A few weeks ago, anticipating the bloom of COVID-19 in this city and contemplating the possible public closure of this Gallery, I had the naivety to think that the process of doing so, painful as it would be, might also be relatively simple: cancel some events, make some apologies, put a sign on the door and … Continued
The Artist’s Dream: Works of French Symbolism opened in February, and while the Gallery doors are temporarily closed, we are nevertheless excited to explore the fascinating works on display in this dreamy exhibition. Combining works from the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Collection together with loans from collections throughout Canada and the United States, this exhibition explores the Symbolist movement in late nineteenth-century France, … Continued
Early Snow: Michael Snow 1947–1962 and The Contemporaries opened this past month, and we are so excited to explore the incredible works on display from the prominent artists of mid-century Toronto. While Early Snow presents the formative works of Michael Snow’s prolific career, The Contemporaries provides the necessary backdrop for the emergence of Snow within … Continued
Early Snow: Michael Snow 1947–1962 and The Contemporaries opened this past month, and we are so excited to explore the incredible works on display from the prominent artists of mid-century Toronto. While Early Snow presents the formative works of Michael Snow’s prolific career, The Contemporaries provides the necessary backdrop for the emergence of Snow within … Continued
Early Snow and its companion exhibition The Contemporaries, curated by James King and Tobi Bruce respectively, presents a thrilling snapshot of the art production that orbited Toronto in the 1950s and 60s. Together these exhibits give context and then provide an unfolding of Snow’s emergent process: his early experiments with serialization, his mash-ups of sculpture, … Continued