The work of the late Philippine-born artist Pacita Abad is making its Canadian debut at the Art Gallery of Ontario as part of her first retrospective.
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PACITA ABAD - FIRST RETROSPECTIVE NOW AT THE AGO
October 10, 2024 Art Gallery of Ontario
The work of the late Philippine-born artist Pacita Abad is making its Canadian debut at the Art Gallery of Ontario as part of her first retrospective.
PACITA ABAD - FIRST RETROSPECTIVE NOW AT THE AGO
Art Gallery of Ontario
The work of the late Philippine-born artist Pacita Abad is making its Canadian debut at the Art Gallery of Ontario as part of her first retrospective.
PASSAGES INSOLITES: A FESTIVAL OF PUBLIC ART IN THE HEART OF QUEBEC
August 31, 2023 Québec City, QC, Canada
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| Felice Varini (Switzerland/France) |
My dad is visiting me in Canada and so, as part of the quintessential tour, we decided to make a quick trip to Quebec City.
We started walking late in the evening and only after we took the first round of photos we noticed a series of buildings-with-googly-eyes that kept making guest appearances in the background.
We started walking late in the evening and only after we took the first round of photos we noticed a series of buildings-with-googly-eyes that kept making guest appearances in the background.
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| Pierre&Marie (Quebec) |
PASSAGES INSOLITES: A FESTIVAL OF PUBLIC ART IN THE HEART OF QUEBEC
Québec City, QC, Canada
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| Felice Varini (Switzerland/France) |
My dad is visiting me in Canada and so, as part of the quintessential tour, we decided to make a quick trip to Quebec City.
We started walking late in the evening and only after we took the first round of photos we noticed a series of buildings-with-googly-eyes that kept making guest appearances in the background.
We started walking late in the evening and only after we took the first round of photos we noticed a series of buildings-with-googly-eyes that kept making guest appearances in the background.
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| Pierre&Marie (Quebec) |
GALLERY HOPPING: MARCH 2023
March 31, 2023 Toronto
Here's a selection of some of the galleries and shows I visited this month in Toronto.
GALLERY HOPPING: MARCH 2023
Toronto
Here's a selection of some of the galleries and shows I visited this month in Toronto.
GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH LEONARD COHEN AT THE AGO
December 12, 2022 Art Gallery of Ontario
I first heard of Leonard Cohen in my late twenties through a musician friend while we were on tour, but it wasn't until several years later that I started to understand his work. To really get it, you know?
It all happened during the wee hours of the morning at a then-friend's place. Our heads were spinning after a night out. He was laying on the carpet. I was melting into the couch.
Then, this magical guitar started playing in the background and a man's voice told the story of a woman who feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China and who is half-crazy but that's why you want to be with her. That's how I met Suzanne.
I knew basically nothing about Cohen, yet the melody and that song pierced my mind and that feeling has stayed with me ever since.
A lot has been said about Cohen's poetry, his music, his lovers. Yet, I was gladly surprised to visit the AGO and discover more about the person behind the artist through his objects, notes, drawings and photographs in the new show: Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows.
An enduring artistic force, Canadian novelist, poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) is renowned the world over for his meditations on beauty, death, loss and the human heart.
The first museum exhibition to present the holdings of the Leonard Cohen Family Trust, Everybody Knows immerses visitors in the many facets of Cohen’s creative life. Rare concert footage and archival materials, including musical instruments, notebooks, lyrics and letters are featured alongside photographs, drawing, and digital art created by Cohen across several decades.
Two large-scale multimedia installations, on loan from the Musée d’art contemporain in Montréal, highlight Cohen’s singular voice, music and stage presence.
Curated by Julian Cox, the AGO’s Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows is organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto with the exceptional support of the Leonard Cohen Family Trust and Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.
Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows
On view at the AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario
December 7, 2022 - April 10, 2023
Details:
https://ago.ca/exhibitions/leonard-cohen-everybody-knows
GETTING ACQUAINTED WITH LEONARD COHEN AT THE AGO
Art Gallery of Ontario
I first heard of Leonard Cohen in my late twenties through a musician friend while we were on tour, but it wasn't until several years later that I started to understand his work. To really get it, you know?
It all happened during the wee hours of the morning at a then-friend's place. Our heads were spinning after a night out. He was laying on the carpet. I was melting into the couch.
Then, this magical guitar started playing in the background and a man's voice told the story of a woman who feeds you tea and oranges that come all the way from China and who is half-crazy but that's why you want to be with her. That's how I met Suzanne.
I knew basically nothing about Cohen, yet the melody and that song pierced my mind and that feeling has stayed with me ever since.
A lot has been said about Cohen's poetry, his music, his lovers. Yet, I was gladly surprised to visit the AGO and discover more about the person behind the artist through his objects, notes, drawings and photographs in the new show: Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows.
An enduring artistic force, Canadian novelist, poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) is renowned the world over for his meditations on beauty, death, loss and the human heart.
The first museum exhibition to present the holdings of the Leonard Cohen Family Trust, Everybody Knows immerses visitors in the many facets of Cohen’s creative life. Rare concert footage and archival materials, including musical instruments, notebooks, lyrics and letters are featured alongside photographs, drawing, and digital art created by Cohen across several decades.
Two large-scale multimedia installations, on loan from the Musée d’art contemporain in Montréal, highlight Cohen’s singular voice, music and stage presence.
Curated by Julian Cox, the AGO’s Deputy Director and Chief Curator, Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows is organized by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto with the exceptional support of the Leonard Cohen Family Trust and Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal.
Leonard Cohen: Everybody Knows
On view at the AGO - Art Gallery of Ontario
December 7, 2022 - April 10, 2023
Details:
https://ago.ca/exhibitions/leonard-cohen-everybody-knows
CONFLUENCE BY STRIPED CANARY. AN IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION AT THE BENTWAY
October 23, 2022 The Bentway, 250 Fort York Blvd
Photo: Courtesy of The Bentway
Striped Canary is the collaborative project of artists Stephen B. Nguyen and Wade Kavanaugh. Together, they are known for creating large immersive installations using everyday materials such as paper and wood and creating imaginative landscapes that investigate our memories and perceptions.
CONFLUENCE BY STRIPED CANARY. AN IMMERSIVE INSTALLATION AT THE BENTWAY
The Bentway, 250 Fort York Blvd
Photo: Courtesy of The Bentway
Striped Canary is the collaborative project of artists Stephen B. Nguyen and Wade Kavanaugh. Together, they are known for creating large immersive installations using everyday materials such as paper and wood and creating imaginative landscapes that investigate our memories and perceptions.
A PRIVATE MOMENT WITH A PRIVATE COLLECTION
October 17, 2022 Cowley Abbott
Imagine one day you walk into a friend’s house and, no big deal, you are surrounded by works of some eminent Canadian artists like Tom Thomson, Paul Kane, Lawren Harris or Emily Carr. Works that you may have seen at the Art Gallery of Ontario, National Gallery of Canada, Vancouver Art Gallery and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Well, this impressive collection exists and is, in fact, one of Canada’s most-leaned private collections that will now be part of three upcoming auctions at auction house Cowley Abbott.
Carefully curated and acquired over the course of 60 years, some of these pieces could change the current auction record, like a masterpiece by Emily Carr or an exceptionally rare Paul Kane (which would be the first canvas by the painter to debut at auction in almost 20 years!).
A free exhibition of the works will be open to the public from October 28 and until November 30 at Cowley Abbott (326 Dundas St W) before their auction debut on December 1st.
The Definitive Canadian Private Collection
October 28 - November 30
Cowley Abbott Gallery
326 Dundas St W
Favourite artworks:
Interesting fact:
Emily Carr currently holds the auction record for the highest amount paid for a work by a Canadian female artist, set at $3.39 Million in 2013.
A PRIVATE MOMENT WITH A PRIVATE COLLECTION
Cowley Abbott
Imagine one day you walk into a friend’s house and, no big deal, you are surrounded by works of some eminent Canadian artists like Tom Thomson, Paul Kane, Lawren Harris or Emily Carr. Works that you may have seen at the Art Gallery of Ontario, National Gallery of Canada, Vancouver Art Gallery and Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
Well, this impressive collection exists and is, in fact, one of Canada’s most-leaned private collections that will now be part of three upcoming auctions at auction house Cowley Abbott.
Carefully curated and acquired over the course of 60 years, some of these pieces could change the current auction record, like a masterpiece by Emily Carr or an exceptionally rare Paul Kane (which would be the first canvas by the painter to debut at auction in almost 20 years!).
A free exhibition of the works will be open to the public from October 28 and until November 30 at Cowley Abbott (326 Dundas St W) before their auction debut on December 1st.
The Definitive Canadian Private Collection
October 28 - November 30
Cowley Abbott Gallery
326 Dundas St W
Favourite artworks:
Interesting fact:
Emily Carr currently holds the auction record for the highest amount paid for a work by a Canadian female artist, set at $3.39 Million in 2013.
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