Jesse Darling’s Reading List

Modern Art Oxford Shop, 2022. Photo by Oxford Atelier

The books on this list are recommendations from the artist Jesse Darling, and relate to their major exhibition No Medals No Ribbons at Modern Art Oxford, as well as their wider practice and thinking. Many of the titles are available in the Modern Art Oxford Shop. Explore these books and more in the Modern Art… Continue reading Jesse Darling’s Reading List

TO HELL WITH ALL THAT by Jesse Darling – World Poetry Day 2022

This World Poetry Day we are sharing a selection of poems by artist Jesse Darling, whose exhibition No Medals No Ribbons is currently on display at Modern Art Oxford. TO HELL WITH ALL THAT is drawn from their debut poetry collection VIRGINS, available in our Shop. Author Ziddy Ibn Sharam writes about VIRGINS: “These are… Continue reading TO HELL WITH ALL THAT by Jesse Darling – World Poetry Day 2022

Edible Spell for a New Mood by Jesse Darling – World Poetry Day 2022

This World Poetry Day we are sharing a selection of poems by artist Jesse Darling, whose exhibition No Medals No Ribbons is currently on display at Modern Art Oxford. Edible Spell for a New Mood is a seasonal recipe by Darling. The poem was originally published in the Ignota Diary (2021), an illustrated diary book… Continue reading Edible Spell for a New Mood by Jesse Darling – World Poetry Day 2022

VIRGINS by Jesse Darling – World Poetry Day 2022

This World Poetry Day we are sharing a selection of poems by artist Jesse Darling, whose exhibition No Medals No Ribbons is currently on display at Modern Art Oxford. VIRGINS features in Jesse Darling’s debut collection of poems of the same name, published by Monitor Books and available to browse and purchase in the Modern… Continue reading VIRGINS by Jesse Darling – World Poetry Day 2022