Hello everybody! Hope you are all enjoying the extra hour of sleep on this rainy November day! It feels like the perfect day to hibernate with a good book and warm drink! Hope you are all keeping cozy and safe! I know there are a lot of artists and creatives amongst the group and we would love for you to share pictures of your Halloween décor and pumpkins! Enjoy the below listed picture of our “spooky” AGO sign! Read on!
Curator’s Talk: Adelina Vlas on Haegue Yang!
Since the opening on October 1st, Haegue Yang: Emergence has been abuzz with our visitors (especially during our Saturday activations between 2-4pm. For those of you who missed it, I wanted to share the Curator’s Talk: Adelina Vlas on Haegue Yang which is linked here.
This is the first time a survey exhibition of Yang’s work has been mounted in North America. This isn’t the first time she has worked with AGO (we purchased Slow Dance – Twin Brother back in 2014 which is included in the exhibition). The talk is a great resource to provide insights prior to your visit, and gives a good overview to enjoy from the comforts of home.
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Artist’s Talk with Haegue Yang which is occurring live on Zoom Wednesday, December 2nd at 1pm. You can register for the talk here.
Closing week of Diane Arbus
With Diane Arbus: Photographs, 1956-1971 closing next weekend, I wanted to share an interesting discussion (linked here) between AGO Photography Curator Sophie Hackett and British Photographer Neil Selkirk, who is the only person ever authorized to print Diane Arbus’s work.
When Arbus died in 1971, Selkirk, was asked to create new prints of her work for the landmark retrospective at New York’s Museum of Modern Art and the iconic monograph published by Aperture. This daunting task consisted of combing through 7,000 rolls of film, spending many months in Arbus’s darkroom meticulously trying to duplicate her gelatin silver prints. His intimate relationship with the work has afforded him special insight into Arbus’s technical process and artistic vision.
Be well and stay healthy,
Trish, Christine and Nicole (VE Managers)