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Presto! Illusions is almost here
Get ready to enter the Golden Age of Magic with this highly anticipated exhibition, opening on Saturday, February 22.
Diane Arbus opens
This Saturday the AGO honours the transformative acquisition of works by Diane Arbus with the opening of Diane Arbus: Photographs, 1956 – 1971, the first major solo exhibition of her works in Canada in almost three decades.
See the future before it’s too late
Hito Steyerl: This is the future closes this Sunday. If you needed one last nudge to see it, here’s a roundup of what critics and visitors found most compelling about the show.
Moving images
Shown side-by-side, two powerful films in Hito Steyerl: This is the future chart the movement of two very different photos through the world.
From cave paintings to Instagram
Who hasn’t taken a home video, posted a selfie, or carved initials into a desk? These are the things we do to say, “I am here!” This fall, a new exhibition explores this universal impulse.
Major Haegue Yang exhibition announced
The internationally acclaimed artist, whose work was part of MoMA’s recent re-opening in New York, is presenting her largest North American survey to date this spring at the AGO.
Huge news: Warhol blockbuster on its way
A major exhibition of works by the Pop Art icon is coming to the AGO in spring 2021. It may be a way off, but it’s not too early to get excited!
Be water, my friend
In Liquidity Inc., Hito Steyerl shares priceless yet practical lessons from nature’s oldest teacher: water.