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Published by @agotoronto , Foyer is a digital magazine about art and culture.
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Ranbir Sidhu on Boundless Creation || The artist makes his museum debut at the AGO with three monumental metal sculptures. See Ranbir Sidhu: No Limits, on view now at the AGO. • Ranbir Sidhu. Photo by Craig Boyko. Courtesy AGO. • @ranbirsidhuart
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There is only one month left to see Joyce Wieland: Heart On. Make sure to see the show before it closes on January 4. Learn more about the artist on Foyer.
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George I || British artist Julian Opie paints a bold portrait of celebrated designer George Yabu. See this month’s @RBC Art Pick on your next visit. You can’t miss it – it’s right at the front of the museum!  • Julian Opie. George 1, 2014. Hand painted acrylic on fibre glass wall mounted, Overall: 200 × 141.7 × 43 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, 2018. © Julian Opie / DACS, London / CARCC, Ottawa 2025. Photo: AGO. 2018/3723
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Diana Weymar on the Power of Tiny Pricks || The textile artist discusses crafting as a source of power and comfort ahead of her talk on November 22, at 2pm. • Photography by Nelson Hancock, images from Crafting A Better World: Inspiration and DIY Projects for Craftivists (HarperCollins) by Diana Weymar.
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Faye HeavyShield’s Venus Reborn || A restaging of the artist’s acclaimed multimedia installation is on view at the AGO.
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Oluseye’s Divine Pilgrimage || The artist reflects on his AGO installation inspired by spiritual discoveries made in Brazil. Join the artist in conversation with writer Neil Price as they elaborate on the artist’s practice. Book your free ticket today! November 21 | 6:30-8pm • Installation view, Oluseye: Orí mi pé, February 15, 2025 - July 15, 2026, Art Gallery of Ontario. Artworks © Oluseye. Photo: LF Documentation
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Robert Rauschenberg’s Licence to Do Anything || Rauschenberg and Merce Cunningham’s partnership inspires a performance at the AGO. Find out more and join us in Walker Court tonight at 7pm and tomorrow at 2pm. This project is supported by the @rauschenbergfoundation . #Rauschenberg100 • Robert Rauschenberg, Untitled [Cunningham Dance Company Rehearsal (II)], 1964. Polaroid. © Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
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David Blackwood: Printing the Soul of Newfoundland || Learn about the master printmaker’s life and career, as seen in his AGO retrospective exhibition. • 1 | David Blackwood, Wesleyville, 1957. Edward P. Taylor Library & Archives, Art Gallery of Ontario. Promised Gift of David and Anita Blackwood, Port Hope, Ontario. © Estate of David Blackwood 2 | David Blackwood. The Search Party, 1963. Colour etching, aquatint and drypoint on paper, Image: 74.7 x 50 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of David and Anita Blackwood, Port Hope, Ontario, 1999. © Estate of David Blackwood. Photo: AGO. 99/888
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Joyce Wieland’s Revisionist Take on Tom Thomson || Watch Wieland’s only commercially released feature film on November 19 at @tiff_net Lightbox. • 1 | Newspaper clipping featuring Judy Steed and Joyce Wieland working on The Far Shore, Toronto Sun, 1974. Courtesy of Judy Steed 2 | Joyce Wieland. The Far Shore, 1976. Offset lithograph, Overall: 73.7 x 53.3 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of Norcen Energy Resources Limited, 1986. © National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa. 86/76
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Fracture || In this painting, Jesse Mockrin reimagines a Baroque work at the AGO. Come see this month’s @RBC Art Pick on your next visit to the AGO.   •  Jesse Mockrin. Fracture, 2024. Oil on cotton, 91.4 x 142.2 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchase, with funds from the F.P. Wood Fund, 2025  © Jesse Mockrin 2025. Image courtesy of the artist, James Cohan, New York and Night Gallery, Los Angeles. Photo: Phoebe d’Heurle.
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Seamus O’Regan on David Blackwood’s Art || O’Regan discusses his personal relationship to Blackwood’s art and its subversive nature. To better understand the impact of Blackwood’s art, on Wednesday, October 29, the AGO welcomes the Honourable Seamus O’Regan, for an evening of conversation and storytelling with exhibition curator Alexa Greist.
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David Blackwood Book Launch October 18 || AGO Curator Alexa Greist explores Blackwood’s legacy as a renowned printmaker.
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