What's On: Last Chance for Impressionism in the Age of Industry

View this email in your browser FINAL WEEKEND! Impressionism in the Age of Industry: Monet, Pissarro and more Last Chance! Open until 9 pm Thursday to Saturday  More Hours to Welcome You! Thanks to RBC, Impressionism in the Age of Industry: Monet, Pissarro and More is staying open until 9 pm from May 1 to 4. See it before it closes this Sunday, May 5.  BOOK ONLINE TODAY WHAT TO SEE Vija Celmins: To Fix the Image in Memory Don't miss the first major North American retrospective in over two decades. Opens this Saturday! Photography 1920s-1940s: Women in Focus Presented in collaboration with the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival. Kara Hamilton: Water in Two Colours New work from the Toronto-based artist. Becoming Käthe Kollwitz A leading 20th-century German artist, recognized today as a strong, empathetic voice advocating for art and activism.  DISCOVER ALL EXHIBITIONS ON NOW #INFINITYAGO Opens to the public May 25 Yayoi Kusama's INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM - LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER Members viewing on now until May 24! Book tickets now.  Not a Member? Join today.  WHAT TO DO Saturday, May 4, 7 – 8:30 pm TALKS | Power, Money and Trump: Reporting on a Post-Truth President Saturday, May 4, 1 – 4 pm FAMILY EVENTS | Printmaking Together: Exploring Norval Morrisseau Sunday, May 5, 11 – 12 pm FAMILY EVENTS | Flashlight Tours Wednesday, May 8, 7 – 8:30 pm TALKS | Seth: Clyde Fans   SEE A FULL LIST OF EVENTS MOTHER'S DAY Treat Mom to an artful weekend at the AGO. Celebrate with a special Mother's Day brunch at AGO Bistro, Afternoon Tea at the Norma Ridley Members' Lounge, artful gifts from shopAGO and more!  WHAT TO BOOK Saturday May 11 & Sunday May 12, 12:30 – 5 pm MEMBERS' EXCLUSIVE | Mother's Day Tea at the Grange Enjoy a Mother's Day to remember with an Afternoon Tea in the historic Grange. Four seatings each day - limited space available! Friday, May 15, 7 – 8:30 pm TALKS | Kara Hamilton In Conversation Join artist Kara Hamilton in a conversation with writer Esmé Hogeveen about the exhibition, Kara Hamilton: Water in Two Colours. Friday, May 17, 7 – 8:30 pm TALKS | Ian Gillespie In Conversation Ian Gillespie is a Canadian real estate developer and the CEO of Westbank projects whose portfolio includes Mirvish Village and the Shangri-La Hotel.  Wednesday, May 29, 7 – 8 pm TALKS | Ming Smith, June Clark and Suzy Lake in Conversation Join us for an AGO | CONTACT International Photography Talk about photography, career, and critical reception with artists Ming Smith, June Clark, and Suzy Lake. Friday, May 31, 2 – 5 pm WORKSHOPS | Writing Explorations Inspired by Joseph Beuys Reflect, write and share your impressions of selected artwork inspired by the exhibition, Joseph Beuys. WHAT'S NEXT 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 on the world stage. IMAGE CREDITS: [1] 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. [2] 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. [3] Lotte Jacobi, Portrait of Claire Bauroff, Berlin, around 1928; printed 1979. Gelatin silver print, Overall (sheet): 22.8 x 16.5 cm. Gift of Sandra Ball and Marcia Reid, 1987. © The University of New Hampshire. Used with Permission 87/335.1 [4] Image courtesy of Kara Hamilton. [5] Käthe Kollwitz, Storming the Gate Plate 5 from A Weavers' Revolt, 1893-1897, etching and sandpaper on paper 36.9 x 48.9 cm. Promised gift of Dr. Brian McCrindle. [6] Yayoi Kusama. INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM - LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER, 2017. Wood, metal, glass mirrors, LED lighting system, monofilament, stainless steel balls and carpet, Installed: 312.4 × 624.8 × 622.9 cm (123 × 246 × 245 1/4 in.). Purchased with funds from the David Yuile & Mary Elizabeth Hodgson Fund, Michelle Koerner & Kevin Doyle, Robert Dorrance & Gail Drummond, The Schulich Foundation, Soichiro & Junko Yamamoto, Diane Bald & Michael Budman, Don & Denyse Green, DH Gales Foundation, Maxine Granovsky Gluskin & Ira Gluskin, Barry Appleton & Magaly Bianchini, Emmanuelle Gattuso, Sheryle & David Saunders, Robin & David Young, Laura E. Baldini, Diana Billes, Edison Chai, Julian Chan & Yi Hyun Park, The Francis and Denise Connolly Family, Creeds, Eileen Farrow, Ivan Fecan & Sandra Faire, Hallisey Family, Victoria Jackman, Val Koziol, David Kozman & Kristin Blakely-Kozman, Charles & Jane Kucey Foundation, Jämes Lee & the Julie Institute, Chelsea Longaphy & Bernie Li, Martha LA McCain, Abby, Perry & Jordan Minuk, Carolyn D. Mullin, Samuel & Alice Peralta, In Memory of Pierrette & Abel Rancourt, Heather & Aaron Regent, Shevlen Family, Mary Sinclair, Jay Smith & Laura Rapp, J. Kenneth & Margaret Syer-Torrance, and the generosity of thousands of art lovers, 2018.  © Yayoi Kusama, Courtesy David Zwirner, New York; Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore/Shanghai; Victoria Miro, London/Venice. Photo: Dan Bradica. 2018/28 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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