Synopsis
The Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto is one of North America's leading art collections. Come visit and experience more than 4,000 artworks across 110 galleries. Visit http://ago.ca
Episodes
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Matthew Teitelbaum on Paterson Ewen
13/04/2011 Duration: 01h11minMatthew Teitelbaum, curator of the exhibition "Paterson Ewen: Inspiration and Influence" will place Ewen in the context of his times and highlight his influences and enthusiasms.
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Blackwood on the Tradition of Mummering
02/03/2011 Duration: 02minBlackwood talks about key aspects of his prints – Newfoundland’s long tradition of ritual visiting, known as mummering
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Blackwood Ancestors
22/02/2011 Duration: 02minBlackwood talks about key aspects of his prints – his ancestors who were sea captains. The SS Imogene has close personal associations for Blackwood – it was captained by his grandfather.
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David Blackwood on Storytelling
10/02/2011 Duration: 01minBlackwood talks about a key aspect of his prints – the role of storytelling.
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Richard Tuttle on Agnes Martin
13/10/2010 Duration: 01h34minRichard Tuttle in conversation with Michelle Jacques, Associate Curator, Contemporary Art, and Georgiana Uhlyarik, Assistant Curator, Canadian Art.
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Ekphrasis Eleven: Kye Marshall 2
26/09/2010 Duration: 08minKye Marshall on Jean Paul Riopelle's Chevreuse II
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Ekphrasis Eleven: John Reibetnanz
26/09/2010 Duration: 08minJohn Reibetnanz on Christopher Pratt’s Porch Light
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Ekphrasis Eleven: Rhea Tregebov
26/09/2010 Duration: 01minRhea Tregebov on James Wilson Morrice’s Beast of Burden
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Ekphrasis Eleven: Alison Watt
26/09/2010 Duration: 05minAlison Watt on "Male Figure" and "Female Figure"
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Ekphrasis Eleven: Sue MacLeod
26/09/2010 Duration: 02minSue MacLeod on two paintings by Alex Coleville: "Woman in Bathtub" and "Woman Climbing a Ramp".
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Ekphrasis Eleven: Kye Marshall
25/09/2010 Duration: 07minKye Marshall on Emily Carr's The Trees in the Sky
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Ekphrasis Eleven: Sue Chenette
23/09/2010 Duration: 03minSue Chenette on No. 12, Diptych: The Three Marys at the Sepulchre, The last Judgement, The Nativity and The Crucifixion, mid 14th century France. Ivory
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Society Cut-Ups: Victorians and the Art of Photocollage
05/06/2010 Duration: 51minJoin Liz Siegel for an exploration of the whimsical and sometimes surreal world of Victorian photocollage.
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ArtSpeak: A World Abandoned
15/05/2010 Duration: 55minJennifer Bhogal, AGO Art Rental and Sales Coordinator, speaks with the DK Photo Group about their adventures jumping fences across Europe and North America, photographing abandoned, decaying buildings, including old coal mines, once extravagant mansions, and abandoned factories.
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Meet the Artist: Brian Jungen
06/05/2010 Duration: 01h07minInternationally renowned Canadian artist Brian Jungen is the recipient of the 2010 Gershon Iskowitz Prize at the AGO for his outstanding contribution to visual arts in Canada. The Gershon Iskowitz Foundation and the AGO celebrated the $25,000 prize at a public reception on May 6, and Jungen delivered a talk about his work.
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Wangechi Mutu: This You Call Civilization? panel discussion
05/05/2010 Duration: 01h29minRobert Enright and panelists Allyson Mitchell and Dionne Brand in a lively discussion about the art of Wangechi Mutu. Focused upon imagery of the human body, Mutu’s work offers a radical deconstruction of traditional figuration that bridges her Kenyan upbringing with contemporary American reality.
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Stephanie Dickey: Rembrandt, Prints, and Portraiture
28/04/2010 Duration: 01h04minStephanie Dickey explores the significance of the printed portrait for the art of Rembrandt and his time and the contribution of this expressive art form to our enduring fascination with the human face.
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Poets Spell Art: Dionne Brand
21/04/2010 Duration: 04minDionne Brand on Mary Pratt’s The Service Station
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Poets Spell Art: George Elliott Clarke
21/04/2010 Duration: 08minGeorge Elliott Clarke on Emily Carr's The Trees in the Sky