{"title":"Home page","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"claudette-johnson-catalogue","title":"Claudette Johnson: I Came to Dance","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eOne of the most arresting figurative artists working in Britain today, Claudette Johnson (b. 1959, Manchester, UK) creates larger than life studies of black women that are both intimate and powerful.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eModern Art Oxford’s major show of her work is the artist’s first major institutional exhibition in almost three decades and included approximately 30 paintings and drawings in pastel, paint, ink and charcoal from the early 1980s to 2019.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThroughout her career, Johnson has continued to redefine the space assigned to images of black women. Musing that \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“it is a very small twisted space that is offered”\u003c\/em\u003e, Johnson invites her sitters to \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Take up space in a way that is reflective of who they are.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe texts in this exhibition catalogue offer fresh insights into her practice and the dynamic impact of her event at the First National Black Arts Convention organised by the BLK Art Group in Wolverhampton, 1982. Also included is an interview with Johnson and archival materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e“Claudette Johnson’s work is rooted in her African heritage. Her talent is as powerful as it is obvious.”\u003c\/em\u003e — Steve McQueen (1992)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublished on the occasion of the exhibition, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eClaudette Johnson: I Came to Dance\u003c\/em\u003e at Modern Art Oxford (1 June – 8 September 2019).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eModern Art Oxford is a charity, and every purchase supports our exhibition and events programme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFRIENDS of Modern Art Oxford receive a 10% discount.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nISBN: 9781999640422 \u003cbr\u003ePages: 112 \u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Modern Art Oxford\u003cbr\u003eIllustrations: 50 colour, 8 black \u0026amp; white\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 300mm x 220mm\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Softback","brand":"Modern Art Oxford Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39969135952034,"sku":"","price":18.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/0536\/7714\/products\/201909ModernArtOxfordClaudetteJohnsonSQUARE.jpg?v=1648212502"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/0536\/7714\/collections\/placeholder.png?v=1646340784","url":"https:\/\/shop-modernartoxford-org-uk.myshopify.com\/collections\/frontpage.oembed","provider":"shop.modernartoxford.org.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}