Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2017/08/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]By far the single most stimulating place that we visited in our recent sojourn in Canada was the Frank Gehry designed Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto. The master architect's hand was everywhere in the public spaces in the interior, from the play of shadows and natural light, beguiling archways and a truly spectacular Douglas Fir clad staircase. The whole effect can be encapsulated in just one word - stunning! It has a permanent exhibition of 75,000 pieces of art and covers everything from the Dutch Masters to current contemporary art, with, naturally enough, a huge collection of Canadian Art. We only discovered this on our last evening, and went there primarily to see a Georgia O'Keeffe exhibition, and ended up staying a few hours till it closed! The O'Keeffe exhibition had a huge bonus - tons of prints from her partner Alfred Steiglitz (including a section of photos of her private parts, which, for some unfathomable reason, seems to be all the rage nowadays), Ansel Adams, including a full size, gorgeous Moonrise and Paul Strand. Shadows And Light: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-657.jpg.html Arch 1: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-612.jpg.html Arch 2: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-613.jpg.html Arch 3: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-614.jpg.html Arch 4: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-618.jpg.html The well of the stairs, with the evening sun staining the Douglas Fir cladding to almost blood red: Staircase 1: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-662.jpg.html Staircase 2: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-666.jpg.html Staircase 3: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-663.jpg.html Some of the exhibits Georgia O'Keeffe: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-607.jpg.html Face Off: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-677.jpg.html Gallery: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-672.jpg.html Curiousity: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-644.jpg.html The Big Dot: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-606.jpg.html Finally, the dazzling and welcoming sun dappled cafeteria, with a Rodin at the end! Cafeteria: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-624.jpg.html Waitress: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-625.jpg.html Sizzle: http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/canada/AGO/Canada-20170722-637.jpg.html Please see LARGE Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome Cheers Jayanand