Artist, Naoko Matsubara in conversation with Dr Clare Pollard, Ashmolean Museum, poet, Penny Boxall, and Professor Wes Williams, Humanities (French).
Over many decades, artist Naoko Matsubara has been working on a series of woodcuts exploring the human hand — engaged in sport, dance, music, prayer or a variety of creative acts. This in-conversation celebrates an artistic collaboration between Naoko Matsubara and prize-winning poet Penny Boxall, who has responded to the woodcuts in a series of short poems. The In Praise of Hands exhibition is available to view at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford until 13 March 2022. For more information and to book free tickets please visit the museum's website.
Follow the link to the In Praise of Hands – Online premiere.
Find out more about the Japan 2021 – Humanities Cultural Programme here.
Photo: Ian Wallman
