Passages & identities in modern and contemporary art

Identities

Discover how artists mine the concept of identity—and often challenge it—in their work (don’t miss the box “Tools and Tips”): https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/investigating-identity/

Migration & movement

• Artists move around the world, shifting their identities, cultural traditions, and artistic techniques (don’t miss the box “Tools and Tips”). https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/migration-and-movement/
• Explore some of the ways in which artists have addressed experiences of migration. Modern Art Oxford here and here.

Maps, Borders, and Networks

Artists use maps to tell stories about themselves and their views of the world (don’t miss the box “Tools and Tips”). https://www.moma.org/learn/moma_learning/themes/maps-borders-and-networks/

Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities

Exhibition at MoMA, here and here.

The street was our playground

Display at the Museum of London at the some of the ways London’s children have imaginatively played in their streets in the past. https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/time-to-play-street-was-our-playground

Identity and immigration in Britain

Explore Kaleidoscope - a photography exhibition at Somerset House, exploring identity and immigration in modern Britain. https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/kaleidoscope-identity-and-immigration-in-britain/fwJyqRiqCKRrLw