{"id":53705,"date":"2016-06-11T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T09:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new-website.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/events\/kaleidoscope-mystics-rationalists\/"},"modified":"2022-12-14T15:05:55","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T15:05:55","slug":"kaleidoscope-mystics-rationalists","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/events\/kaleidoscope-mystics-rationalists\/","title":{"rendered":"KALEIDOSCOPE: Mystics and Rationalists"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 2016, Modern Art Oxford marks 50 years as an internationally acclaimed powerhouse of contemporary visual culture. Celebrating the role art plays in shaping our perception of the world, <a href=\"https:\/\/mao-old.focus-earth.co.uk\/event\/kaleidoscope-celebrating-50-inspirational-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KALEIDOSCOPE<\/a> offers a shifting prism on an illustrious history founded upon the vision of artists.<\/p>\n<p>Iconic works from the past return to the gallery from across the globe, as part of a dynamic year-long programme of displays, commissions, performances, talks and events including work by artists new to Modern Art Oxford.<\/p>\n<p>Over 700 exhibitions have been presented at Modern Art Oxford since the gallery was founded 50&nbsp;years ago. KALEIDOSCOPE does not aim to be a definitive history by any means. It offers a snapshot of some of the many highlights in our history and reflects on some of the key ideas in contemporary art over the past half a century.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Drawing on Sol LeWitt\u2019s assertion that &#8220;conceptual artists are mystics rather than rationalists. They leap to conclusions which logic cannot reach,\u201d this <\/span><span class=\"s2\">show <\/span><span class=\"s1\">explores new forms of knowledge<\/span><span class=\"s3\">.&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"s2\">The<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> artists<\/span><span class=\"s2\"> all<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> provide unconventional perspectives that eschew traditional logic<\/span><span class=\"s2\">. These<\/span><span class=\"s1\"> new modes of expression are increasingly important in a world dominated by the visual, with images channelled ever more rapidly through advertising, smartphones and social&nbsp;media. Featuring Karla Black, Daniel Buren, Dorothy Cross, Ibrahim El-Salahi,&nbsp;Dan Graham, Sol LeWitt, Yoko Ono and Amy Sillman.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Mystics and Rationalists<\/em>&nbsp;turns around to <em>It&#8217;s Me to the World &nbsp;<\/em>between 31 July and 20 August.&nbsp;In KALEIDOSCOPE, one exhibition transitions into the next enabling visitors look behind the scenes and catch a glimpse of the gallery at work with artists and artworks.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Download the Exhibition Notes here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/mandrfinal2.pdf\" rel=\"\">Mystics and Rationalists Exhibition Notes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Download the Activity Guide here:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.modernartoxford.org.uk\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/the-blue-activity-guide.pdf\" rel=\"\">The Blue Activity Guide<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":53706,"template":"","event_type":[230],"audience":[],"class_list":["post-53705","events","type-events","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_type-archive","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>KALEIDOSCOPE: Mystics and Rationalists - Modern Art Oxford<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"KALEIDOSCOPE: Mystics and Rationalists - Modern Art Oxford\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In 2016, Modern Art Oxford marks 50 years as an internationally acclaimed powerhouse of contemporary visual culture. 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