14–16 June 2019 IDENTITY COMPETITION DISPLAY Browse award-winning designs, from screen-printed accessories to handmade jewellery, and purchase these original, limited-edition artworks in-store or online. Exhibition Shop, Level 4
Until 6 October 2019 LIFELINES: THE WOODCUTS OF NAOKO MATSUBARA Over 40 dynamic woodcuts selected to showcase the remarkable career of Naoko Matsubara, a distinguished Japanese artist based in Canada. Gallery 11
Until 15 September 2019 THE NAKED FORM IN MODERN CHINESE ART While the nude was not a traditional subject in Chinese art, it became a common theme in the early to mid-twentieth century after being introduced to China by artists who studied internationally. Gallery 29
Until 9 June 2019 DIMENSIONS: THE MATHEMATICS OF SYMMETRY AND SPACE Developed in collaboration with Oxford’s world-renowned Mathematical Institute, this exhibition invites visitors to explore what it means to move in one, two, three and more dimensions. Gallery 8
Until 28 July 2019 LEONARDO DA VINCI AND NATIONAL IDENTITY ON MEDALS AND MONEY 2019 marks the 500th anniversary of Leonardo’s death and the 350th anniversary of the first commemorative medal in his honour, struck in Louis XIV’s mint. Gallery 7
Until 7 Apr 2019 LUI SHOU-KWAN CENTENARY EXHIBITION Lui Shou-kwan was one of the most significant artists in Hong Kong during the mid-twentieth century. The paintings in this exhibition marking the anniversary of his birth are from the Ashmolean’s own collection. Gallery 11
Until 16 Dec 2018 THE ART OF CONTEMPORARY JAPANESE TEA Celebrate the art of the Japanese tea ceremony through this unique display of contemporary Japanese tea utensils that is part of the AREThé Festival 2018. Gallery 36
Until 17 Mar 2019 PLUM BLOSSOM AND GREEN WILLOW: SURIMONO POETRY PRINTS Some of the finest examples of Japanese printmaking in the early nineteenth century were the exquisitely printed woodblock prints called surimono. These privately published prints combined witty poems with elegant images by leading designers. Gallery 29
