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7 Feb – 9 Jun 2019

JEFF KOONS

AT THE ASHMOLEAN

★ ★ ★ ★ – The Times

“I couldn’t think of a better place to have a dialogue about art today and what it can be” – Jeff Koons

The Ashmolean is the University of Oxford’s museum of art and archaeology, founded in 1683. Our world famous collections range from Egyptian mummies to contemporary art, telling human stories across cultures and across time.

We are open every day, 10am–5pm. Admission is free.

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Naoko Matsubara – Dark Undercurrents, a colour woodblock print

Naoko Matsubara, Dark Undercurrents, 1998

Matsubara seeks to capture the essence of a subject in its simplest form, working both in monochrome and with multiple blocks and colours. Inspired by nature, place, literature, music and movement, her prints range from intimate to monumental, playful to contemplative, figurative to abstract. Yet all her work is characterised by a strong sense of spontaneity and a bold freedom of expression. Matsubara carves directly into the woodblock to create her images, bringing a powerful energy to her works.

See more of Matsubara's work in our FREE exhibition Lifelines.