Contemporary Arts Trust

Showcasing works by graduating students

This new exhibition demonstrates Drew’s continuing interest in and response to global events and the current socio-political climate. He wants the viewer to be ‘overwhelmed by images’ and ‘disoriented by history, layers and layers of history’ in order to ‘generate a state of being that can escape’.

The Ashmolean’s captivating summer show brings together 120 stunning works from international collections spanning the brief but brilliant career of this Renaissance genius.

In the early days of photography, art met science and David Octavius Hill met Robert Adamson. The pair broke new ground and established photography as a tool for social documentation.

A hundred years on from the opening of the Spanish couturier’s first boutique, the V&A explores his profound influence on both his contemporaries and today’s designers.

The energy and spirit of 19th century Edo (now Tokyo) is brought to life in this exhibition of 50 woodblock prints. These vibrant and colourful prints were ‘mass produced’ by hand and eagerly sought after by fans of Edo’s popular culture; a single print cost the price of a haircut or two bowls of noodles.

A showcase of the hand-drawn backgrounds for iconic Japanese anime films reveals the painstaking process behind their production.

This new exhibition will lead you on an artistic journey through the last 30 years of Hokusai’s life – a time when he produced some of his most memorable masterpieces.

Jean Cooke RA (1927-2008) was an artist with a profoundly personal view of the world who found joy and inspiration in the everyday.

As the capital of liberal America, California is the birthplace of ideas and technology that have empowered people across the world. This exhibition demonstrates how Californian design, from conceptual artwork to smartphones, continues to be driven by principles of personal liberation.