As part of our ongoing showcase of contemporary crafts, the Modern Art Oxford shop presents jeweller Carly Hitchens. Hitchens is a Cornish designer who makes use of her surroundings to inspire unique pieces of handmade jewellery. Recurrent themes in her work include architectural influences and the mining and minerals of Cornwall. The influence of Art Deco… Continue reading Shop Showcase: Carly Hitchens
Month: August 2016
Shop Showcase: Belgin Bozsahin
As part of our ongoing showcase of contemporary crafts, the Modern Art Oxford shop presents ceramicist Belgin Bozsahin. Bozsahin was born in Istanbul and has lived in London for almost three decades, she has exhibited in Istanbul, London, Bergen and on the QE2 liner. Many of her works are in private collections in Turkey, UK, Ireland, Portugal,… Continue reading Shop Showcase: Belgin Bozsahin
The Director’s Archive: Paul Klee, 1983
Although Modern Art Oxford has become known in recent decades for solo presentations of international artists working directly in response to the spaces of the gallery, many of the memorable shows in our 50year history have also been touring exhibitions organised by other institutions and exhibited here. One such show, presented in the early autumn of 1983, was… Continue reading The Director’s Archive: Paul Klee, 1983
The Archive: Signs of the Times – A Decade of Video, Films & Slide-Tape Installation in Britain 1980-1990 (1990)
Signs of the Times: A Decade of Video, Films and Slide-tape Installation in Britain 1980-1990, took place at the Museum of Modern Art Oxford in two parts between 7 October and 9 December 1990. Signs of the Times was the first major exhibition of British video, slide-tape and film installation to examine the development of… Continue reading The Archive: Signs of the Times – A Decade of Video, Films & Slide-Tape Installation in Britain 1980-1990 (1990)