Dr. Nathan Stolow died on October 28 in Williamsburg, Virginia, at the age of 86. During his career as a conservation scientist, he made major contributions to our knowledge of art materials and technique, as...
The Turner Prize, set up in 1984, is an annual contemporary art prize awarded to a British artist under the age of 50 for an exhibition or presentation of their work in the year leading up to the award’s...
If Canada gave out titles for Living National Treasures, graphic designer Eiko Emori would certainly qualify. From the 1960s to the 1990s, as an independent design consultant, Ms. Emori produced close to forty...
Think you know Emily Carr? Think again. A major exhibition at one of the Britain’s most distinguished galleries is bringing a fresh perspective to the work of the iconic Canadian artist.
Over a three-day period, NGC Director Marc Mayer feasted on five centuries of art, ranging from Renaissance woodcuts and the sublime Veronese to Matisse’s cut-outs and the post-modern antics of Martin Creed...
The National Gallery of Canada has two very special visitors on long-term loan: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux’s sculptures, Neapolitan Fisherboy with Shell and Girl with a Shell , currently on view in the European...
It is impossible to spend any time at the National Gallery of Canada without coming face to face with the legacy of its former Director, Jean Sutherland Boggs. Enter through the heavy doors, walk up the long...
I have long admired Rita Letendre, the celebrated Canadian artist known for her dramatic abstract paintings. But I’ve never had a chance to encounter Letendre or hear her talk about her work. The National...
The poet Charles Baudelaire (1821–1867) was a near-contemporary of painter Gustave Doré (1832–1883), and both men found subject matter for their art in mid-19th-century Paris. In addition to being a poet,...
Over a three-day period, NGC Director Marc Mayer feasted on five centuries of art, ranging from Renaissance woodcuts and the sublime Veronese to Matisse’s cut-outs and the post-modern antics of Martin Creed...
