Xa Sturgis has been Director of the Ashmolean Museum since 2014. Before taking up his current post he was Director of the Holburne Museum, Bath (2005-2014) where he oversaw the Museum’s major renovation and extension. From 1990 to 2005 he worked at the National Gallery in a number of roles including Exhibitions and Programmes Curator. Emily LaBarge is a freelance writer living in London. she has contributed essays for artist books, exhibitions and monographs, including on the work of Nancy Holt, Etel Adnan, Carolee Schneemann, Margaret Raspé, Prunella Clough, Camille Henrot, Meriem Bennani, Megan Rooney, Tai Shani, and others.