CANADA NOW: New Photography Acquisitions
September 14–December 3
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Deanna Bowen: Black Drones in the Hive
September 14–December 3
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PHIL BERGERSON RETROSPECTIVE: IN SEARCH OF MEANING November 14, 2020 – January 15, 2021 “In the late 1980s while on a sabbatical from teaching at Ryerson University, Bergerson found his calling as a photographer in the American social and cultural landscape. The focus of his work ever since has been the signs, display windows, hand-painted
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A Handful of Dust: From the Cosmic to the Domestic January 22–April 5, 2020 Winter Exhibitions Opening Party Wednesday, January 22, 6–8 pm “A Handful of Dust features a selection of modern and contemporary images from the last 100 years, focusing on the visual representation of dust in photography, both as an element of the
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The Way She Looks: A History of Female Gazes in African Portraiture September 11 and runs until December 8, 2019 “Throughout the history of photography, African women’s bodies have been repeatedly objectified and fetishized. The Way She Looks shifts the focus instead towards women’s gazes and highlights female acts of looking that challenge the male-dominated
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True to the Eyes: The Howard and Carole Tanenbaum Photography Collection January 23 – April 7, 2019 Opening Party Wednesday, January 23 6:00–8:00 PM “This exhibition presents more than 200 photographs from the extraordinary and eclectic collection of the long-time Toronto couple. The Tanenbaums were among the first Canadian collectors to engage with the medium
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Gordon Parks: The Flávio Story September 12 – December 9, 2018 Opening September 12, 6:00–8:00 pm. “This exhibition tells the story of one of the most important, enduring, and deeply personal assignments that Gordon Parks ever undertook for Life,” says Paul Roth, Director of the Ryerson Image Centre and co-curator (with Amanda Maddox of the
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Weight of Light May 2–26, 2018 Opening Reception Wednesday, May 2, 2018, 6pm-8pm Works by: Bas Jan Ader, Brion Gysin, Lee Henderson, Étienne-Jules Marey, Isabel M. Martínez, James Nizam “Behind a thin veil of flesh, your eyes adjust to and regulate their darkened interiors. An afterimage appears — and slowly disappears — as photochemical activity
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