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Welcome to the autumn programme at Modern Art Oxford.
Our main exhibition Future Knowledge celebrates the role of creativity in generating solutions to the earth's problems. From showcasing the ingenuity of biomimicry, to displaying thought-provoking work by artists who explore climate change in their practice, Future Knowledge investigates the role of artistic enquiry in generating creative responses to environmental issues. #0308-2B31, Llareta (2,000 + years old; Atacama , 2008. Image © Rachel Sussman.
The new academic year sees the return of our annual exhibition celebrating and supporting graduate artists. Rachel Sussman The Platform Graduate Award is a series of three solo Desert, Chile) exhibitions by selected graduates from Oxford Brookes University, University of Reading and The Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford.
We welcome back the Shadowlight Artists who last exhibited at the gallery in 2016. The group showcase their increasingly ambitious work as a disability arts collective in this exhibition split across two venues,
Arts at the Old Fire Station and Modern Art Oxford. . Image courtesy the artist. 2018 , Latent, Annie Le Santo
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Future Knowledge 22 September – 28 October 2018 Free entry, all welcome Preview Party: Friday 21 September, 6.30–9pm Eve Mutso performance: Friday 21 September, 6.30–7pm , 2015. Installation view: Tania , solo exhibition, Museum of Science & Future Knowledge is a thought- Moving through the exhibition visitors provoking exhibition exploring the role will be introduced to environmental , Indian of visual culture in continuing to raise innovations, revealing new site-specific awareness of the effects of climate methods for understanding our change. Building upon last year’s domestic and local relationships to Tania KovatsTania inaugural edition (20 May – 25 June systems of production, systematic Kovats, Evaporation Industry, Manchester (2015). Courtesy the artist and Pippy Houldsworth Gallery, London. Copyright Chris Foster / Manchester. Science Industry, and of Museum 2017), this exhibition brings together waste, and inadvertent pollution. artworks, prototypes and projects by artists, designers and thinkers The final gallery space will be used from a range of different disciplines, as a public studio, demonstrating in order to showcase fascinating ingenuity in the face of climate and diverse creative responses change through prototypes, new to environmental concerns. biomimicry designs and innovative materials, as well as hosting events This dynamic show begins with an and activities that invite visitors to aerial performance by dancer and join in. For full details of the events choreographer Eve Mutso on the taking place in this space, please evening of the Preview Party. The visit our website. marks she makes with her pointe shoes in graphite powder will Featured artists: Exploration . remain in situ as a floor drawing Architecture, How Natures Builds, as part of the first section of the Lucy Kimbell, Tania Kovats, Eline exhibition, which reflects on the McGeorge, Eve Mutso, Andy Owen interconnectedness of all living and Rachel Sussman. beings over a vast timescale.
‘The best art and science projects enhance and extend each other, bringing some things Ecovative mycelium planters new to both; they are not simply about making research pretty, or making art works using scientific tools.' Future Knowledge is part of the nationwide project Season for Change, which invites artists and arts Eve Mutso: loop commissioned by The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh
Image © Ecovative Design. Mycelium planters, planters, Mycelium organisations from across the country explore to climate change through creative presentation – Rachel Sussman, 2014
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Platform Graduate Award 2018 5 September – 14 October 2018 , 2018. Free entry, all welcome
Celebrating new artistic talent from Platform is led by the Contemporary Vanishing Point , Vanishing across the south east, the Platform Visual Arts Network South East Graduate Award is a series of three (CVAN South East) and is a partnership solo exhibitions throughout between five galleries: Aspex in September and early October, by Portsmouth, De La Warr Pavilion in Image courtesy artist. the Louise Povey selected graduates from Oxford Bexhill-on-Sea, MK Gallery in Milton Brookes University, University of Keynes, Modern Art Oxford and Reading and The Ruskin School of Art, Turner Contemporary in Margate. University of Oxford. The initiative supports emerging artistic talent to Each artist will host an event relating further their practice, and awards one to their exhibition: outstanding artist a £2,500 bursary and mentoring from a professional artist. Louise Povey, Performance and Talk, , 2018. 9 September, 2–3pm Louise Povey, Vanishing Point, University of Reading, 5 – 16 September Annie Le Santo In Conversation with Tiffany Black, 23 September, 3–4pm Annie Le Santo, Lying in Wait, Oxford Brookes University, Luke Dawes, Artist Talk, 6 October, 19 – 30 September 2–3pm
Luke Dawes, Self Assembly, The For more information or to book Ruskin School of Art, University your free ticket to these events, #platform2018 of Oxford, 3 – 14 October please visit our website. , Excavate (with a finetooth comb)
"Platform has allowed me to maintain my Image courtesy artist. the Luke Dawes creative momentum post-graduation and is giving me the confidence to be an artist outside of university." – Annie Le Santo
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Shadowlight Artists: Rising , 2018. 19 October – 11 November 2018 Free entry, all welcome Preview Party: Friday 19 October, 6–7pm at Old Fire Station, 7–9pm at Modern Art Oxford
In this exhibition across two venues, with collecting images; while a new Modern Art Oxford and Arts at the installation by Richard Hunt moves , still from Collecting Memories of Old Fire Station, the Shadowlight his painting practice into the realms Artists showcase work spanning of multimedia installation. A new installation, painting, digital media animation by Tom Breach merges and theatrical production. Film Oxford autobiographical experience with produced the latest works by the fantasy; and Lucy Skuce’s video Image copyright the artist and Film Oxford. group, working in collaboration with installation blends her fascination Hemswork Mark them over the last 18 months. The with construction and the domestic exhibition celebrates the group’s environment. Danny Smith’s new creative growth since their formation film merges his interest in ancestral in 2009 with an artistically ambitious memory and the cultures of prehistory. body of work which re-frames disability arts. As part of the latest work by the group, Shadowlight artist Russell Highsmith's , 2018. Rising features major new works by play Singles Night will be on at Arts the core members alongside two new at the Old Fire Station on 19 and 20 films produced by the Shadowlight September. Book your tickets Associates. Mark Hemsworth’s at oldfirestation.org.uk. large-scale prints reflect his obsession
"I’m happy being a Shadowlight Artist. I’ve always been interested in art.
Shadowlights means more independence , production still from Time Leave to for the artists. It made me feel a bit more confident in myself, it made me feel special." – Danny Smith Danny Smith Danny Image copyright the artist and Film Oxford.
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Future Knowledge: Imagining Future Knowledge artists’ panel discussion Thursday 4 October, 6.30–8pm Friday 21 September, 5–6pm What insights can the arts offer Celebrating the opening of Future in understanding climate change Knowledge, this panel discussion and future posibilities? Join , 2016. explores what role arts and culture unconventional thinkers for a can play to change perspectives dynamic discussion on art's impact and bring climate change awareness and potential in the unfolding to a wider audience. environmental crisis. Speakers include Oxford’s globally celebrated Join artists Tania Kovats, Eline social philosopher Roman Krznaric; McGeorge and Rachel Sussman Alison Tickell, the pioneering CEO as they introduce their works in of arts environmental organisation the exhibition as well as their wider Julie’s Bicycle; and Emma Ridgway artistic practices. Head of Programme, Chief Curator Tickets £5, £3 concession at Modern Art Oxford. Bursaries available, for details contact
Simon Faithfull, Going Faithfull, Nowhere 1.5 Simon Image courtesy artist the Galerie of and Polaris, Paris. Tickets £5, £3 concession
Artists’ Films: Simon Faithfull, Going Nowhere series Screening Thursday 13 – Sunday 16 September and Thursday 20 – Friday 21 September
Going Nowhere is a trilogy of films A special screening of Going produced by artist Simon Faithfull that Nowhere 2, accompanied by a music span a 20-year period. The film series playlist selected by Faithfull, will be centres on the act of walking to on view in Modern Art Oxford’s cafe explore our personal engagement during the preview party for Future with the environment, the trace we Knowledge (Friday 21 September, leave on the landscape, and how we 6.30–9pm). The playlist is available can understand and appreciate the to listen to via Modern Art Oxford’s Search Modern Art Oxford
on Spotify listen to the to playlist dynamics of our rapidly changing world. Spotify profile. A Slice through World the panel discussion, 2018. Image by Stu Allsopp.
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Throughout Future Knowledge to help participants follow their all workshops will take place curiosity and be playful. in the galleries. Inspired by Future Knowledge these Biomimicry Workshop sessions will explore life cycles Sunday 14 October, 2.30–4.30pm of materials and take place in the
Learn from Michael Pawlyn, one Piper Gallery. Commissioned2018. of the world’s leading biomimicry £2 per session or £7.50 per 5-week season loop,
architects, about the ingenious , creative methods behind biomimicry. Big Draw Workshop: Lichen Life In this fascinating and playful Saturday 13 October, 1–4pm workshop for adults, gain fresh Join artist Sarah Blissett for this special Eve Mutso ways of understanding how human climate change-inspired workshop by The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. Photo by David Grinly. creativity can work practically with to explore the role of playfulness natural systems to build more in creativity, invention and discovery. adaptive and sustainable buildings. Learn how tiny lichen organisms reveal Eve Mutso, loop This special performance of the Free entry, booking essential fascinating facts about air pollution, Friday 21 September, 6.30–7pm ‘Wytham Project’ is a sound installation
paint your own lichen life portraits, On the opening night of Future that brings together an eclectic mix Early Years Workshops: Make Play examine the secret microscopic world Knowledge, dancer and choreographer of free improvisation, original Thursdays 27 September, 4, 11, 18 and landscapes of lichens, and create Eve Mutso will dip her pointe shows compositions, location recordings and & 25 October, 11am–12pm & 1–2pm your own growing living lichen sculpture. in graphite powder and dance across sonic hybrids, exploring the relationships Make Play sessions offer a sensory a canvas on the floor, suspended between sound, place and nature. creative space for children age Sarah Blissett is a writer, artist and from the gallery ceiling, to represent Free entry, booking essential 6 months to 5 years to explore with researcher at Roehampton University the physical mark one individual can their parent/carer. Drawing on working at intersections between make on the world. Irregular Folks and Modern Art materials and themes within our performance, art and ecology. Oxford present: You Are Wolf + exhibitions, each week offers Free entry, drop in Eve Mutso is a freelance dancer and David Bramwell's The Cult of Water different experimental activities choreographer and former Principal Saturday 27 October, 6–9pm Dancer of Scottish Ballet, Scotland’s Visit the galleries after hours on the national dance company. loop was final weekend of Future Knowledge originally commissioned by The to enjoy two special performances Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh. from English avant-folk artists You Tickets £5, £3 concession Are Wolf and storyteller David
Bramwell. You Are Wolf will explore Eric Clarke Music Ensemble: the theme of freshwater folklore Wytham Project delving into traditional and original Thursday 11 October, 6.30–8pm songs with tales of banshees and Marking the 75th year of the University’s water sprites, vengeful rivers and acquisition of Wytham Woods, wild swimming. David Bramwell musicians Eric Clarke, Bruno Guastalla, combines music, animation and film Melissa Holding and Julian Masters to bring you a captivating journey into spent a weekend in July making music the occult secrets of our waterways. Bursaries available, for details contact [email protected] The Big Draw is an arts education charity that promotes visual literacy and the
universal language of drawing as a tool for learning, expression and invention and recording the sounds of the woods. Tickets £10, £8 concession
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Fuel your visit to the gallery by visiting our café bar BRICK, serving locally sourced ingredients, great coffee and delicious homemade cakes. Since opening earlier this year, BRICK has had a full makeover, introducing a new menu, kids menu and wine list, as well as serving beer from local brewery Tap Social. For more Maggie's Culture Crawl, 2017. Photo by Stu Allsopp. information visit www.
BRICK @ Modern Art Oxford. Photo by Philippa James. modernartoxford.org.uk/cafe. Maggie’s Culture Crawl light, shape and colour can affect Friday 28 September, 6–9pm our environment. Modern Art Oxford is delighted to be a part of this year’s Culture The evening is in aid of Maggie’s Crawl, a 6-mile sponsored walk with Oxford, a charity offering free SHOP a difference. Walkers will visit the practical, emotional and social gallery along the route, and take part support for people with cancer in a model-making workshop inspired and their families and friends. Book Modern Art Oxford’s shop by Maggie’s innovative tree house your place on the Culture Crawl at: has a range of exclusive, structure in Oxford and learn how maggiescentres.org/ccoxford. limited editions which are available to buy on the Own Art scheme. Follow the shop TOURS and gallery’s Instagram accounts for our new #EditionOfTheMonth feature and for a limited time Exhibition Tours Emma Ridgway Staff-led tours are a fantastic Head of Programme, Chief Curator we have Galerie Simpson’s opportunity to explore the exhibition Wednesday 26 September, 1.30–2pm Selection Box – an instant in more detail. art collection by some of the Free, booking essential Najia Bagi Creative Learning Assistant biggest names in the British
Saturday 13 October, 2–2.30pm Modern Art Oxford shop. Photo by Edmund Blok. art world.
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Young VisitingYoung Artists. Photo by Emma Titcombe. The energy and enthusiasm of our volunteers is very important to the gallery. If you would like to surround yourself with creativity, develop new and existing skills, or simply give a little free time to support culture in the city, Learning is at the heart of Modern Art Oxford's programme. Each week contact us to find out about volunteering opportunities: we offer free educational opportunities for schools and groups, reaching www.modernartoxford.org.uk/volunteering. thousands of young people from Oxfordshire and beyond every year. Our programme is designed to engage visitors of all ages to explore creative processes and enrich knowledge around contemporary visual culture. “As a relative newcomer to Oxford, volunteering has helped me to feel a part This summer saw the beginning of a new Young Visiting Artists project in a collaboration with local charity Children Heard and Seen, who have been of one of my favourite places in Oxford. working with the gallery since August 2017. It has also helped me to feel re-engaged with the contemporary art world.” Through a set of explorative creative briefs, this new project aims to show young people what it's like to work as professional artists within a gallery – Modern Art Oxford volunteer setting, highlighting that arts are a viable career option. We remain grateful to our primary supporters: “This project is an amazing opportunity for this group of children to be seen as artists, planting the seed for a future working in the arts.” A special thanks to our partners and sponsors: – Emma Titcombe, Lead Artist
For more information or to book a free school or group tour please contact childrenheardandseen.co.uk [email protected].
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5 Sep – 14 Oct Platform Graduate Award 2018 Exhibition Penny Woolcock: Fantastic Cities 9 Sep, 2–3pm Louise Povey, Performance and Talk Performance/Talk 17 November 2018 – 3 March 2019 13 – 16 Sep Simon Faithfull, Going Nowhere series Film Fantastic Cities is a major solo celebrated for her creatively incisive 20 – 21 Sep Simon Faithfull, Going Nowhere series Film exhibition of artist and director Penny approach to exploring issues of social 21 Sep, 5–6pm Future Knowledge: artists’ panel discussion Talk Woolcock (b. 1950, Buenos Aires, inequality. Her award winning work lives in London), an unparalleled centres on personal stories of Eve Mutso, loop 21 Sep, 6.30–7pm Performance pioneer in contemporary visual experiences within urban communities. 21 Sep, 6.30–9pm Future Knowledge Preview Party culture in the UK. Woolcock is widely
22 Sep – 28 Oct Future Knowledge Exhibition
Annie Le Santo In Conversation with Tiffany Black 23 Sep, 3–4pm Talk Akram Zaatari: The Script 26 Sep, 1.30–2pm Tour with Head of Programme, Chief Curator Tour 23 March – 12 May 2019 27 Sep & 4, 11, 18, 25 Oct Early Years: Make Play Workshop 11am–12pm & 1–2pm In spring 2019 Modern Art Oxford will Co-Founder of the Arab Image 28 Sep, 6–9pm Maggie’s Culture Crawl Event present a new film commission as Foundation, Zaatari’s work is focused is a touring exhibition by New Art Exchange in partnership part of a solo exhibition of works by around collecting, studying and 4 Oct, 6.30–8pm Imagining Future Knowledge Talk renowned filmmaker, photographer, archiving the photographic history 6 Oct, 2–3pm Luke Dawes, Artist Talk Talk archival artist and curator, Akram of the Arab World. The Script The
with Contemporary Turner and Modern Art Oxford. Funded by Arts Council England and supported by Thomas Dane Gallery Zaatari (b. 1966 Sidon, Lebanon). 11 Oct, 6.30–8pm Eric Clarke music ensemble: Wytham Project Performance
13 Oct, 1–4pm Big Draw: Lichen Life Workshop
13 Oct, 2–2.30pm Tour with Creative Learning Assistant Tour
14 Oct, 2:30–4.30pm Biomimicry Workshop Workshop
19 Oct, 6–9pm Shadowlight Artists: Rising Preview Party
19 Oct – 11 Nov Shadowlight Artists: Rising Exhibition
27 Oct, 6–9pm You Are Wolf + David Bramwell Performance , 2018.
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