What's On: AGO Members' Night Nov. 19

PLUS Book Ticket to see Early Rubens!

View this email in your browser Exclusive AGO Members' Night Tuesday, November 19, 5 – 9 pm AGO Members are invited to join us at our exclusive Members' Night on Tuesday, November 19 – it's a special night at the Gallery exclusively for AGO Members. All exhibitions and galleries will be open until 9 pm just for you. See Early Rubens, Hito Steyerl: This is the future, INFINITY MIRRORED ROOM - LET'S SURVIVE FOREVER, Lisa Reihana: in Pursuit of Venus [infected] and much more. Not a Member? Join Today! Have an Annual Pass? Upgrade to become a Member today! LEARN MORE WHAT TO SEE Early Rubens Peter Paul Rubens (1577–1640) in a new exhibition featuring the North American debut of some of his most ambitious works. Hito Steyerl: This is the future Enter the connected world of Hito Steyerl, where fact, fiction, real and virtual collide. 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. Valerie Blas: Le parlement de invisibles 2017 Gershon Iskowitz Prize-winner Valérie Blass gives form to illusion in this new exhibition. DISCOVER ALL EXHIBITIONS ON NOW WHAT TO DO November 14 – 24 shopAGO | Members' Shopping Week   Sunday, November 17 & 24,  1 – 4 pm  FAMILY EVENTS | Family Sundays: Baroque Fun and Games   Sunday, November 17, 2 pm WORKSHOPS | Life Drawing Inspired by Rubens   Friday, November 15  WORKSHOPS | Study Day: Rubens 101 Wednesday, November 20 PERFORMANCE | AGO Live: 100 Years of Merce Cunningham  Friday, November 22 WORKSHOPS | Study Day: Hito Steyerl 101 On now until December 1 Toronto Biennial of Art SEE A FULL LIST OF EVENTS WINTER COURSES On sale now! Winter Courses It's the perfect time to learn something new – enroll at the AGO and choose from a wide variety of courses for adults and children & youth.   LEARN MORE WHAT TO BOOK Friday, November 22 FOOD & DRINK | Curated Dinner: November Kick off the holiday season with a unique dining experience, and enjoy wine pairings with a carefully curated menu. View the menu and book today.  Saturday, November 23 & 30  WORKSHOPS | Painting Together: Exploring the Group of Seven Join us for our one-day family workshops where children with an adult caregiver will explore artists and artworks in the AGO Collection and get inspired to create back in the studio. Friday, November 29 WORKSHOPS | Writing Explorations Inspired by Rubens Learn to express yourself in written and visual form, building on the personal experiences and narrative strategies of great artists. Friday, November 29 TALKS | Curator's Talk: Hito Steyerl: This is the future Join Adelina Vlas, curator of Hito Steyerl: This is the future for a talk exploring the fifteen years of work by Hito Steyerl featured in the exhibition.   Place your order by December 13 MEMBERS' EXCLUSIVE | AGO Bake Sale  AGO Members are invited to pre-order exclusive sweets and treats during our annual Bake Sale – place your order by December 13 for pick-up on December 19. On now until January 3, 2020 MEMBERS' EXCLUSIVE | Friday Nights in the Members' Lounge The Norma Ridley Members' Lounge will have extended hours on selected Fridays from October 2019 to January 2020 to celebrate Early Rubens! WHAT'S NEXT February 22 – May 17, 2020 Diane Arbus: Photographs, 1956–1971 A special exhibition honouring our 2016 acquisition of the second largest collection of photographs by the renowned American photographer. Members' Previews: February 19, 20 & 21 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.  Members' Previews: February 19, 20 & 21 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, DC. Members' Previews: June 24, 25 & 26 Not a Member? Join Today! Have an Annual Pass? Upgrade to become a Member today!   ART 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]Hito Steyerl, Hell Yeah We Fuck Die,2016. Installation view, Skulpture Projekte Münster, 2017. Image courtesy of the artist, Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York and Esther Schipper, Berlin. Photography by Henning Rogge [3]Sandra Brewster. Blur 18, 2017. Photo-based gel transfer on archival paper, 101.6 cm x 88.9 cm. Private Collection. © Sandra Brewster [4]Lisa Reihana, in Pursuit of Venus [infected], 2015-2017 (installation view). Ultra HD video (colour, sound, 64 min.). Photo by Brad Coleman.  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. To receive no further emails from the AGO, unsubscribe from all.