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It goes without saying that the Met Gala is the reigning champion of stylish events: the fashion, the star-power, the theatrical themes (the Metropolitan Museum of Art just announced the 2023 exhibition would be ‘Karl Lagerfeld: A Line of Beauty’) and the Anna Wintour-ness of it all. And it seems the Art Gallery of Ontario […]

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Skechers got an artistic upgrade, thanks to their new collaboration with Kansai Yamamoto Skechers is celebrating the legacy of innovative Japanese designer Kansai Yamamoto on the first anniversary of his passing with a street style-inspired footwear collection. A favourite amongst musicians such as David Bowie, the visionary creative believed in the power of joy and […]

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The Art Gallery of Ontario and MRKT Gallery are partnering for a 30-day virtual pop-up featuring the work of female artists.

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When you stand in front of Monet painting, a rush of inexplicable nostalgia may rush over you. You’ll likely associate the small brush strokes with scenes of recreation and leisure, and you might long for the simplicity of everyday life in the late 1800s: a stroll through a garden, an alfresco lunch, a room full of […]

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Yayoi Kusama’s mirrored infinity room is the selfie backdrop of the season. In just three days, the Art Gallery of Ontario managed to sell 30,000 timed tickets to Canada’s eager art patrons — and there are thousands more who waited in virtual lines, disappointed they missed out. From March 3 through to May 27, you can expect […]

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Last night, the Art Gallery of Ontario lit up for its annual Massive Party. True to its name, the gala fundraiser was one OTT affair, with installations, open bars and performances taking over the modern art mecca. Directed by mixed media artist Talwst, the night’s theme played off the hotbed of art talent in New […]

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The spirit of Jean Michel Basquiat was alive and well at last night’s opening of Now’s The Time, the Art Gallery of Ontario’s first large-scale retrospective of his work. Known for his primitive graffiti paintings and corkscrew dreads, Basquiat shot to the top of the New York art scene in the early 1980s. Back then, […]

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See the AGO party pictures » Last night, the Art Gallery of Ontario came alive for a special edition of First Thursdays, its monthly after-hours arty party, in honour of Suzy Lake. The Toronto-based artist was in attendance to celebrate her just-opened exhibit Introducing Suzy Lake as well as to thrill guests with her pop […]

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See the Massive Party 2014 party pics »

As we predicted, last night’s tenth annual Massive Party at the Art Gallery of Ontario was sexy, stylish and the perfect start to spring party season. Sprawling much of the gallery’s 480,000 square foot space, it was one big ole Warholian ode to modern day pop art complete with larger than life dice, donuts and ironic hashtag banners. Guests were encouraged to bring their sartorial best, and awarded as such by a troika of hipster Joan Rivers who flashed everyone 10s as they entered past the red carpet.

Further inside, we were treated to a performance by the permanently moto jacket-clad Joseph of Mercury, who swapped his signature white mid-performance for a gold version designed by stylist Sarah Jay. Also in gold was The Collections’ Mel Ashcroft, who wore a lamé vest designed by Toronto designer Sid Neigum. And while many went wedding apropos (go big or go home, we s’pose), others kept it streetwise in X-ray imprinted fingerless gloves that were given out by scantily clad cigarette boys. A surrealistic post script: Mayoral candidate John Tory was there.

See the Massive Party dressing tips » After last week’s epic induction at Holt Renfrew, spring party season ramps up with the Art Gallery of Ontario’s annual Massive Party this Thursday. In its 10th year, the bash is a stylish, sexy night at the museum, complete with installations, performances and open bars a’plenty. And while […]

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See the David Bowie party pics »

On Friday night, the Art Gallery of Ontario went full on Bowie for the opening party of its costume retrospective celebrating the gender bending rock star, David Bowie is. Some guests took his various personas literally, while others used them as jumping off points to let their inner freak flag fly. Bowie style makeup jobs were everywhere, from Aladdin Sane’s classic lightening bolt to Ziggy Stardust’s shimmering gold forehead globe. As for the clothes, Bowie inspirations ran the gamut from Style Panelist Leah Gust‘s gold onesie, to AGO publicist Laura Banks‘ pink animal print getup. While many of the evening’s guests spent hours poring over the exhibit (the recommended exhibit time is 65 minutes, but we barely escaped all that beautiful excess at the 120 mark), others partied on the main floor to the Bowie-esque spun sounds of Odessa Paloma Parker, who played DJ for the night in head-to-toe glam garb.

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Bowie Earthling Album Cover

David Bowie wearing Alexander McQueen on the Earthling album cover

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David Bowie Kansai Yamamoto Aladdin Sane

David Bowie wears Kansai Yamamoto on the Aladdin Sane tour

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Bowie Thin White Duke

David Bowie’s Thin White Duke period

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David Bowie and William S Burroughs

David Bowie and William S Burroughs

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David Bowie wears a Brian Duffy “scary monsters” costume in the video for “Ashes to Ashes”

The Art Gallery of Ontario is on a rock god roll as of late and its latest exhibit, a costume retrospective examining the transformative performance gear of David Bowie, is its crowing moment. Originating at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London earlier this year, David Bowie is (September 25-November 27, 2013) spans five decades of Bowie-isms, including 300 objects from the pop culture chameleon’s personal archive including stage costumes, hand written set lists, diary entries, sketches, photographs and video excerpts.

The exhibit attempts to take a deeper look at the importance Bowie places on his costumes as an expression of his various personas (one cannot separate Ziggy Stardust the character from Ziggy Stardust the album, for one) with various tableaux dedicated to those looks. It’s a sensory overload so lauded by international press and museum visitors alike that it’s sure to be a bang on success in Toronto as well. In anticipation of today’s opening, we interviewed co-curator Victoria Broackes on all things Bowie is.