Exhibition
Ashmolean NOW: Bettina von Zwehl
18 Oct 2024-11 May 2025
Ashmolean Museum
Oxford OX1 2PH
Overview
This exhibition features photographs by London-based artist, Bettina von Zwehl (b. 1971). Von Zwehl's aim is to rekindle wonder and curiosity as critical tools for exploring new ideas and practices.
During a residency in Oxford from 2022–23, von Zwehl spent time researching the Ashmolean’s founding collections – the wonderfully diverse objects and works of art which were displayed when the Museum first opened in the 17th century.
The artist's time at the Ashmolean served as inspiration for a unique photographic 'Wunderkammer' installation that moves between portraiture, silhouetted fragments, still-life, monumental and miniature elements, as well as non-art objects and specimens from natural history collections.
