Picasso Uncrating Begins (Video)
April 12th, 2012
CTV cameras capture one of the first Picasso works to come out of its shipping crate as the AGO prepares for Picasso: Masterpieces from the Musée Picasso, Paris, opening May 1.
AbEx Video: How we hang a priceless work of art!
July 4th, 2011
Ever wondered how we hang a priceless masterpiece? If so, you’re in luck. Watch this time-lapse video of our expert installers de-crating, hanging, and inspecting Willem de Kooning’s seminal Woman, I, a highlight of Abstract Expressionist New York: Masterpieces from The Museum of Modern Art.
You can catch a glimpse of Woman, I and 110 other Abstract Expressionist masterpieces through September 4, when the works head back to New York for good. Book your time and buy your tickets at www.ago.net/abex!
Conversations with Inuit Modern artists
April 18th, 2011
Michael Massie, A Cool Breeze Blew Up My Back
On April 1, 2011 the AGO invited six leading artists to participate in an online symposium in conjunction with the exhibition, Inuit Modern. Conversations with Kenojuak Ashevak, Mattiusi Iyaituk, Jimmy Manning, David Ruben Piqtoukun, Mike Massie and Tim Pitsiulak provide valuable insights into inspiration, process, and the challenges of achieving and sharing their artistic visions. Video of all three sessions is now available online:
- Kenojuak Ashevak & Mattiusi Iyaituk with Ingo Hessel
- Jimmy Manning & David Ruben Piqtoukun with Gerald McMaster
- Michael Massie & Tim Pitsiulak with Heather Igloliorte
Performances for Maharaja this Saturday & Sunday
February 18th, 2011
The Sruti Laya Fine Arts Academy are performing in the Maharaja exhibition beginning this Saturday, February 19, and then again on February 20, February 26, February 27, and March 15, March 16.
Here’s a preview:
inDANCE will be returning Monday February 21 to perform for Family Day.
See our full performance schedule for details.
Take the JUNO Tour of Canadian Art
February 17th, 2011
In partnership with The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), we’ve launched The JUNO Tour of Canadian Art, bringing together great Canadian art and great Canadian music. Eight JUNO Award-winning musicians: Alpha Yaya Diallo, Buck 65, Dan Hill, Gord Downie, Hawksley Workman, Jane Bunnett, Measha Brueggergosman and Tanya Tagaq selected an artwork from the AGO’s collection and shared with us both a personal response and song that connected them to the work. Their recorded responses can be found, and heard, next to the art. In the Canadian collection and in the Henry Moore gallery until August 31.
Here’s a preview:
Why does the AGO collect Paterson Ewen? (Video)
February 11th, 2011
The AGO is the central public collection for the study and enjoyment of Paterson Ewen’s artworks. Matthew Teitelbaum, Director & CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario, explains how this came to be.
Opening Today – Paterson Ewen: Inspiration and Influence (Video)
February 8th, 2011
Matthew Teitelbaum, Director & CEO of the Art Gallery of Ontario, introduces you to the exhibition and the ideas being explored in the installation.
Paterson Ewen: Inspiration and Influence is on from February 8 to May 22, 2011
Up Close and Personal (Video)
February 4th, 2011
By: David Wistow, Interpretive Planner
It’s not every day you can get inside an artist’s mind. In the Blackwood exhibition there are three short films, all included with admission. They really give you a sense of the man, his unique etching technique, and the rock and sea of Newfoundland that inspired him. The first film dates from 1976. (Blackwood still has black hair!). It concentrates on the artist’s amazing skills as an etcher. The second features an interview conducted by Blackwood’s fellow Newfoundlander, CBC celebrity Rex Murphy (2008) and talk of the tough life of sealers and fishermen. The third, produced by the AGO, documents the artist’s 2009 trip to Bonavista Bay and the Newfoundland of his youth. The footage is mouthwatering. It makes you want to go there.
Total running time on continuous loop: 55 minutes
Black Ice: David Blackwood Prints of Newfoundland, opens this Saturday February 5.
Black Ice Opens this Saturday (Video)
February 3rd, 2011
AGO Curator Katharine Lochnan introduces the special exhibition Black Ice: David Blackwood Prints of Newfoundland