Dear reader,
The time seems right to start something new.
As of June 1, 2023, AGOinsider evolved into Foyer – a refreshed digital magazine, published by the AGO, dedicated to telling compelling stories about art and artists from Toronto and beyond. Visit our new website here.
On Wednesday, May 24, at the AGO, Jónsi will appear in conversation with New York-based art critic and curator Gregory Volk. Hrafntinna (Obsidian) (2021), on view now at the AGO, immerses visitors in a dark ring of sound, scent, lighting and reverberation, poetically reimaging the 2021 eruption of the Fagradalsfjall volcano. Visitors sit on a bench, surrounded by a ring of 195 speakers and shrouded in darkness, while experiencing various scents and an Icelandic choral-music-inspired soundscape.
The Espresso Bar is set to re-open on Level 1 of the AGO in the Joey & Toby Tanenbaum Sculpture Atrium! Visitors will not only be treated to hand-crafted espresso-based beverages and light snacks but also a picturesque view of the work of one of the world’s leading contemporary artists. Learn more about it below.
Earlier this year, the AGO hosted a public Artists’ Talk moderated by Dr.
On view at the Canadian Museum of Nature through October 2024, Our Land, Our Art ᓄᓇᑦᑎᓂ ᑕᑯᒥᓇᕐᑐᖁᑎᕗᑦ
Denyse Thomasos: just beyond, the unparalleled exploration into the work of Trinidadian-Canadian artist Denyse Thomasos (1964-2012) was recently unveiled at the Remai Modern in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
Meet Lauren Prousky – the multidisciplinary artist, writer, curator and 2023 AGO X RBC Artist-in-Residence serving soup in Walker Court this Friday. Black Tie Soup Night (BTSN) is a few things at once – equal parts absurdist art happening, participatory performance and upscale affair.
We’re in the mood to let loose this week with two not-to-be-missed parties at the AGO: the opening celebration for Wolfgang Tillmans: To look without fear on April 12 and Black Tie Soup Night by Lauren Prousky on April 14.
This is one of the many moments when we encourage you to put down your electronic devices, disconnect from social media and make a date to spend Slow Art Day at the AGO, intently gazing at one or more artworks for ten minutes each.
Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows is set to close on April 10, 2023 at the AGO. For Cohen fans and art-goers, it has provided a revealing look into the artist’s multifaceted life through his daily art practice, his photography, his influences and his writing.
