Ashmolean Museum - "Fascinating" America's Cool Modernism exhibition Now Open

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"Fascinating" The Guardian "There are pictures in this show you will remember forever" Will Gompertz, BBC Now Open America's Cool Modernism O'Keeffe to Hopper This is the first exhibition to explore the 'cool' in American art in the early 20th century, from early experiments in abstraction by artists like Georgia O’Keeffe, Arthur Dove and Paul Strand to the strict, clean precisionist paintings of Charles Sheeler and Charles Demuth. See incredible loans from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Terra Foundation for American Art, Chicago, including 35 paintings that have never been seen in the UK before. Find out more & Book online Get in Free – Become a Member Ashmolean Members get in FREE to all exhibitions – including America's Cool Modernism – and enjoy behind-the-scenes activities as well a 10% discount in the shop, café & restaurant. Click here to find out more Cool Modernism Inside Out 11am, Sat 19 May Discover how modernism afforded visual artists new mediums and methods to consider the question of what it meant to be American at this special talk with Miguel de Baca, Terra Foundation Visiting Professor of American Art at the University of Oxford. Find an event The Silent Pianist Speaks 27 May, 7.30pm, Oxford Playhouse Celebrate great film makers of the silent era and the magic of the accompanists who breathed life into the earliest comedies and thrillers with Neil Brand, musician, writer and broadcaster. Find out more Win a 10-night holiday to the USA Win a trip for 2 courtesy of Audley Travel and the Ashmolean To celebrate our America's Cool Modernism exhibition, we’re giving you and a guest the chance to win a bespoke 10-night trip, courtesy of Audley Travel, including stays in Boston, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Enter the competition LiveFriday American Cool 7pm, Fri 25 May Immerse yourself in 1930s America at this evening event tracing America from the Roaring Twenties through to the end of the Great Depression with speakeasy bars, swing classes, silent films & more. Tickets are free. Book your free ticket Exhibition Tours 3.30pm every Tuesday & Thursday Join one of our free guided exhibition tours for an in-depth look at the works on display in the exhibition. Tours are free with the price of admission and no additional booking is required. Find out more Exhibition Catalogue Buy Online Discover how artists grappled with the experience of modern America with a cool, controlled detachment, eliminating people from their pictures altogether. With descriptions and images of all of the works on display, as well as essays on the themes explored, this is the perfect exhibition companion. Find out more Exhibition Shop Online & at the Museum Discover our new range of gifts, books, bags, jewellery, prints, art supplies, fashion, games and much more, all inspired by the artworks on display in our new America's Cool Modernism exhibition. Shop online Ashmolean After Hours Friday 30 March, 5–8pm, Admission Free We will be keeping the museum open late so you can explore after normal closing time. Take in a talk, listen to some live music, or relax at the bar with friends after work. Why not book a table for dinner at our Rooftop Restaurant? Find out more Become a Member in 2018 Join Online Ashmolean Members get in FREE to all exhibitions – including America's Cool Modernism – and enjoy a range of benefits and behind-the-scenes activities. Find out more