Hello Everyone,

Greetings from Miami where I am attending Art Basel, one of the largest modern and contemporary art fairs in the world. I am meeting with collectors, curators, artists and dealers and seeing as much art as possible. I’ll be back at the AGO on Monday.

Today we say good-bye to Alicia Vandermeer. Alicia, thank you again for your extraordinary leadership and contributions. You’ve made a huge impact at the AGO and we will all miss you very much – especially me.

Continuing through to Saturday, PP&L in a co-production with Elegoa Cultural Productions has put together a multifaceted event From Glissant Unfixed and Unbounded including AGO Live: Miho Hatori – Salon Mondialité. In her newest performance, artist, vocalist and producer Miho Hatori explores the work of Édouard Glissant, a French writer, poet, philosopher and literary critic widely recognized as one of the most influential figures in Caribbean thought.

It’s been a very busy fall season for everyone at the AGO with lots of change and effort. Before some of us start to slip away for holiday vacation time, the Internal Comms team is bringing us altogether for the “Great Gingerbread Make Off” – the date is December 18, 2-4pm in Seminar Room #1 (see blog post).  Mark your calendars!

Enjoy the weekend,

Stephan