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Ashmolean NOW: Daphne Wright – Deep-Rooted Things
13 June 2025 to 07 December 2025
About Ashmolean NOW: Daphne Wright – Deep-Rooted Things
Ashmolean NOW: Daphne Wright – Deep-Rooted Things is the fourth in the Ashmolean NOW exhibition series, where contemporary artists are invited to create new work inspired by the Ashmolean’s historical collections.
The fourth instalment of the Ashmolean Now series focuses on sculptures by Irish artist Daphne Wright.
Conceived in partnership with the Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin, the exhibition will feature several new works in plaster, which consider the tradition of still lifes and respond to the sculptures in the Cast Gallery.
Daphne Wright works in unfired clay and jesmonite and has long experimented with casting.
Central to the exhibition will be Sons and Couch, a life-size sculptural artwork cast in jesmonite of the artist’s sons. They have featured in their mother’s moving and personal work since an early age. This new piece is currently a work in progress.
Also on display will be Fridge Still Life (2021), which has not been on public display previously, alongside other works by Wright and objects from the Ashmolean’s own collection.
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Admission is FREE
Date and times:
From 13 June to 07 December 2025
The museum is open every day from 10.00am to 5.00pm
Location:
Gallery 8
