Dr. Katja Goebs

Associate Professor, Department of Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations, University of Toronto

"The Golden King" is one of the epithets commonly associated with Tutankhamun as it evokes eloquently the famous golden mask and rich tomb treasure of this short-lived pharaoh. Each item in this glorious collection served to underpin a kingship ideology that portrayed the pharaohas son and representative of the sun-god by employing both traditional and innovative motifs.

This international symposium marks the closing of the exhibition, Beautiful Fictions: Photographic Art from the AGO featuring the Vivian and David Campbell Collection. The symposium will address issues central to the narrative of the exhibition: how the transition from darkroom to digital has changed the nature and status of photography, and our relationship to the physical world. Participating artists include Geneviève Cadieux (Montreal), Axel Hütte (Düsseldorf), Lorna Simpson (New York), and Michael Snow (Toronto).

Join fashion photographer George Whiteside for a tour of the exhibition Edward Steichen: In High Fashion, The Condé Nast Years, 1923-1937, and hear his perspective on Steichen's expertise in the photography studio.

Dr. David Silverman - National Curator, Advisor and Academic Content Creator for Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs

On Sunday, July 17, artist David Urban and AGO curator Georgiana Uhlyarik lead a tour of The Passion of Kathleen Munn exhibition.

Coach House Press co-founder and master printer Stan Bevington will begin an ongoing series of weekly conversations at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The press's co-founder will take up residence in the exhibit space every Wednesday night, between 7 and 8 p.m., and speak with a new guest each week -- artistic figures from the era and visiting artists.

Join Sophie Hackett, Assistant Curator, Photography, for an exploration of the long and varied career of American photographer Edward Steichen (1879–1973). From his early successes in the Pictorialist scene at the turn of the 20th century to his monumental 1955 exhibition The Family of Man, Steichen remains one of the most influential and controversial figures in the history of photography.

This talk is held in conjunction with the exhibition Edward Steichen: In High Fashion, the Condé Nast Years, 1923–1937.

Co-curators Victoria Broackes and Geoffrey Marsh talk about their experiences delving into David Bowie’s personal archive of costumes, ephemera, original design artwork, and more in the making of the exhibition, David Bowie is.

*DIRECTIONS TO BAILLIE COURT  From inside to AGO’s main entrance, enter the gallery, pass the ticket desks, and proceed to the first set of stairs. Take the stairs to the second level. Turn left and take the spiral stairs to the third level, Baillie Court.

Noted curator Dietmar Elger has written the first biography of Gerhard Richter - a foundational portrait of this artist and his profoundly influential oeuvre. With full access to Richter and his archives, Elger offers unprecedented insight into Richter's life and work.

To Dig Constantly, Mining Myself