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African Art from the Frum Collection 26.10.2006 1:09:41

With a focus on some of the highlights of the renowned Frum Collection of African art, Dr. Constantine Petridis discusses the close relationship between art and culture in sub-Saharan Africa.

Ultra-red Artist's Talk Part 1 - Silence 24.08.2006 41:59

Panel participants include: Dont Rhine, Eddie Peel, Robert Sember, and Janna Graham

Ultra-red Artist's Talk Part 2 - Listen 24.08.2006 39:20

Panel participants include: Dont Rhine, Eddie Peel, Robert Sember, and Janna Graham

Cronenberg on Warhol - Public Lecture Q&A 07.07.2006 32:24

David Cronenberg discusses insights he gained as guest curator of the exhibition Andy Warhol/Supernova. This podcast is a recording of the question and answer session from the public lecture at the Art Gallery of Ontario on July 7, 2006.

Architecture as Spectacle: Panel Discussion 01.05.2006 1:22:28

Hear Michael Awad, Lisa Rochon, Christian Giroux and Daniel Young debate and explore the phenomenon of architecture as spectacle and its impact on everything from individual users to urban issues

Peter Doig in conversation with Bruce Ferguson 27.03.2006 1:07:53

Peter Doig talks about his work with the AGO’s Director of Exhibitions, Bruce Ferguson.

Frank Gehry interviewed by Christopher Hume 21.02.2006 9:53

An interview by the Toronto Star’s architecture columnist Christopher Hume with celebrated architect and Toronto native Frank Gehry, who designed the 2006 expansion of the Art Gallery of Ontario.

Swing Space Artist Talk: Michael Awad 06.02.2006 44:12

Artist and urbanist Michael Awad discusses his exhibition, The Entire City Project.

Swing Space Artist Talk: Luis Jacob 30.01.2006 55:31

Luis Jacob's Habitat is a series of tableaux comprised of 1970s and 1980s furniture. Jacob discusses Habitat within the framework of the philosophical and cultural possibilities of social interaction and the evolution of his past artistic practice.

Catherine the Great Lecture Series #6: Catherine the Great and the Mythology of Empire 20.12.2005 1:19:27

Richard S. Wortman will discuss the role of myth, symbol and ritual in the exercise of monarchical power in the age of Catherine the Great.

Catherine the Great Lecture Series #4: The Role of the Luxury Arts as Symbols of Power 07.12.2005 54:43

Anne Odom will explore the various political and cultural messages Catherine aimed to impart as she placed her most important commissions.

Catherine the Great Lecture Series #5: Family, Friends and Bed-fellows 07.12.2005 1:09:29

David Wistow introduces Catherine’s close circle of famous, and not so famous men and women, from son Grand Duke Paul and acquaintances Princess Dashkova and philosopher Voltaire, to long-time lover Grigory Orlov.

City-building: The Ramsey Luncheon Series 24.11.2005 50:46

Over a billion dollars of new cultural architecture is rising up in Toronto. Radical designs, huge campaigns, great improvements and ceaseless opportunities. What will the arts, the city and the institutions themselves look like after the doors open to a new generation of arts-goers?

Catherine the Great Lecture Series #2: Russian Minerva 30.10.2005 1:02:26

Dr Kenneth Bartlett traces Catherine’s interest in the ideas of the French Enlightenment philosophes.

Catherine the Great Lecture Series #1: A Passion for Building 17.10.2005 1:12:38

David Wistow looks at Catherine’s love of architecture and her insatiable desire to build – from the grandiose Academy of Fine Arts to the most intimate of private apartments.

Motherwell at OCA-1970 1:35:50

Motherwell at OCA-1970 by Art Gallery of Ontario