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Early Rubens opens October 12

View this email in your browser Early Rubens Opens October 12  It's almost here! Plan your visit to our major exhibition of the fall. Book your timed-entry tickets today. Admission is always FREE for AGO Members, AGO Annual Pass holders & Visitors 25 and under. LEARN MORE AND BOOK NOW Join us at our exclusive Early Rubens Members' Previews on October 9, 10 & 11. Not an AGO Member? Join today.  Have an AGO Annual Pass? Upgrade to become a Member today! WHAT TO SEE Lisa Reihana: in Pursuit of Venus[infected] This monumental installation brings to life Māori and Pacific Indigenous people's relationships with their cultural knowledge and spaces. Sandra Brewster: Blur A Canadian visual artist based in Toronto, Brewster explores layered experiences of identity. Valérie Blass: Le parlement des invisibles 2017 Gershon Iskowitz Prize-winner Valérie Blass gives form to illusion in this new exhibition. Kara Hamilton: Water in Two Colours New work from the Toronto-based artist. DISCOVER ALL EXHIBITIONS ON NOW WHAT TO DO Friday, October 4, 10:30 am WORKSHOPS | Expressive Drawing Friday, October 4, 6 pm WORKSHOPS | Art and Ideas: Drawing. Drinks. Social Saturday, October 5, 1 pm WORKSHOPS | Sculpting Together: Exploring Henry Moore Friday, October 11,  7 pm TALKS | Curator's Talk: Early Rubens Friday, October 11, 1 – 5 pm & Saturday, October 12, 2 – 6 pm SHOP AGO | Artist Feature: Claudine Moncion Saturday, October 12 & Sunday, October 13 PERFORMANCE | AGO Live: Songs of Heaven Saturday, October 19 & Sunday, October 20 MEMBERS' EXCLUSIVE | ROM Reciprocal Exchange Weekend     SEE A FULL LIST OF EVENTS AGO ALL HOURS Saturday, October 26, 10:30 am – 10 pm   AGO All Hours Join us for AGO All Hours, a new way to experience the museum. Channeling an intergenerational vibe, this seasonal event offers something for everyone, from engaging and interactive special installations and artmaking activities to artist projects, marquee performances and more. AGO All Hours Is included with Admission and is always free for AGO Annual Pass holders, AGO Members & Visitors 25 and under. LEARN MORE WHAT TO BOOK Thursday, October 24, 6:30 – 10 pm  SPECIAL EVENT | Art Toronto Opening Night Art Toronto is Canada's leading international contemporary and modern art fair and one of the most important annual art events in the country. Art Toronto Opening Night is the not-to-be-missed kick-off benefit for the AGO. Friday, October 25, 7:30 pm TALKS | Paul Seesequasis: Blanket Toss Under the Midnight Sun Join writer and journalist Paul Seesequasis in conversation with AGO curator of Indigenous Art Wanda Nanibush.  Friday, October 25, 6 pm WORKSHOPS | Writing Explorations Inspired by Hito Steyerl Workshop participants will be encouraged to reflect, write and share their impressions of selected artwork inspired by the exhibition, Hito Steyerl: This is the future. Friday, October 25, 6 pm TALKS | Lisa Reihana in Conversation with Julie Nagam Artist Lisa Reihana will be in conversation with curator Julie Nagam about her artistic practice and thinking behind her artwork in Pursuit of Venus [infected]. Wednesday, October 30, 8 pm SCREENINGS | Clash of the Titans Our fall film series playfully responds to the subject matter in the exhibition Early Rubens and launches with this 1981 classic starring Harry Hamlin as Perseus, the son of Zeus.  WHAT'S NEXT October 24, 2019 – February 23, 2020 Hito Steyerl: This is the future Enter the connected world of Hito Steyerl where fact, fiction, real and virtual collide. Members' Previews: October 22 & 23 Not a Member? Join Today! Have an Annual Pass? Upgrade to become a Member today! February 22 – May 17, 2020 Diane Arbus: Photographs, 1956–1971 Honours our 2016 acquisition of the second largest collection of photographs by the renowned American photographer. February 22 – May 17, 2020 Illusions: The Art of Magic The Golden Age of Magic lives on through this sensational exhibition of rare posters, photographs, films and ephemera.  June 27 – September 20, 2020 Picasso: Painting the Blue Period  One of the most celebrated episodes of the artist's career and of 20th-century modernism. Co-organized by the AGO and The Phillips Collection in Washington, D.C.   IMAGE CREDITS: [1] Peter Paul Rubens, Daniel in the Lions' Den, c. 1614–1616. Oil on canvas, Overall: 224.2 x 330.5 cm. National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, 1965.13.1. Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington [2] Lisa Reihana, Still from in Pursuit of Venus [infected], 2015–2017. Ultra HD video (colour, sound, 64 min.). Courtesy of Lisa Reihana, New Zealand at Venice, and Artprojects. [3] Sandra Brewster, Blur 18, 2017. Photo-based gel transfer on archival paper,101.6 cm x 88.9 cm. Courtesy of the artist and Georgia Scherman Projects. © Sandra Brewster  [4] Installation view of Valérie Blass, The Mime, the Model and the Dupe, 2019, acrylic gesso, paint, plaster, copper, empty chip bag, jumpsuit, resin, epoxy and fiberglass. Courtesy of the artist and Catriona Jeffries, Vancouver. Image Art Gallery of Ontario. [5] Irving Petlin, Little Box of Earthquake and Cotton from SMS Portfolio No. 1, Cover; offset colour lithography on folded paper cardstock. Gift of the Trier-Fodor Foundation, 1989, 89/34.1 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. 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), AGO.ca You are receiving this email because of your interest in the AGO. You can update your preferences or unsubscribe. 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