Exciting news about the Dundas/McCaul corner
Public art alert! The AGO has commissioned Brian Jungen to create a new sculpture for the corner of Dundas and McCaul Streets.
Brian Jungen. Photo by Tyler Hagan
Back in 2017, when we announced that Large Two Forms by Henry Moore was moving to the newly revitalized Grange Park, anticipation was high to find out what would go in its place at the southwest corner of Dundas and McCaul Streets. The wait is over! The AGO has commissioned artist Brian Jungen to create a large-scale work of public art for the highly visible location. To be unveiled in the fall of 2020, it’s the first public artwork commissioned by the AGO in our history.
This major commission is made possible in part through a generous contribution from the New Chapter program of the Canada Council for the Arts. It will be the only public artwork of its scale in the city by an Indigenous artist, and – like Moore’s sculpture, which was beloved and climbed over for more than 40 years – it will be fully accessible.
We don’t have many details to share yet, because the work is still in development. But stay tuned to the AGOinsider, and you’ll be the first to hear updates as they become available.