Entries from Torontoist tagged with 'nationalgallery'
June 18, 2007
The Louvre. Tate Modern. SFMOMA. Guggenheim. What do these places all have in common? They're all top-notch, world-renowned museums, yes. But beyond the most obvious answer, they're also all located in some of the most notoriously expensive cities in the world and they still manage to offer better admission deals than the newly-renovated ROM. The ROM has quietly jacked up the price of its cheap(er than the other) nights. Previously, Friday evenings from 4:30–9:30......
Continue Reading "An Expensive Crystal"March 3, 2007
Along with a multi-image magnet set ($16.95), an Indian Church nightlight ($34.95), and a package deal with the Fairmont Royal York titled “Painted Wilderness in the City” ($269.00+), the AGO’s latest exhibition offers demystification of one of Canada’s most famous artists. Emily Carr: New Perspectives on a Canadian Icon, a traveling show co-organized by the Vancouver Art Gallery and the National Gallery of Canada, aims to reassess the heavily mythologized life and work of......
Continue Reading "The Mother of Modern Art, Cultural Tourism, and Blockbuster Retrospectives on Canadian Artists"August 3, 2006
Torontoist got tipped off that Governor General Award winning artist Istvan Kantor was arrested today at the AGO's Andy Warhol show for staging a blood-filled performance. The exhibit, which shows a darker side to Warhol, has been up for a month so we think it's about time that Kantor showed up. The performance artist has been banned from several museums including the National Gallery of Canada. A part of us wished we could've been there,......
Continue Reading "Istvan Kantor + Warhol Show = Art Scene Hilarity"March 7, 2005
Not to Thunder Bay or anything, just up to York University. Art lovers can check out Governor General Award winning video artist Istvan Kantor at the Art Gallery of York University. Controversial is the word thrown around when describing Kantor’s work. His regularly uses blood in his work and has been kicked out and had a restraining order placed on him by the National Gallery of Canada. Interestingly his works are now in the National......
Continue Reading "Two Reasons to Head North"