France in 1976. The tapestry, spread over... Read more »