Douglas
Gilbert & George
Antony Gormley
Cristina Iglesias
Takahiko Limura
Wolfgang Laib
Giuseppe Penone
Diana Thater
Jan Vercruysse
This exhibition illustrates the ways in which ten international contemporary
artists explore various forms of landscape architecture, such Douglas
(Canada), Gilbert & George (UK), Antony Gormley (UK), Cristina Iglesias
(Spain), Takahiko Limura (Japan), Wolfgang Laib (Germany), Giuseppe Penone
(Italy), Diana Thater (USA) and Jan Vercruysse (Belgium).
The exhibiton will be "sprinkled" with memories of gardens and parks drawn
from the past, including redentions of gardens and ruins by Giovanni
Battista Piranesi as well as medieval texts on the garden such as the
Ruralium Commodorum of Petrus de Crescentiis.
In the Cafe': Joanna Usherwood: "Surface Tension"
Probing the "nature" of the art, science and industry, these intensely
coloured and textural paintings provide diverse ways of seeing the world -
exploring detail, changing scale and altering perceptions to make the world
unrecognisable.
Carole Scott, Development Officer
Museum of Modern Art, Oxford
30 Pembroke Street, Oxford OX1 1BP
Tel: oo44 (0) 1865 722733 Fax: 0044 (0) 1865 722573
Open: Tuesday-Sunday 11 am- 6pm, Thursday 11 am - 9pm. Closed Monday. Cafe'
:Tuesday-Saturday 9.30 am - 5 pm, Thursday 9.30 am - 8.30 pm, Sunday 11 am -
5 pm.
Admission: £2.50, £1.50 concessions, Children under 16 free. Free admission:
Weds 11 am - 1 pm & Thurs 6 pm- 9 pm.
Description: The Museum of Modern Art is a public-funded gallery presenting
innovative temporary exhibitions of international modern and contemporary
art, covering all art forms. Cafe'MOMA is open for breakfast, coffee, lunch
and tea. Zwemmers bookshop has cards, gifts and books.
Laura Fornasini
laurafornasini@hotmail.com
nicole.giles@moma.demon.co.uk