Moments Contained (2022), a striking bronze figure by acclaimed artist Thomas J Price. On July 30, 2025, this new sculpture will be unveiled in front of the main entrance of the AGO facing north and overlooking the intersection of Dundas St. West and McCaul Streets.

This free public event will feature remarks by the artist and a special performance by Toronto musician Shakura S’Aida, as well as A Gospel Chorale led by Kiara Picart. Join us as we welcome extraordinary art to Toronto.

Moments Contained is the first public artwork acquired by the AGO’s Department of Arts of Global Africa and the Diaspora. The acquisition and presentation of Moments Contained was made possible by the generous contributions of a group of donors, the majority of whom are from Toronto’s Black and Caribbean communities. Lead support for the acquisition was from an anonymous donor, with significant support from David W. Binet and the Haynes-Connell Foundation.
 

About Thomas J Price
Born in 1981, Price lives and works in London. He studied at Chelsea College of Art and the Royal College of Art, London and has held solo exhibitions at institutions including: The Power Plant, Toronto, Canada; The National Portrait Gallery, London, UK; the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, West Bretton, UK; the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK; Kunsthalle Krems, Austria; and Kunsthal Rotterdam. Price’s work is held in collections such as the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada; Brooklyn Museum, New York, NY; National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia; Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, NY; and The Legacy Museum, Montgomery, AL.

Price was commissioned by Hackney Council to create the first permanent public sculptures to celebrate the contribution of the Windrush generation and their descendants in the UK, unveiled in June 2022. His solo presentation, ‘Witness’, in collaboration with The Studio Museum in Harlem was on view in Marcus Garvey Park from 2021 – 2022.

In 2025, Price opened a multi-venue exhibition in Florence across Piazza della Signoria, Palazzo Vecchio and Museo Novecento, on view from March. In September the artist will unveil the inaugural Neil Balvanes Tallawoladah Lawn Commission at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Sydney, Australia.

The AGO gratefully acknowledges the following donors for bringing this acquisition to life: 

David W. Binet
Chandaria Family
Kevin Jerome Crouch in honour of Kaliyana John
Tyrone & Life Edwards
The Gordon and Lorraine Gibson Family Foundation
The Haynes-Connell Foundation
Kevin, Nevaeh, Keenan & Cali Johnson in honour of Monica Johnson 
Steven & Lynda Latner 
Charles Lesaux, Aaron Nugent & Becky LeBlanc, Ella Nugent
Mascoll Family
Dr. Liza & Dr. Frederick Murrell 
Sekyi-Otu Family 
An Anonymous Family
Anonymous

And a community of supporters who believe in the transformational power of art.