For the first time ever, the unrivalled collection of Abstract
Expressionist masterpieces is leaving The Museum of Modern Art in New York and
coming to the AGO – the first international art museum to share this
iconic collection. This monumental show features the legendary artists who
turned the state of the world into state-of-the-art.
They dripped, zipped and painted in fields of excruciating colour, creating a
collective explosion into the
unknown.
AGO members enjoy easy access to Abstract Expressionist New
York every
day!
Members do not have to pre-book tickets.
Simply arrive at the Gallery and we will accommodate
you.
Members-Only
exclusive preview
Thursday, May 26, 10 am – 5:30 pm
Friday, May 27, 10 am – 8:30
pm
Look for more details in the next issue of [UTF-8?]What’s On at
the
AGO
Mark Rothko, No.
5/No. 22. 1950 (dated on reverse 1949). Oil on canvas, 297 x 272 cm. The
Museum of Modern Art, New York. Gift of the artist, © 1998 Kate Rothko
Prizel & Christopher Rothko / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo
credit: The Museum of Modern Art, Department of Imaging
Services.
July 4 – September 2
One-week and two-week camp sessions
available
Taking place in the AGO's new Weston Family Learning
Centre!
Join us for Toronto’s best art camp — a day camp that
encourages connections between art, culture and nature. All camps provide access
to the AGO’s expanded galleries and enhanced collections, offering an
exceptional environment for learning that encourages campers to explore, imagine
and create
art.
Our all-day programs emphasize self-expression and allow young
artists to create and explore in a lively indoor studio environment,
complemented by outdoor fun in nearby Grange
Park.
Using original works of art as inspiration, campers create
amazing art projects using a wide variety of media and
techniques. We balance the artistic process with a combination of skills
development and play to provide a full experience for every
camper!
Camps are offered for children aged 6 to 13.
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On April 14, celebrated muse, patron of the arts and original style
icon Marchesa Luisi Casati will re-emerge to host one last unforgettable art
soirée [UTF-8?]— at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Inspired by the storied
parties held at her Venetian palazzo and at the Palais Rose in Paris, Marchesa
Luisa Casati’s MASSIVE PARTY promises to be an unforgettable evening in
signature Casati style. (Did we say cheetahs on jeweled
leashes?!)
MASSIVE
PARTY, now in its seventh year, is the AGO’s signature fundraising
event for young professionals [UTF-8?]— and the city’s ultimate
art party. Admission includes an open bar, hors d'oeuvres, fantastic
entertainment and dramatic art
installations.
MASSIVE
PARTY is now sold
out.
April 2 – October
16
An extensive retrospective on the transformation of Inuit art in the
20th century, Inuit Modern features over 175 works that highlight one
of the world’s most comprehensive privately held collections of Inuit art
[UTF-8?]— the Samuel and Esther Sarick Collection. Inuit
Modern, the book, is available at shopAGO.
Related
Links:
Inuit
Modern Symposium
Saturday, April 2, 10 am – 5 pm | Baillie Court
This illuminating one-day event will feature Inuit artists and thinkers
addressing the issue: “It is not who we are, but where we came from and
where we are
going.”
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David Ruben Piqtoukun
born near Paulatuk, Canada, 1950 Journey to the Great Woman 1995
Brazilian soapstone, Ontario marble, Italian alabaster, African wonderstone 58.0
x 41.0 x 15.527.8 cm Gift of Samuel and Esther Sarick, Toronto, 2001. ©
2011 David Ruben
Piqtoukun.
Until June
12
David Blackwood, one of Canada's leading printmakers and most popular
artists, has been telling stories about Newfoundland for the past forty years.
Now the AGO offers visitors an opportunity to enjoy more than 70 iconic
Blackwood images — on display to the public for the first time. Black
Ice, the book, is available at shopAGO.
Related
Talks:
Epic Visions: The Prints of David Blackwood
Wednesday, April 6, 7:00 – 8:15 pm | Marvin
Gelber Print & Drawing Study Centre
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Rex Murphy and David Blackwood in
Conversation
SOLD OUT
Wednesday, April 27, 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Baillie
Court
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MORE
David Blackwood,
Fire Down on the Labrador, 1980. Etching and aquatint on wove paper,
80.9 x 50.3 cm. Promised gift of David and Anita Blackwood. © 2011 David
Blackwood.
Until May
22
This exhibition highlights Paterson Ewen's major works in the AGO
collection, shown in the context of the artists and movements that influenced
him. Significant earlier works, and recent gifts from the artist's widow, will
be on view for the first time, chronicling Ewen's full development as an
artist.
Related
Events:
Matthew Teitelbaum on Paterson Ewen
Wednesday, April 13, 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Jackman
Hall
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Bringing Things Down to Earth: A Phenomenology of
Paterson Ewen
Wednesday, April 20, 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Jackman
Hall
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Paterson Ewen,
Halley's Comet as seen by Giotto, 1979. Acrylic and fluorescent paint
on galvanized steel and gouged plywood. Anonymous Gift, 1994. © Mary Alison
Handford.
Until August
31
To mark the 40th anniversary of the JUNO Awards, The Canadian Academy
of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) and the AGO present an innovative project
pairing great Canadian art [UTF-8?]— and the AGO's great collection of Henry
Moore sculptures [UTF-8?]— with great Canadian music. JUNO Award-winning
artists Alpha Yaya Diallo, Buck 65, Dan Hill, Gord Downie, Hawksley Workman,
Jane Bunnett, Measha Brueggergosman and Tanya Tagaq visited the AGO and chose
artworks with particular meaning for them. Their recorded responses —
along with a piece of their music that they feel resonates with the art —
can be found, and heard, next to the
art.
In the Canadian collection and in the Henry Moore
gallery.
Tom Thomson,
Decoration: Autumn Landscape, 1915–16. Oil on canvas. Gift of
Judith R. Wilder, Toronto, 2008. © 2011 Art Gallery of
Ontario.
This annual event presents brilliant emerging talent in the field of
visual arts in Toronto. On now until April
21.
Artists featured in this year's
show:
Tristram Lansdowne
Jenn Law
Bogdan Luca
Alex McLeod
Meryl McMaster
Amanda
Nedham
Related
Events:
Saturday ArtSpeak Series
Saturday, April 16, 1 pm | AGO Art Rental + Sales
Gallery,
481 University Ave
A conversation with three prominent figures in the art community to
discuss artists in the early stages of their careers. Everyone is welcome and
admission is free.
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MORE
9 to 5:
Art is work. Hard work.
April 27 –
29
This exhibition lets visitors experience art in an unexpected way: by
interacting with the artists while they make it! From April 27 to 29, the Irina
Moore west gallery will be transformed into a live office space. Contemporary
Canadian artists Anitra Hamilton, Graeme Patterson and Ed Pien welcome AGO
visitors to meet with them and enjoy a conversation about their artistic
practice.
Related
Events:
Art/Work Symposium
Saturday, April 30, 1:00 – 4:30 pm | Jackman
Hall
Join us for a free symposium entitled Art/Work with invited artists,
curators and special guest Rebecca Duclos who will expand on the burgeoning
topic of artists' research. Everyone is welcome and admission is
free.
A collaboration between the AGO and OCAD
University, 9 to 5 has been organized by three MFA candidates in the
Criticism & Curatorial Practice
Program.
Until
April
3
Sir Bhupinder
Singh, Maharaja of Patiala, 1911. © National Portrait Gallery,
London.
Extended
to April
24
Betty Goodwin. Notebook 62,
1972-1976. Promised gift of the artist to the Art Gallery of Ontario. ©
2010 Gaétan
Charbonneau.
May 28 – September
4
Save the date for these exclusive Members'
Previews:
Thursday, May 26, 10 am – 5:30 pm, and
Friday, May 27, 10 am – 8:30
pm
Willem de Kooning, Woman, I.
1950-52. Oil on canvas, 192.7 x 147.3 cm. The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Purchase © 2011 The Willem de Kooning Foundation / Artists Rights Society
(ARS), New York . Photo Credit: The Museum of Modern Art, Department of Imaging
Services, John
Wronn.
May 5
– August
7
Related
Events:
Public opening party:
Wednesday, May 4, 6 pm | Walker Court
Artist will be in
Attendance.
Brian Jungen, 2010. The Men of my
Family, moose and deer hide, car fenders, chest freezer, steel. 269 x 122 x
76 cm. Courtesy Catriona Jeffries,
Vancouver
6 weeks
Sundays, April 3 – 17,
May 1 – 15, 1 – 3 pm
Develop your drawing skills while learning to capture a likeness. This
course is ideal for returning students and beginners alike, who are interested
in the fundamentals of portraiture: proportion, planes, placement of features,
light and shadow.
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REGISTER
Augustus John, The Marchesa Casati
(detail), 1919, oil on canvas. Purchase, 1934. © 2011 Art Gallery of
Ontario
6 weeks
Sundays, April 3 – May 15, 1 – 3 pm
For poets and poetry lovers, artists and art enthusiasts alike.
Participants will explore the Gallery, writing poems inspired by content,
colour, texture and form.
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REGISTER
Kent Monkman (Canadian 1965-). The
Academy, 2008. Acrylic on canvas. Purchased with the assistance of the
David Yuile and Mary Elizabeth Hodgson Fund, 2008. © 2009 Kent
Monkman
6 weeks
Tuesdays, April 12 – May 17, 1 – 3 pm
Structured for all levels of ability, the course includes sketching
from the masters, building intimacy with the works and spaces of the renovated
AGO and developing an understanding of how art communicates.
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6 weeks
Wednesdays, April 13 – May 18, 10 am – Noon
Gain knowledge and visual literacy skills as you engage with the
AGO’s permanent collection and special exhibitions.
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4 weeks
Wednesdays, May 4 – 25, 1 – 3 pm
Gain an appreciation for Inuit art and Inuit visual culture by
exploring how ideology, mythology, religion, culture and history function
collectively in the Inuit works on display at the Gallery.
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Joe Talirunili (Canadian, 1893-1976)
Migration, c.1974. grey stone, hide, wood, string 33.7 x 39.5 x 19.5cm.
Gift of Samuel and Esther Sarick, Toronto, 1996. © 2011 Estate of Joe
Talirunili.
SPECIAL OFFERS FOR AGO
MEMBERS
AGO Members receive free admission to THEMUSEUM on Saturday, April 30
and Sunday, May 1. Admission includes the special exhibition SEARCHING FOR
TOM | Tom Thomson: Man, Myth and Masterwork, which
explores the life, work and mysterious death of Tom
Thomson.
Please present your membership card and photo ID at the box office.
For more information, visit www.themuseum.ca
or call 519 749
9387.
Win two tickets to see
Opera Atelier’s La Clemenza di
Tito
Don’t miss this sure-to-sell-out production starring Canadian
superstar Measha Brueggergosman, the astonishing male soprano Michael Maniaci
and the dramatic tenor Krešimir
Špicer.
Click here
to
enter.
La Clemenza di Tito is on stage at the Elgin Theatre April
22 – May 1.
Order tickets online at www.ticketmaster.ca
or call 416 872
5555.
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