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Sovereign words
aabaakwad returns, and for the first time, the poets are coming. Ahead of their conversation on Dec. 5, we caught up with Timimie Märak, Billy-Ray Belcourt, Janet Rogers and Sámi scholar Liisa-Ravna Finbog.
Toronto to Texas
It's a San Antonio switcheroo - The AGO welcomes back a beloved Picasso portrait from the esteemed McNay Art Museum, as our Monet takes centre stage in their exhibition Monet and Whistler in London.
Painting with threads
In her exhibition u•n•i•t•y, on view now at Contemporary Calgary, Simone Elizabeth Saunders reimagines Black femininity and Afro-diasporic narratives with colourful, hand-tufted portraits.
Treat yo’ bookshelf
Here’s our round-up of top art book picks to add to your library this holiday season!
![Greg Staats, untitled [1969], 2021](/sites/default/files/styles/image_medium/public/2021-11/AGOGregStaats19699.jpg?itok=WmrNzXFv)
In constant inquiry
Skarù:reˀ / Kanien’kehá:ka, Hodinöhsö:ni’ artist Greg Staats reflects on his latest exhibition, in constant return, on view at the AGO through May 2022.
Seeking a place to feel queer
Artists Ness Lee and Florence Yee join forces to display their queer Asian diasporic perspectives and experiences in Elusive Desires: Ness Lee + Florence Yee, on view now at the Varley Art Gallery of Markham through January 2, 2022.
Join the cypher
AGO Virtual School Programs looks at movement through the lens of hip hop and street dance in its Art Beyond Borders series with co-presenter Jade’s Hip Hop Academy.
ICYMI: Remembering Rita Letendre
We are incredibly saddened to hear of the passing of revolutionary artist Rita Letendre. Read on to learn more about Letendre’s life’s work in her own words.