The May First Thursday: With or Without You
May First Thursday/Kusama combo tickets are now sold out.
Life’s work is an amalgamation of professional and personal fulfilments, although separation between the two categories isn’t always distinct. Ebbs and flows of this process was the poetic prompt behind the exhibition Mitchell/Riopelle: Nothing in Moderation, from which May First Thursday takes its inspiration.
Creativity and Intimate Partnership: Artist Couples
Jean Paul Riopelle and Joan Mitchell, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, Wassily Kandinsky and Gabriele Münter, Jean Arp and Sophie Taeuber: these are just four of the many famous modern art couples whose creative interactions animate the annals of art history. What can we learn about and artist's work when we situate it in the context of his or her intimate relationships? In conjunction with the exhibition Mitchell/Riopelle: Nothing in Moderation, join Kenneth Brummel, Jonathan Katz and Bibiana Obler for a discussion about the influence romantically entangled artists have on one another’s work and on the development of twentieth-century modernism in general.
Joan Mitchell: Portrait of an Abstract Painter
This powerful and intimate documentary of Joan Mitchell blends interviews with the fascinating and complex artist with images of her art.
Riopelle
This documentary tracks Jean Paul Riopelle’s day-to-day activities and his life in the studio, providing insights into his creative practice. It will be presented with a rare screening of "Portrait of Jean Paul Riopelle," a 1965 episode of the Canadian documentary series,Telescope.
Riopelle
Dir. Marianne Feaver
1984 | digital | colour |sound | 28min
Telescope: Portrait of Jean Paul Riopelle
Dir. Peter Kelly
1965 | digital | b&w |sound | 27min
Joan Mitchell and Jean Paul Riopelle: Creativity and Collaboration
On the occasion of the opening of the exhibition, Mitchell/Riopelle: Nothing in Moderation, join AGO Assistant Curator of Modern Art Kenneth Brummel, art historian Ray Ellenwood, art advisor David Moos, and Joan Mitchell Foundation Director of Archives and Research Laura Morris in a conversation that will bring to light the artists’ rich dialogue around abstract painting, providing insights into their respective practices and oeuvres.