The exhibition Objects of Vision is, as its title suggests, composed of objects, of sculptures. Michael Snow will discuss the aesthetics of these abstract works and how they differ from his work with images or representation.
Acclaimed British photographer Martin Parr has captivated an international audience with his satirical focus on the eccentricities of modern life. His photography chronicles the familiar and intimate episodes of everyday existence, exposing the inherent peculiarity and humour of our daily routine. Through this unique perspective – evident in the more than 50 books he has published – Parr ultimately asks the viewer to critically look at the world around them and their role within it.
Each year, The Grange Prize recognizes the work of Canadian and international contemporary photographers, awarding $50,000 CAD to a winner chosen through an online public vote from among two Canadian and two international artists. Join the nominees for this year's Grange Prize for a lively conversation about the current state of contemporary photography. The shortlist includes:
Join author Camille Paglia for the next in a series of brown-bag lunch-time talks.
Georgiana Uhlyarik, Assistant Curator, Canadian Art, focuses her talk on Kathleen Munn’s Passion Series, created between 1928 and 1939. These intricate pencil drawings combine traditional subject matter with modernist aesthetics, and represent the culmination of Munn’s artistic vision and ambition. Kathleen Munn (1887-1974), was one of the first Canadian artists to embrace cubism and abstraction, creating paintings in the teens that were rivaled only by the radical works of Emily Carr.
Sir Nicholas Serota is the Director of Tate. He led the creation of Tate Modern, an institution that has transformed the way modern and contemporary art is appreciated in the UK. Nicholas Serota looks at the changing role of the museum in the age of the Internet with special reference to Tate.
Curators’ Circle members will be offered preferred seating.
Widely recognized as one of the most important ceramic artists working today, Betty Woodman will speak about her life and art on the eve of the opening of an exhibition of her work at the Gardiner Museum. Woodman is a master of colour and form whose painterly sculptures and installations bring images of Matisse, Picasso and Miro to mind. In 2006 she was given a full retrospective at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, an honour rarely bestowed by that institution on an individual living artist.
Yale University’s Professor Benjamin Harshav is the preeminent Jewish culture critic today. As a respected scholar on Chagall, his recent publications include Marc Chagall and the Lost Jewish World: The Nature of Chagall's Art and Iconography (Rizzoli, 2006); Marc Chagall and His Times: A Documentary Narrative (Stanford University Press, 2004).
To commemorate the 5th anniversary of Nuit Blanche, Nuit Talks explore different aspects of Nuit Blanche through dialogues that probe the boundaries of contemporary art. The AGO hosts Nuit Talk # 4: an in-depth look at curating and past curators as creative agents of Nuit Blanche.
inDANCE artistic director Hari Krishnan will present South Indian courtly dance traditions based on decades of research in remote villages of South India. Weaving live performance by musicians and dancers to images, this talk will integrate movement, voice and text, showcasing courtly motifs.
