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"Why the AGO and the ROM are starting to look alike: Out in today's Star"

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Blogger Ingrid Mida said...

I'm glad you wrote about this topic. I've been wondering about that issue for months. I couldn't bring myself to go to the AGO when the King Tut exhibition was up. It felt blasphemous....

January 7, 2011 at 3:42 PM

Blogger Leah Sandals said...

Thanks Ingrid! I felt part of the value of Tut was lost in that the storytelling aspect of the craftspeople wasn't really there. Maybe there isn't much known about the craftspeople, but I still would have liked to know more.

Did you see Stephen Colbert's segment on visiting the Tut show when it was in New York? HILARIOUS. Can't find clip online (I think it's still up for US viewers bot not for Canucks) but it was awesome.

January 7, 2011 at 4:54 PM

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Vancouver Art Gallery - small space, progressive exhibitions.

AGO - impressive space, commercial shows. A big plastic sculpture of an Egyptian boy king in front of the gallery.

ROM - nice building, occasionally good shows.

MOCCA - great space, touring shows.

Power Plant - airy, impressive space - exhibitions borrowed from this and that biennial a year or two before the Power Plant exhibitions are mounted/

Toronto should forget about architectural image and stress the art.

Liebeskind just completed a design of a Las Vegas shopping mall that looks, well, like the ROM. There goes the "world class" theory. I would be more interested in seeing the contents rather than the shell.

January 9, 2011 at 8:58 PM

Blogger Leah Sandals said...

Hey Anonymous,

Thanks for the comments and comparison.

I agree I want to see the content considered as seriously as the architecture at our museums.

I also want to see public access and engagement fundraised for and focused on in a way that is also just as prioritized as the buildings/renos were... but that's another article!

Also interesting point about Las Vegas... will have to check that one out. Here's a link for those who this is new to as well: http://www.daniel-libeskind.com/projects/show-all/mgm-mirage-citycenter/

January 10, 2011 at 10:20 AM

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