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A brilliant interview with director of Pissarro: Father of Impressionism David Bickerstaff @atomictv
Watch film here: exhibitiononscreen.com/films…
In partnership with @AshmoleanMuseum @kunstmuseumbs
#EOSpissarro #impressionism #Pissarro #exhibitiononscreen
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Pissarro: Father of Impressionism review – the ‘old man’ who was always pushing art forward theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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★ ★ ★ ★ "Illuminating" – The Times
Pissarro: Father of Impressionism will span the life of Camille Pissarro, one of the most celebrated artists of 19th-century France and a central figure in Impressionism.
Opens 18 Feb. Free for Members.
Book at: ashmolean.org/pissarro
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What Father of Impressionism at @AshmoleanMuseum lacks in cliché — in flushed sunsets, bright poppy fields or shimmering lily pads — it compensates for with the subtleties of closer intimacy, writes @rachelcj2 in @timesarts ★★★★☆ thetimes.co.uk/article/pissa…
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The exhibition featuring the work of Ali Kazim, one of Pakistan's leading artists, can be seen from 7 February to 26 June @AshmoleanMuseum
Read more: bit.ly/32NAdWk
Photo Credits: Detail of The Conference of Birds, 2019 by Ali Kazim, courtesy Jhaveri Contemporary
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Today is #HolocaustMemorialDay, when we remember the victims and survivors of the Holocaust and the genocides which followed.
Hear the story of Paul Jacobsthal, a Jewish scholar of archaeology, and how he escaped the Nazis with his Tang Dynasty camel museumsecretspodcast.buzzspr…
ALT Earthenware figure of a camel
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Today we launch Fingerprints, a brand new podcast in which we look at objects from across the globe and the hands they’ve passed through to reach us, from makers, looters, soldiers, curators, and many more, revealing the ways conflict and colonialism have shaped the Museum.
ALT A hand holding a Sumerian statue of a male worshipper
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Every object in the Ashmolean has passed from hand to hand, with invisible fingerprints left behind by makers, looters, soldiers, curators, and more, revealing ways in which conflict and colonialism have shaped the Museum. Fingerprints starts 21 Jan 2022 🎧ashmolean.org/fingerprints
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We administer the #CulturalGiftsScheme and #AcceptanceInLieu programme to help bring works of art into public ownership, making them available for everyone to enjoy 🏺
Find out more about the schemes
> artscouncil.org.uk/supportin…
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19 must-see British art exhibitions showcasing work by people of colour this autumn gal-dem.com/autumn-art-exhib…
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Tokyo: Art and Photography @AshmoleanMuseum – all of spellbinding life is here
Five-star review by @LauraCummingArt
theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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I loved this - Tokyo: Art and Photography review – all of spellbinding life is here theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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We were delighted to welcome His Excellency Mr Hayashi Hajime, The Japanese Ambassador, and Madame Hayashi Hajime yesterday to visit the museum and see our Tokyo: Art & Photography exhibition. #JPNUKseason #JapanUK Photographs © Ed Nix, 2021
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The Stack: Ben Spriggs from @ELLEDecoUK, Daphné Hézard from @Regain_Magazine, which features #CatherineDeneuve on the cover, and ‘Tokyo: Art & Photography’, a new exhibition at @AshmoleanMuseum
monocle.com/radio/shows/the-…
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📻On air now📻 #TedLasso stars @brettgoldstein and @nickmohammed; The @AshmoleanMuseum’s new exhibition Tokyo: Art & Photography; Winner of the 2021 Wellcome photography prize Jameisha Prescod bbc.in/3zKKygC
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A new series of #TedLasso began last week, and stars @brettgoldstein and @nickmohammed join @tds153 to discuss the show’s slow burn with audiences and how to avoid mawkishness in a show which makes a feature of “niceness” bbc.in/3rFBRkJ
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Sexy, sassy and sophisticated – Tokyo Art & Photography is ‘a must see exhibition that awes and educates in equal measure’ at The Ashmolean oxinabox.co.uk/sexy-sassy-an… via @oxinaboxnew @AshmoleanMuseum @AshmoleanPress @OxfordArtNet @oxfordartsoc @Japanfoundation @ToshibaTifo
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Tokyo review – lust and loneliness in Japan’s pleasure quarters theguardian.com/artanddesign…
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Obsessed with this beautiful work by Yokoo Tadanori 🇯🇵 part of the stunning exhibition ‘Tokyo: Art & Photography’ at the @AshmoleanMuseum (my interview with the curators will air on The Stack this Saturday)
#yokootadanori #tadanoriyokoo #tokyo #ashmolean #thestack #art #photo
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Scheduled to open on 29 July 201: 'Tokyo: Art & Photography' at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. The exhibition features Hiroshige prints and historic works from the Ashmolean's collection as well as many modern and contemporary loans from Japan. @AshmoleanMuseum