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Two painted aluminum lightboxes featuring professor on desk in 70's era classroom

Rodney Graham, Media Studies '77, 2016. Two painted aluminum lightboxes with transmounted chromogenic transparencies, Each panel: 232.2 x 182 x 17.8 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of the Estate of Philip B. Lind, 2024. © Estate of Rodney Graham, Courtesy Lisson Gallery. 2024/48

Light Years: The Phil Lind Gift

October 30, 2024 - November 2, 2025

Signy Eaton Gallery, Level 2, 224

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EXHIBITION OVERVIEW

A prodigious collector of contemporary art, the late Phil Lind (1943-2023) was drawn to artworks that illuminated social and political histories. An enthusiastic supporter of what has since come to be known as the Vancouver school of conceptual photography, this exhibition features works by noted Vancouver-born artists Stan Douglas, Rodney Graham, Ron Terada and Jeff Wall. Complementing these lens-based works – some intimate, some large-scale light boxes, some multimedia - are paintings, photographs and sculptures by Thomas Demand, William Eggleston, Antony Gormley, Philip Guston, William Kentridge, Thomas Ruff, Laurie Simmons, Wolfgang Tillmans and Ai Weiwei. This exhibition is curated by AGO's Curator of Modern Art Adam Welch.

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PAST EVENTS

AA Bronson smiling and standing in front of a photo of their youth. They have a long beard and are wearing a dark coloured jacket.
Talks
The Light Years: AA Bronson in Conversation
Wednesday, September 3, 7 pm, 2025

Join AA Bronson, in conversation with Adam Welch, Curator of Modern Art.

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A large green traffic sign reading "Entering City of Vancouver" displayed inside a gallery, lit with traffic signage lights.
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Ron Terada in conversation with Kitty Scott
Wednesday, April 23, 7 pm, 2025

Join Ron Terada, in conversation with Kitty Scott, to learn about the Vancouver-based artist’s expansive practice including sculpture, photography, video, sound and graphic design.

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Stan Douglas, Abbott & Cordova
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Stan Douglas Artist Talk
Wednesday, February 12, 7 pm, 2025
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Two painted aluminum lightboxes featuring professor on desk in 70's era classroom
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Members' Access: Light Years: The Phil Lind Gift
Friday, November 1, 2024 - Sunday, November 3, 2024

Join us for exclusive Members’ Access from Friday, November 1.

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