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EXHIBITION: Josh Kline Freedom

Until 18 October
Free Entry

At the centre of Freedom is a major installation from which the exhibition takes its title. Four towering ‘Police Teletubbies’ dressed in SWAT gear guard a space modelled after Zuccotti Park, the privately owned public space in New York City and site of the Occupy Wall Street protest camp in 2011.

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EXHIBITION: Kiki Kogelnik Fly Me to the Moon

Until 18 October
Free Entry

Working in New York in the 1960s, Kiki Kogelnik was a well-known artist and contemporary of figures such as Roy Lichtenstein and Andy Warhol. Despite her early popularity, Kogelnik’s work was often overlooked by institutions and slowly written out of the history of post-war Western art. 

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EXHIBITION: Film Studio

15 September – 20 December
Project Space
Free Entry

Film Studio is a programme for telling stories of Oxford through creative film making. This collaborative project brings together community groups, schools, artists and film makers in exhibitions, workshops, events and screenings.

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TALK: Perspectives Surveillance

Thursday 24 September, 7pm
Free Entry, booking essential

Join us for the next in the series of Perspectives talks, which focuses on ideas and manifestations of surveillance in society. From how technology can enhance privacy, to the ethics of surveillance and the uses of artificial intelligence.

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Glug Oxford Launch Party at Modern Art Oxford

Wednesday, 23 September, 7pm
Free Entry, booking essential

Plug into Oxford's creative community at the launch of the Oxford chapter of Glug, the worldwide events network for creatives.  For this very special event, renowned designer and artist Brendan Dawes, and branding aficionado Mike Benson of BerlinerBenson will inspire us with their creative insights.

You can also have a drink on Glug and view Modern Art Oxford's exhibitions by two great artists - New Yorker Josh Kline and '60's artist Kiki Kogelnik.

So if you are an illustrator, graphic designer, UX designer, screenprinter, wordsmith, artist, photographer, videographer, or simply interested in all things creative, come join us at Glug Oxford!

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Evelyn Dunbar: The Lost Works at Pallant House Gallery

3 October 2015 – 14 February 2016
Tickets £5 - £10

A remarkable collection of lost works by WW2 Official War Artist Evelyn Dunbar (1906 – 1960) goes on show for the first time, including highlights from an extraordinary hoard of previously unrecorded work discovered in the attic of a Kent Coast house.

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And Breathe… at the Old Fire Station

2 October – 14 November
Free Entry

Over the last ten years, visual artist Jayne Wilton has created a body of work that explores the act of breathing. Her installations, drawings, videos and sculptures make visible the ephemeral human breath.

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Modern Art Oxford
30 Pembroke Street
Oxford OX1 1PB
www.modernartoxford.org.uk
01865 722 733
info@modernartoxford.org.uk
Admission is free
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Tues - Sat: 11am - 6pm
Sun: 12 - 5pm
Mon: Closed
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Image credits from top to bottom:
Josh Kline, Freedom installation view. Photo by Edmund Blok. Courtesy Josh Kline, 47 Canal and Modern Art Oxford. 
Kiki Kogelnik, Fly Me to the Moon installation view. Photo by Edmund Blok. Courtesy Kiki Kogelnik Foundation and Modern Art Oxford. 
Josh Kline, Talking Back, 2015. Photo by Ben Westoby. Courtesy Josh Kline, 47 Canal and Modern Art Oxford.
Evelyn Dunbar, Autumn and the Poet, 1948-60, Oil on canvas, ©The Artist's Estate, courtesy of Liss Llewellyn Fine Art
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