The works of modernist artists including Andy Warhol, Helen Frankenthaler and Norval Morrisseau will be in the spotlight this spring at the Art Gallery of Ontario, which has announced a slate of more than a dozen original exhibitions that will form part of the museum’s 2024 lineup.
The trio of painters will be featured in “Moments in Modernism,” a showcase set to open May 16 that highlights pieces from the AGO’s modern art collection, and charts the history of movements including realism, abstraction, pop art and minimalism.
The exhibition will also offer patrons a glimpse of what’s to come for with the AGO’s Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery. The new wing, which was announced last year, will add 13 new galleries across five floors, anchored by pieces featured in “Moments in Modernism.”
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Construction on the project is set to begin later this year, with a planned completion date of 2027.
Also opening this May is a new exhibition featuring Latin American photography, including new acquisitions and unseen works that are part of the AGO’s photography collection. The gallery will present both press collections and works by artists across the Latin American diaspora.
In the summer, the AGO will unveil a solo exhibition by Inuit graphic artist and printmaker Lucy Qinnuayuak, whose vivid pieces featuring birds and domestic life made her one of Canada’s most beloved artists. The exhibition — featuring 20 works by Qinnuayuak, including stone cuts, prints and drawings — will open July 27.
Later in September, the multimedia installation “Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her Way” will spotlight the works of four Black female musicians: Jacqui Dankworth, Poppy Ajudha, Sofia Jernberg and Tanita Tikaram.
As well, the late Philippines-born Canadian artist Pacita Abad will receive a solo exhibition in October that looks back at her life and art. Some 100 works by Abad will be featured by the AGO, including her trapuntos or quilted paintings.
The AGO will close the year with an exhibition celebrating hip-hop and contemporary art in the 21st century. Co-organized with the Baltimore Museum of Art and Saint Louis Art Museum, the exhibition was curated to commemorate the 50th anniversary of hip-hop.
Other new AGO exhibits on display in 2024 include:
“Making Her Mark: A History of Women Artists in Europe, 1400-1800”
“Jinny Yu: at once,” a solo exhibit featuring works by the Korean artist
“Tissot, Women and Time,” which features the work of James Tissot
“Bright Signs: Spotlight on Video Art”
“Reality & Reverie: Canadian and European Painting Beyond Impressionism”
“Light Years,” showcasing works collected by art enthusiast Phil Lind
“Kenojuak Ashevak: Highlights from the Dr. Ronald M. Haynes Collection”
“Naoko Matsubara,” a solo exhibition featuring 20 woodcut prints by the Japanese Canadian printmaker
The announcement of the new lineup comes as the art museum stares down a potential strike by some 430 workers over a dispute concerning outsourcing and compensation. The employees could walk off the job beginning March 25.
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