Comments on: The Ideal AGO – What Do Visitors Want?

By: ago volunteer

ago volunteer — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:19:19 +0000

I wish the new building was better looking, and had more unity in the design. The lobby design is also very uninspiring, with its low ceiling.

By: ago volunteer

ago volunteer — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 21:19:00 +0000

I wish the new building was better looking, and had more unity in the design. The lobby design is also very uninspiring, with its low ceiling.

By: Nicky D

Nicky D — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:48:43 +0000

A visit to the AGO feels like a visit to family I don’t know personally but feel connected to in the marrow of my bones. Shows like Luis Jacob’s Habitat, Michael Awad’s Present Tense and the Wallworks series, especially Denyse Thomasos’ work make me feel like I’ve spent Christmas with my dream relatives – vital, thoughtful, innovative, funny… and part of my blood.
And with the older works, the “Favourites” and the Lismer shows, the way they have been chosen and mounted also connects me with what is vital in people and lets me feel those deep ties. What sparks our imagination. How our creative fires have been stoked through Lismer’s legacy of art education. It doesn’t take a lot of context to illuminate art when the context is so well chosen. As with my favourite exhibit so far at the AGO – the Turner, Whistler, Monet show.
Thanks AGO people. Happy holidays!

By: Nicky D

Nicky D — Tue, 20 Dec 2005 13:48:00 +0000

By: Free

Free — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:18:15 +0000

My burning wish is for the AGO to have free admission when the new building opens.

In the UK, public museums and galleries have universal free admission. It’s so wonderful. You can run into the Tate Modern whenever you feel like it and check out your favourite thing. You can arrange to meet a friend by the Egyptian mummies at the British Museum just because you can. Way more people go to the museums there, and people of all classes and backgrounds go.

It is such a pain paying $20 or thereabouts. Lots of people can’t pay it, or simply don’t want to, including myself and I am an art enthusiast. You can’t help feeling obliged to spend 3 hours in there and let’s admit it, that can be a tedious excursion.

I would be so proud of our city if we could do something that civilized and awesome.

The UK found the money by exempting the museums from sales tax paid on aquisitions — the rest comes from money generated by the lottery.

By: Free

Free — Thu, 15 Dec 2005 23:18:00 +0000

My burning wish is for the AGO to have free admission when the new building opens.

I would be so proud of our city if we could do something that civilized and awesome.

The UK found the money by exempting the museums from sales tax paid on aquisitions — the rest comes from money generated by the lottery.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:13:07 +0000

I like shows with new ideas. When you get close up, it can dazzle you. New, different, cutting edge. Something that can make me come out and go to the gallery.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:13:00 +0000

I like shows with new ideas. When you get close up, it can dazzle you. New, different, cutting edge. Something that can make me come out and go to the gallery.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:10:45 +0000

What’s needed? a little bit of balls. Risk taking. Contextualize with what is going on today.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:10:00 +0000

What’s needed? a little bit of balls. Risk taking. Contextualize with what is going on today.