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Outside the Palace of Me
Canadian artist Shary Boyle transforms the museum into an interactive performance space in Outside the Palace of Me, on view now at the Gardiner Museum until May 15.
John Yau’s view
On Tuesday, March 1, well-known poet and critic John Yau delivered a talk to AGO audiences via Zoom, sharing insights about the work of Matthew Wong.
Drawn to Faust
A game changer in French printmaking, Delacroix and Faust: The Good, The Bad, and ‘the Ugly’ gives new meaning to the phrase the devil is in the details.
ICYMI: Banners of solidarity
In case you missed it, we recently took a closer look at Robert Houle’s Mohawk Summer, four banners inspired by a historic moment in the struggle for First Nation’s sovereignty.
Diasporic connections
Toronto-based filmmaker Esery Mondesir’s new AGO exhibition delves into the rich complexity of the Haitian diaspora.
The Women of Saint-Lazare
Picasso’s 1901 visits to Saint-Lazare Women’s Prison in Paris, France, inspired a number of his Blue Period masterworks. Find out more about his time at the notorious institution and why it was foundational to the development of his Blue Period.
Piecing together the Fragments
Suchitra Mattai and Wendy Nanan discuss the importance of belonging and giving voice to Indo-Caribbean histories in their respective practices and works featured in Fragments of Epic Memory. We delve into their virtual conservation, moderated by Dr. Ramabai Espinet from December 2021.