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- #BasquiatAGO: Now’s the time to say thank you and farewell
Posted May 15 - Conservation Notes: Displaying Henryk Ross’s powerful Łódź Ghetto photos
Posted April 30 - #BasquiatAGO: Now’s the Time to party!
Posted April 30 - #BasquiatAGO: An update on #crowningheroes
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AGO celebrates Jean-Michel Basquiat with special closing partyPress Release
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) has enjoyed an exciting run of its acclaimed exhibition Jean-Michel Basquiat: Now’s the Time and is throwing a special party during the closing weekend to celebrate. On Saturday, May 9, 2015, the Gallery will stay open from 5:30 to 10 p.m., and specially priced tickets will be available for those hours to ensure that all Torontonians have a chance to experience this once-in-a-lifetime glimpse into Basquiat’s groundbreaking artistic vision.
2015 Aimia | AGO Photography Prize Kicks OffPress Release
The Aimia | AGO Photography Prize kicked off its 2015 program today by announcing a long list of semi-finalists. An international group of 15 curators, artists and scholars, each an expert in photography, nominated 27 exceptional artists from around the globe.
From the Collections
born and died Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, 1646 - 1706
Adam Elias, silversmith
born Schwäbisch Hall, Germany, 1669; died Augsburg, Germany, 1745
Tankard: Battle Scene from the Franco-Dutch War, 1675-1712
ivory, gilded silver mount, 30.4 x 27.5 x 21.0 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Attachment for a Costume
Yoruba Peoples of the Owo Kingdom, Nigeria, 17th - 18th century
ivory with applied coating, 14.0 x 11.0 x 6.0 cm
Gift from the Frum Collection, 1999 David Milne
born near Burgoyne, Ontario, 1882; died Bancroft, Ontario, 1953
Dark Shore Reflected, Bishop's Pond, 1920
watercolour over graphite on paper, 38.8 x 55.6 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Edgar Degas
born and died Paris, France, 1834 - 1917
Grande Arabesque, troisième temps, around 1885 - 1890; cast between 1919 - 1921
bronze, 43.2 x 54.6 x 24.2 cm
Purchase, 1952 Paul Kane
born Mallow, County Cork, Ireland, 1810; died Toronto, Ontario, 1871
Below the Cascades, Columbia River with Indians Fishing, 1846
oil on paperboard, 21.9 x 35.5 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Maurice Cullen
born St. John's, Newfoundland, 1866; died Chambly, Quebec, 1934
The End of the Day, 1916
oil on canvas, 115.6 x 172.1 cm
Gift of Reuben Wells Leonard Estate, 1954 Circle of David Heschler
born Memmington, Germany, 1611; died Ulm, Germany, 1667
Cain and Abel, around 1650
ivory, 30.7 x 10.4 x 10.5 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Harriet Mary Ford
born Brockville, Ontario, 1859; died Great Marlow, England, 1938
Boy Lying in Grass, 1890
oil on wood panel, 10.2 x 14.0 cm
Gift of Mary Wrinch Reid, 1963 Tom Thomson
born Claremont, Ontario, 1877; died Canoe Lake (Algonquin Park), Ontario, 1917
Maple Saplings, October, winter 1916-1917
oil on canvas, 91.4 x 102.0 cm
The Thomson Collection © Art Gallery of Ontario Auguste Bouquet
born Abbeville, France, 1810; died Lucca, Italy, 1846
La Poire et ses Pepins, 1833
hand-coloured lithograph on wove paper, 52.6 x 35.6 cm
Gift of the Trier-Fodor Foundation, 1981
