What's On: Vija Celmins Opens May 4

View this email in your browser OPENING SOON Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory Opens May 4! Don't miss the first major North American retrospective of the celebrated artist's work in over two decades. LEARN MORE WHAT TO SEE Impressionism in the Age of Industry: Monet, Pissarro and more "Impressionists in an entirely new light"  – Toronto Star See it today – closes May 5.  Photography: First World War, 1914 – 1918 (Part II) A remarkable collection of personal, and often unfamiliar, representations of the First World War. Final weekend!   The J.S. McLean Centre for Indigenous & Canadian Art Sparking conversations about our origins and identities.  Kara Walker – Resurrection Story with Patrons Recently acquired work by contemporary artist Kara Walker. DISCOVER ALL EXHIBITIONS ON NOW WHAT TO DO Friday, April 5, 7 – 8:30 pm TALK | The Liveable City? Work Saturday, April 6, 2 – 3 pm TALK | Cecily Nicholson and Juliane Okot Bitek with Lillian Allen: Forgetting, Remembering Saturday, April 6, 10:30 am – 5:30 pm SPECIAL EVENT | Slow Art Day Sunday, April 7, 11 am – noon FAMILY EVENT | Family Flashlight Tour SEE A FULL LIST OF EVENTS AGO MASSIVE XV Thursday, April 11, 9 pm – 1 am Celebrate AGO Massive's 15th year Together for one night only, our signature event of the season features immersive art installations, performances from Toronto's most promising creators, DJs that will get you moving, irresistible food and drink – and it's all included with your ticket. In collaboration with Toronto's own Director X. WHAT TO BOOK Friday, April 26, 6:30 pm FOOD & DRINK| Let's Survive Forever Mark the arrival of Yayoi Kusama's INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM - LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER with an evening inspired by Kusama's art and rich with the flavours of Japan. View the menu and book today. Friday, May 3, 7 pm TALK | Curator's Talk: Gary Garrels Join Gary Garrels, curator of Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory, for a talk exploring the five decades of work by Vija Celmins featured in the exhibition. Saturday, May 4, 7 pm TALK | Power, Money and Trump: Reporting on a Post-Truth President Join journalist Robert Cribb for a conversation with The New York Times's investigative reporter Susanne Craig – the Canadian reporter at the centre of the world's biggest story: Donald Trump's improbable rise to power. Tuesday, May 7, 7 pm TALK| Curator's Talk: Connie Butler Join us for this free talk as Connie Butler, chief curator of the Hammer Museum, discusses contemporary drawing. Wednesday, May 8, 7 pm TALK | Seth: Clyde Fans Join legendary cartoonist Seth for the launch of Clyde Fans, a masterful work twenty years in the making. Sunday, May 12, 11 am – 3 pm FOOD & DRINK| Mother's Day Brunch at AGO Bistro Enjoy a delicious brunch at AGO Bistro with Mom and the family. View the menu and book today. Members save 10% – Not a Member? Join today! NEW COURSES STARTING SOON Register today Learn something new this spring! It's the perfect time to learn something new – enroll at the AGO this spring and choose from a wide variety of courses including: Introduction to Photography, Introduction to Everything, Street Photography and many more. WHAT'S NEXT Opens to the public beginning May 25 Yayoi Kusama's INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM – LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER Thanks to the generosity of the David Yuile & Mary Elizabeth Hodgson Fund and over 4,700 #InfinityAGO donors who participated in the AGO's ambitious crowdfunding campaign, Yayoi Kusama's INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM - LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER is now a part of the AGO Collection. AGO Members' Viewing starts April 23 – stay tuned for more information on how to book your ticket.  June 20 – August 25 Brian Jungen: Friendship Centre An exciting new solo exhibition by the internationally renowned B.C.-based contemporary artist. October 12, 2019 – January 5, 2020 Early Rubens A revealing exhibition of works the Flemish painter master produced between 1609 and 1621, a crucial time that marks Rubens's rise to prominence.  IMAGE CREDITS: [1] Vija Celmins, Untitled (Ocean), 1977. Graphite on acrylic ground on paper, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, bequest of Alfred M. Esberg ©Vija Celmins, photo: Don Ross, courtesy San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. [2] Claude Monet, Arrival of the Normandy Train, Gare Saint-Lazare, 1877. Oil on canvas, 60.3 x 80.2 cm. Art Institute of Chicago, Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection, 1933.1158.  Image © Art Institute of Chicago/ Art Resource, NY. [3] Unknown photographer, French. <em>Soldier wearing a gas mask in a dugout</em>, 1915&ndash;1918. Gelatin silver print, 13 &times; 18 cm. Anonymous Gift, 2004. 2004/706.98 &copy; 2018 Art Gallery of Ontario. [4] Installation view of the J.S McLean Centre for Indigenous & Canadian Art. [5] Kara Walker, Resurrection Story with Patrons, 2017. Etching with aquatint, sugar-lift, spit-bite and dry-point, printed on paper, Print 1: 101 × 76.2 cm, Print 2: 101 × 124.5 cm, Print 3: 101 × 76.2 cm. Purchased as a gift of the Marvin Gelber Fund and Carol and Morton Rapp, 2017. © Kara Walker. Add enews@ago.ca to your Safe Sender list Copyright © 2019 Art Gallery of Ontario, All rights reserved. You have shown interest in the AGO. 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