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Building self-determination
The AGO welcomes artists Nanook Gordon and Brianna Olson-Pitawanakwat of the Native Arts Society for an Art in the Spotlight discussion about their work building an important platform for Indigenous artists in Toronto.
Food is political
How do you preserve art made from rotting fruits and vegetables? Sjoukje van der Laan, AGO Assistant Conservator, Contemporary Art, and Interpretive Planner Nadia Abraham answered this question with Ron Benner’s installation Anthro-Apologies (And the trees grew inwards – for Manuel Scorza)(1979–80) in a recent Close Looking talk.
Radical visions
Important thought leaders and artists from across the African diaspora come together for an AGO Art in the Spotlight to discuss the Black radical imagination.
Artfully honouring access
The AGO and Tangled Art + Disability teamed up on a series of videos featuring the important work of six artists.
A continued conversation
Indigenous educators and artists Robert Durocher, Dr. Jenny Kay Dupuis and Lindsay “Eekwol” Knight engaged in an important discussion about Residential Schools yesterday.
Faking and making it in Venice
The team behind Impostor Cities, Canada’s official entry for the 17th International Architecture Exhibition, reveals cinema’s love affair with our buildings.
Anything and beyond
The AGO is hosting a free digital screening of the powerful short film It Can Be Anything, which features a young artist's inspiring journey.
Learning tools
For the first AGO X RBC Emerging Artists Workshop, Toronto-based multidisciplinary artist Esmaa Mohamoud spoke with AGO Curator Wanda Nanibush about how her artistic practice has evolved.