Art Gallery of Ontario

Writer, activist and curator, Lucy Lippard discusses the monograph she wrote in 1976 about her good friend and artist, Eva Hesse.

Art Historian, Deepali Dewan examines the work of one remarkable photographer, Deen Dayal, who worked for many of the most powerful rulers at the end of the 19th century--including the Maharajas of Dhar and Gwalior and the Nizam of Hyderabad.

Shaw shares how ancient Egyptians produced their clothing, cosmetics and jewelry as they strived to establish their idea of “perfect personal beauty”.

Was Tutankhamun murdered? Was his tomb cursed? Gayle Gibson reviews the physical evidence revealed by medical science and recent scholarship to determine what did happen to the young man and what his bones reveal about his life.

Allan Peterkin explores the topic of contemporary plagues, arts and medicine in conversation with Kate Rossiter and Robert Houle.

The panelists discuss the creation of the exhibition, the work of Moore and Bacon and the distinctive visual language that each artist developed.

Professor and author Fred Ritchin discusses the digital revolution and how media influences the world and ourselves.

Artist Luis Jacob, writer Sholem Krishtalka and art historian Virginia Solomon gather to discuss diversity and increasing production through the lens of the Haute Culture: General Idea exhibition.

Kitty Scott shares her knowledge and views on the work of artist Betty Goodwin.

Author Annie Cohen-Solal speaks about her biography of renowned gallery owner Leo Castelli.

Director, curator and author, Philip Monk shares the connection between Marshall McLuhan and the General Idea exhibition.

Curator David Jaffé talks about the work of 17th Flemish master Peter Paul Rubens including the Massacre of the Innocents in the Thompson Collection.

Author, activist, journalist and blogger Cory Doctorow explores the level of creativity and freedom in the age of the Internet.

Dr. Douglas Peers discusses the Durbar of 1877 which was held to commemorate the coronation of Queen Victoria and to proclaim her as Empress of India.

Curator Norman Kleeblatt, reflects on Abstract Expressionism’s evolution through the opposing views of two major critics and tastemakers, Greenberg and Rosenberg.

Curator and Historian Dr. Gus Casely-Hayford discusses the shift in the art world led by Pablo Picasso and his work inspired by the art of Africa.

Artist Francoise Sullivan and writer/art critic Robert Enright explore the idea of inspiration.

Dr Stephen Inglis touches on the ways which Indian popular culture and tourism have drawn on the culture of the kingdoms.

AGO staff offer a look into how the AGO's contemporary collection came to be.

Julian Schnabel in conversation with AGO Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art David Moos.

David Silverman, national curator and academic content creator for Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs, explores the connection between art and writing in ancient Egypt.

Curator Dietmar Elger shares his insight into the life and times of artist Gerhard Richter.

2012 Hasselblad award winner Paul Graham speaks about his body of photography work.

The creators of the film Modest Livelihood, Duane Linklater and Brian Jungen, discuss the film and its concerns with the use of self-determination of native land.

Join AGO artist-in-residence, Jim Munroe in conversation with artists Mark Connery, a Toronto-based comic and zine artist, and Jonathan Mak, a Toronto-based game developer, about their work, indie culture and how playfulness factors into their practice.