AGOINSIDER
Your source for art news from the AGO and beyond.
Sketches of a travelling Impressionist
Learn more about Canadian painter Helen McNicoll by examining her sketchbooks with Renée van der Avoird, Assistant Curator, Canadian Art.
Artful praise
With only a few days left to see Diane Arbus Photographs, 1956–1971 and Illusions: The Art of Magic, we take a look back at the headlines to see what we have learned from these artists.
Thirza Cuthand
Thirza Cuthand makes short experimental videos and films about sexuality, madness, Queer identity, love, and Indigeneity.
AGO acquires new works at Art Toronto
Twenty-four artworks by seven artists acquired at this year's art fair expand the AGO Collection in new ways.
Witness of change
The work of famed West African photographer Malick Sidibé is featured in Documents, 1960s –1970s, a new AGO exhibition exploring documentary photography in a time of change.
Visions of Blackness
Works from contemporary artists Dawoud Bey, John Edmonds and Wardell Milan join the AGO Collection.
ICYMI: Creepy art
In case you missed it, back in 2018 we celebrated spookiness by showcasing the fascinatingly morbid 16th century European art genre, Momento Mori.
Going Left
We connected with renowned Canadian artist Brendan Fernandes whose new AGO digital commission explores the complexities of protesting during a pandemic.