The gallery presents exhibitions of modern and contemporary art. It has a national and international reputation for quality of exhibitions, projects and commissions, which are supported by a learning and engagement programme with audiences in excess of 100,000 each year.[1] Funded primarily by Arts Council England, many exhibitions, events, activities and workshops are free for visitors.
The gallery was founded by architect Trevor Green in 1965.[3] With funding from the Arts Council of Great Britain, the gallery survived as a venue for temporary exhibitions. It was widely known as MoMA Oxford, similar to other international modern art spaces such as MoMA in New York.[4]
It was renamed "Modern Art Oxford" in 2002.[3] Adrian Searle of The Guardian commented, "Perhaps the museum bit was only ever there to confuse tourists and convince gowny academic Oxford that modern art was worth taking seriously."[5]
Elliott's programme focused on media that were often ignored by bigger public galleries at the time, such as photography, architecture and graphic design. Under Elliott's directorship, MoMA held photography exhibitions such as the Robert Doisneau Retrospective in 1992. Elliott introduced up-and-coming artists from Africa, Asia and the Soviet Union, and at various times also held major video art exhibitions. His contributions also included multiple gallery renovations. He resigned his position in 1996 to become the director of the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, having served the longest term of any director in the history of the gallery.
Michael Stanley assumed the directorship in January 2009.[7]
David Thorp assumed interim directorship in October 2012 following the death of Michael Stanley.
Paul Hobson was appointed Director in April 2013 and took up the post that September.
Notable exhibitions and showsEdit
Artists' exhibitions have included Richard Long (1971); Sol Le Witt (1973) Joseph Beuys (1974); Donald Judd (1995); Marina Abramovic (1995, 2022-23); Carl Andre (1997), Lubaina Himid (2017), Ruth Asawa (2022), and Yoko Ono (1997).[8] Since the renaming of the gallery, notable exhibitions have included:
Tracey EminThis Is Another Place (November 2002 – January 2003) - marked the reopening of Modern Art Oxford by and was her first British solo exhibition since 1997.[9] The exhibition contained drawings,[5] etchings, film, neon works such as Fuck off and die, you slag and sculptures including a large scale wooden pier, called Knowing My Enemy.[5]
Stella Vine (July - September 2007) - a solo show of by the Britart painter including more than 100 paintings and a catalogue essay by Germaine Greer.[13][14]
Other artists featured include Ed Ruscha (2001), Jim Lambie (2003), Mike Nelson (2004), Jannis Kounellis (2004), Daniel Buren (2006), Gary Hume (2008), Howard Hodgkin (2010), Thomas Houseago (2010), Graham Sutherland (2011), Jenny Saville (2012), Lubaina Himid (2017), Anish Kapoor (2021), Ruth Asawa (2022) and Carey Young (2023).[citation needed]
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A major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject It may require cleanup to comply with Wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view Please discuss further on the talk page November 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Modern Art Oxford is an art gallery established in 1965 in Oxford England From 1965 to 2002 it was called The Museum of Modern Art Oxford Modern Art OxfordThe gallery entrance on Pembroke Street OxfordEstablished1965Location30 Pembroke Street Oxford EnglandTypeContemporary art galleryDirectorPaul HobsonWebsitemodernartoxford org ukThe gallery presents exhibitions of modern and contemporary art It has a national and international reputation for quality of exhibitions projects and commissions which are supported by a learning and engagement programme with audiences in excess of 100 000 each year 1 Funded primarily by Arts Council England many exhibitions events activities and workshops are free for visitors Contents 1 History 2 Directorship 3 Notable exhibitions and shows 4 Notes and references 5 External linksHistory EditModern Art Oxford s premises at 30 Pembroke Street Oxford were designed by the architect Harry Drinkwater and built in 1892 as a square room and stores for Hanley s City Brewery 2 The gallery was founded by architect Trevor Green in 1965 3 With funding from the Arts Council of Great Britain the gallery survived as a venue for temporary exhibitions It was widely known as MoMA Oxford similar to other international modern art spaces such as MoMA in New York 4 It was renamed Modern Art Oxford in 2002 3 Adrian Searle of The Guardian commented Perhaps the museum bit was only ever there to confuse tourists and convince gowny academic Oxford that modern art was worth taking seriously 5 Directorship EditSeveral transitory directors oversaw the gallery until Nicholas Serota became director in 1973 3 with Sandy Nairne as assistant director David Elliott replaced Serota in 1976 3 Elliott s programme focused on media that were often ignored by bigger public galleries at the time such as photography architecture and graphic design Under Elliott s directorship MoMA held photography exhibitions such as the Robert Doisneau Retrospective in 1992 Elliott introduced up and coming artists from Africa Asia and the Soviet Union and at various times also held major video art exhibitions His contributions also included multiple gallery renovations He resigned his position in 1996 to become the director of the Moderna Museet in Stockholm having served the longest term of any director in the history of the gallery Elliott s replacement an American from Los Angeles Kerry Brougher preferred larger shows of American and European art and like Elliott exhibitions focusing on film and media In 2000 Brougher left to join the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington D C Brougher was replaced by Andrew Nairne who renamed the gallery coordinated additional enhancements to the building and donated the gallery s substantial library of art books and catalogues to Oxford Brookes University He shifted the focus to exhibitions of contemporary artists who have included Cecily Brown Jake and Dinos Chapman Tracey Emin Gary Hume Daniel Buren Stella Vine Sol LeWitt and Kerry James Marshall 6 Nairne left the gallery in 2008 to take up a senior managerial position at the Arts Council Michael Stanley assumed the directorship in January 2009 7 David Thorp assumed interim directorship in October 2012 following the death of Michael Stanley Paul Hobson was appointed Director in April 2013 and took up the post that September Notable exhibitions and shows EditArtists exhibitions have included Richard Long 1971 Sol Le Witt 1973 Joseph Beuys 1974 Donald Judd 1995 Marina Abramovic 1995 2022 23 Carl Andre 1997 Lubaina Himid 2017 Ruth Asawa 2022 and Yoko Ono 1997 8 Since the renaming of the gallery notable exhibitions have included Tracey Emin This Is Another Place November 2002 January 2003 marked the reopening of Modern Art Oxford by and was her first British solo exhibition since 1997 9 The exhibition contained drawings 5 etchings film neon works such as Fuck off and die you slag and sculptures including a large scale wooden pier called Knowing My Enemy 5 Jake and Dinos Chapman The Rape of Creativity April June 2003 the artists bought a mint collection of 80 Goya prints and systematically defaced them 10 The BBC 11 and The Daily Telegraph reviewed the show 12 Stella Vine July September 2007 a solo show of by the Britart painter including more than 100 paintings and a catalogue essay by Germaine Greer 13 14 Other artists featured include Ed Ruscha 2001 Jim Lambie 2003 Mike Nelson 2004 Jannis Kounellis 2004 Daniel Buren 2006 Gary Hume 2008 Howard Hodgkin 2010 Thomas Houseago 2010 Graham Sutherland 2011 Jenny Saville 2012 Lubaina Himid 2017 Anish Kapoor 2021 Ruth Asawa 2022 and Carey Young 2023 citation needed Notes and references Edit Modern Art Oxford Paying Artists Woolley Liz 2010 Industrial Architecture in Oxford 1870 to 1914 Oxoniensia Oxford Architectural amp Historical Society LXXV 79 a b c d Our history Archived 13 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine Modern Art Oxford Retrieved 13 November 2013 World Great Art Museum Retrieved 10 April 2009 a b c Searle Adrian Ouch The Guardian 12 November 2002 Retrieved 3 February 2009 1965 2005 Modern Art Oxford Timeline Archived 27 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine Modern Art Oxford 2005 Retrieved 1 February 2009 Rowena Chiu June 2011 The Grand Tour Glass Magazine London 6 144 ISSN 2041 6318 Modern Art Oxford Scott Henderson 11 November 2002 Tracey Emin s This is Another Place at Modern Art Oxford Culture24 Retrieved 17 December 2009 Jones Jonathan Look What We Did 31 March 2003 Retrieved 3 February 2009 Sumpter Helen The brothers grim in the city of spires BBC 17 April 2003 Retrieved 3 February 2009 Dorment Richard Inspired Vandalism The Daily Telegraph 27 May 2003 Retrieved 3 February 2009 Barber Lynne Vine Times 8 July 2007 Retrieved 10 December 2008 Deedes Henry Artist Stella misses brush with her adoring public The Independent 18 September 2007 Retrieved 29 January 2009 External links EditModern Art Oxford official site Art Guide entry AboutBritain com entry Review of Monica Bonvicini s MOMA Oxford Show by Greg Whitfield51 45 03 N 1 15 33 W 51 7507 N 1 2591 W 51 7507 1 2591 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Modern Art Oxford amp oldid 1149159999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
