“Familiar but utterly strange…uncomfortably honest, sweetened by being set amongst gardens of glowing music.” Graham Massey
Homelife, once a giant collective, has now condensed down into the delicate duo of Paddy Steer and Tony Burnside. Steer’s DIY approach to instrumentation is met with the ethereal yet earthy and engaging vocals of composer and songsmith Tony Burnside. Homelife’s new album Exotic Interlude, released earlier this month, is a precious, slow brewed, entrancing work. Drift away amidst swarms of coloured percussion, bulbous synths and fresh, Hawaiian guitar.
Oxford’s own “gig-in-a-gallery happening,” Nightshift.
Gather in the gallery’s foyer at 5.30pm and join a guided exhibition tour to see great new art before settling down in the café from 6pm to hear great new music.
Karla Black - Upper Galleries - 30th September to 29th November 2009
Glasgow-based sculptor Karla Black has engaged in an intense process using materials such as powder paint, cellophane and make-up creating extraordinary work on an ambitious scale for her exhibition at Modern Art Oxford.
Cova Macías: Encounters - Lower Gallery - 30th September to 29th November 2009
Cova Macías’ practice examines how young people construct their identity. This exhibition contains compelling video work, in which young protagonists present themselves to the camera, blurring the line between documentary and fiction.
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