New events announced including the innovative exhibition from Cuban artist Belkis Ayón: Sikán Illuminations.
Belkis Ayón: Sikán Illuminations: 2 November - 9 February (Free)
Explore Cuban artist Belkis Ayón’s brief but intense artistic career. Witness her extraordinary use of the printmaking process collography and delve into her richly detailed and enigmatic artworks which conjure up a mythological Afro-Cuban world. Sikán Illuminations is the first major survey exhibition of Ayón’s work in a UK institution and consists of 50 works belonging to the Belkis Ayón Estate based in Havana.
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Curators in Conversation: Friday 1 November, 5-6pm (Free, booking essential)
Preview Party: Friday 1 November, 6pm (Free, booking essential)
Exhibition Tours: 15 Nov, 30 Nov, 10 Jan and 8 Feb, 1 ‒ 2pm (Free, booking essential)
Evening Classes (£25)
Collography: Thursday 21 November, 6:30-8pm
Collage - Thursday 12 December 6:30-8pm
Printmaking - Thursday 23 January 6:30-8pm
Tender Grounds: Platform Graduate Award: 2 November 2024 - 1 December 2024
Tender Grounds explores the delicate and fragile qualities that connect four artists’ works, both in their materiality and their emotional undertones. This group exhibition unpicks connections between the physical and the emotional, referencing notions of youthfulness.
Lates x Platform
A night of music, art and conversation. Get to know the Platform Artists as they chat to curator Sarah Mossop about their group exhibition. Lates x Platform Tickets, Thu, Nov 14
Make Play
Join the Make Play sessions for a sensory, creative experience where children can explore and create alongside their parents or carers. £4.50 Further Information: Make Play
Back Towards Oneness: 5 December - 9 March
Artist Farwa Moledina, in collaboration with community group Date Palm Tree, has created a series of collective works using recycled materials inspired by personal family connections and celebrating Ummah – the Islamic concept of a community that transcends borders, boundaries, and governments. Further Information: Modern Art Oxford
Late: Back Toward Oneness Preview Party: Thursday 5 December, 6:30-10pm (Free, booking essential)
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