New – Taus Makhacheva | #InfinityAGO | Comics 101 | A volunteer duo | Close Read: Kent Monkman

YOUR SOURCE FOR ART NEWS View this email in your browser An artistic cliffhanger A breathtaking video installation by Taus Makhacheva takes viewers to new heights.   SEE IT NOW Meet the people making #InfinityAGO possible From first-time donors to long-time AGO supporters, #InfinityAGO is for everyone.  #INFINITE GENEROSITY Cartoon-making 101 Artist, cartoonist and AGO Introduction to Comics instructor Fiona Smyth teaches us about the art of cartooning. CREATE Meet the Younders We spoke to a mother and son duo about their shared love of art and volunteering at the AGO. VOLUNTEERS ROCK A Closer Look: Kent Monkman edition We explore internationally acclaimed artist Kent Monkman's painting The Academy, where not everything (or everyone) is as it seems. ZOOM IN CLICK HERE FOR MORE AGO EVENTS, REMINDERS AND KEY DATES PHOTO CREDITS: [1] Taus Makhacheva, Tightrope, 2015. 4k video, colour, sound. Running time: 58 minutes, 10 seconds. Purchased with the F.P. Wood Fund, 2018. Photo: Courtesy of narrative projects, London. © Taus Makhacheva [2] Portrait of Yayoi Kusama. © YAYOI KUSAMA. Courtesy YAOYI KUSAMA Inc [3] Image courtesy of the artist [4] Image by the Art Gallery of Ontario [5] Kent Monkman. The Academy, 2008. Acrylic on canvas, Framed: 205.7 x 297.2 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchased with the assistance of the David Yuile and Mary Elizabeth Hodgson Fund, 2008. © Kent Monkman 2008/114 Add AGOinsider@ago.ca to your Safe Sender list Copyright © 2018 Art Gallery of Ontario, All rights reserved. You have shown interest in the AGO. Art Gallery of Ontario 317 Dundas St W Toronto, ON M5T 1G4 Canada Add us to your address book Main Line: 416.979.6648 or Membership Line: 416.979.6620 (M-F, 9-5), www.ago.ca You are receiving this email because of your interest in the AGO. You can update your preferences or unsubscribe. To receive no further emails from the AGO, unsubscribe from all.