Two artists, one ticket: Kira Freije & Olivia Plender at Modern Art Oxford

Schedule

Sat, 23 May, 2026 at 11:00 am to Sun, 16 Aug, 2026 at 03:30 pm

UTC+01:00
Location

Modern Art Oxford | Oxford, EN

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See Kira Freije’s Turner Prize-nominated Unspeak the Chorus and Olivia Plender’s powerful Little Fennel’s Complaint from only £6 this summer
About this Event

Two major new exhibitions are now showing at Modern Art Oxford - experience Kira Freije’s Turner Prize-nominated Unspeak the Chorus and Olivia Plender’s Little Fennel’s Complaint with one pay-what-you-can ticket.

Across our Upper Gallery spaces, these critically acclaimed exhibitions bring together sculpture, installation, feminist histories, experimental storytelling and bold new work.

Tickets are pay-what-you can, priced at: £6 / £9 / £12.
One ticket includes entry to both exhibitions.
Children under 12 and Friends of Modern Art Oxford go free.


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Kira Freije: Unspeak the Chorus (Upper Gallery 1)

Nominated for the 2026 Turner Prize, Unspeak the Chorus is the first major UK solo exhibition by Kira Freije, co-commissioned with The Hepworth Wakefield.

Life-size, hand-welded metal figures – alongside animals and textiles – transform Upper Gallery 1 into an immersive, emotionally charged environment. Arranged in intimate groupings, the sculptures suggest fragments of connection, care and grief, inviting viewers to form their own interpretations.


‘Quietly compelling sculptures…bringing new life to the art world'. - British Vogue
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Olivia Plender: Little Fennel’s Complaint (Upper Galleries 2 & 3)


Little Fennel's Complaint is an ambitious new commission by Olivia Plender, exploring historic and ongoing inequalities in women’s healthcare – from early modern witchcraft to contemporary debates on reproductive rights and medical authority.

Plender's first solo UK institutional presentation since 2013 is inspired by research undertaken with leading Oxford institutions, including the Bodleian Library, Oxford Botanic Garden and John Radcliffe Hospital.

Across embroidered textiles, watercolours, drawings, mobiles, and sound works, she examines how women’s healthcare has been recorded, classified, and practised over time.


'In the grim context of our present moment, Plender’s research into feminist histories fit to be celebrated and calls to self-organise feel shockingly radical and urgent.' - Frieze



One ticket, two exhibitions


Tickets are priced at £6/£9 /£12, with visitors free to choose a ticket price that suits them. Your ticket gives you access to both exhibitions.

Your ticket is valid for entry at any time during opening hours on the day you select. Check our opening hours here.

Friends of Modern Art Oxford go free, no booking required. Find out more about Friends here.

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Where is it happening?

Modern Art Oxford, 30 Pembroke Street, Oxford, United Kingdom

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Tickets

GBP 2.50 to GBP 12.00

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