Art Exhibits & Museum

December 4, 2024 – April 6, 2025
AGO

Extraordinary impact of hip-hop hop explored through painting, photography, sculpture, video and fashion

Endlessly inventive, hip-hop culture was birthed among working-class Black and Latinx youth in the Bronx, New York City and dominated radio, dance floors, the runway and the artist studio. Making its only Canadian stop at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), The Culture: Hip Hop and Contemporary Art in the 21st Century tells the story of this…

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October 9, 2024 – January 19, 2025
AGO

A vivid kaleidoscope of colour, the first major retrospective dedicated to artist Pacita Abad (b. Philippines, 1946–2004) makes its only Canadian stop at the Art Gallery of Ontario, opening on Oct. 9, 2024. Spanning her 32-year career and showcasing Abad’s vibrant paintings, prints and trapuntos, this revelatory exhibition of more than 100 works celebrates the late artist’s bold blend of global craft, feminism and social consciousness.

Born in Batanes, Philippines, Abad…

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September 19, 2024 – April 6, 2025
AGO

A vibrant installation centred on the vocal performances of four Black female musicians, Sonia Boyce: Feeling Her Way opens on Sept. 19, 2024, at the Art Gallery of Ontario in partnership with the 2024 Toronto Biennial of Art.  Recipient of the Golden Lion at the 2022 Venice Biennale, stepping into this immersive exhibition is to become a part of the rehearsal process, as visitors encounter five colour-tinted videos,…

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June 21, 2024 – January 5, 2025
Located on Level 2 in Gallery 230 and 231

Jinny Yu debuts new abstract paintings in first AGO solo exhibition, opening June 21

Opening at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) on June 21, 2024, Jinny Yu: at once marks a luminous return to colour by acclaimed artist Jinny Yu. Featuring new abstract paintings and works on paper made over the past two years, the exhibition is Yu’s first solo…

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