Art Gallery of Ontario

Diana Weymar on the Power of Tiny Pricks || The textile artist discusses crafting as a source of power and comfort ahead of her talk on November 22, at 2pm. If you're joining for Common Threads, A Modern Stitching Circle, don't forget to bring your own craft project and craft away while listening to the conversation 🪡 https://lnkd.in/gvPpE3_6 Diana Weymar. Photo by Yvonne. 

Oluseye in Conversation with Neil Price || In conjunction with his exhibition Oluseye: Orí mi pé join artist Oluseye in conversation with writer Neil Price as they elaborate on the artist's practice. Book your free ticket today! November 21 | 6:30-8pm https://lnkd.in/gRXJu3ZN Images courtesy of Oluseye and Neil Price.

Just announced! The AGO has received an extraordinary gift from late Toronto collectors Carol and Morton Rapp. These more than 400 artworks of modern and contemporary art include works by David Hockney, Jasper Johns, William Kentridge, Robert Rauschenberg, Kiki Smith and Andy Warhol. Unique among Toronto collectors, Carol and Morton Rapp began collecting prints in the 1960s. In the 1990’s their interests expanded to encompass contemporary photography and photogravures. Since 1966, the Rapps have generously donated 474 works to the AGO, and this latest gift, is further proof of their enduring commitment to the AGO.  The gift arrives at a significant moment for the AGO, as construction continues on the Dani Reiss Modern & Contemporary Gallery, a 40,000 sq. ft. expansion designed to showcase the AGO’s growing collection of modern and contemporary Art. https://lnkd.in/gPpJ_SHC 1 | Andy Warhol. Marilyn Monroe (Yellow & Red F&S31), 1967. Silkscreen, Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of Carol and Morton Rapp, 2025. © 2025 The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc / Licensed by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / CARCC, Ottawa. 2025/497 2 | Roy Lichtenstein. Pow Sweet Dreams Baby (C 39), from 11 Pop Artists series, 1965. Silkscreen, Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of Carol and Morton Rapp, 2025. © 2025 Estate of Roy Lichtenstein / DACS, London. 2025/449 3 | Jasper Johns. Savarin, 1982. Lithograph and monotype, Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of Carol and Morton Rapp, 2025. © Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / CARCC, Ottawa 2025. 2025/426 4 | Yinka Shonibare. Diary Of A Victorian Dandy, 19:00 Hours, 1998. C-type print; unglazed in a fake gilt frame, Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of Carol and Morton Rapp, 2025. © Yinka Shonibare / DACS, London / CARCC, Ottawa 2025. 2025/486

Celebrating Robert Rauschenberg's Centennial with Merce Cunningham Trust || Celebrating Robert Rauschenberg's 100th birthday requires a performance event as singular and imaginative as the artist himself. With vital funding from the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, the AGO, alongside the Merce Cunningham Trust, will mark this milestone by restaging excerpts from several of the two artists’ collaborative dance pieces. This program, specially created for the AGO and presented in Walker Court, includes "Changeling" (1957), "Antic Meet" (1958), "Story" (1963), and "XOVER" (2007). Rauschenberg’s Combine titled "Story" (1964), created during the performance of Cunningham’s choreography of the same name, forms part of the AGO’s permanent collection and is the only surviving artifact from that scenography. It is currently on display in the Moments in Modernism exhibition at the AGO through April 26, 2026 Performers: Christian Allen, Sienna Blaw, Eve Jacobs, Justin Lynch, Lindsey Jones, with live musical accompaniment by Adam Tendler. This project is supported by the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation. #Rauschenberg100 November 14, 7 pm, and November 15, 2 pm https://lnkd.in/gutu44zc Merce Cunningham in "Antic Meet" (1958). Costume design by Robert Rauschenberg. Photo: Richard Rutledge. Courtesy of the Merce Cunningham Trust and the Jerome Robbins Dance Division, The New York Public Library.

Joyce Wieland’s Revisionist Take on Tom Thomson || Watch Wieland’s only commercially released feature film on November 19 at TIFF Lightbox. https://lnkd.in/gUg8ir7j 1 | Newspaper clipping featuring Judy Steed and Joyce Wieland working on The Far Shore, Toronto Sun, 1974. Courtesy of Judy Steed 2 | Joyce Wieland. The Far Shore, 1976. Offset lithograph, Overall: 73.7 x 53.3 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of Norcen Energy Resources Limited, 1986. © National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. 86/76

🎁The AGO's 2025 Gift Guide is now live! Wrap up a little wonder this season. Discover thoughtful gifts that make hearts skip, smiles grow, and creativity come alive. Every purchase helps art shine even brighter at the AGO, sparking imagination, connection, and the spirit of giving.🎁 https://lnkd.in/gRu7TwAP

Joyce Wieland Enters a Fairytale || A performance on November 5 imagines the late artist experiencing her own retrospective. Don't miss it this Wednesday (when we also have FREE admission from 6-9pm for First Wednesday Night Free). https://lnkd.in/g8HBZ55Q Performance view: Tanja Jacobs and Kristen Thomson, A Fairytale for Joyce, September 26, 2025. Commissioned by Art Gallery of Ontario. Photo: Tracey Owusu © AGO.

Adrian Stimson on His Upcoming McCready Lecture || The artist reflects on his practice and Norval Morrisseau before his McCready Lecture at the AGO, on November 7. https://lnkd.in/gXQc33QZ Photo credit Blair Russell

Three Generations of Artists with Goota Ashoona || The renowned Inuk sculptor reflects on her mother’s work, currently on view in Surusilutu Ashoona. See it today at the AGO. https://lnkd.in/gzpkq_hN Goota Ashoona, 2025. Photo: Craig Boyko © AGO

Fracture || In this painting, Jesse Mockrin reimagines a Baroque work at the AGO. Come see this month’s RBC Art Pick on your next visit to the AGO. https://lnkd.in/g7av2mHe Jesse Mockrin. Fracture, 2024. Oil on cotton, 91.4 x 142.2 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchase, with funds from the F.P. Wood Fund, 2025  © Jesse Mockrin 2025. Image courtesy of the artist, James Cohan, New York and Night Gallery, Los Angeles. Photo: Phoebe d'Heurle.