Last week my friend Meghan treated me to a really fun night at the Art Gallery of Ontario, where a retrospective of the work of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera was showing. It was so good that after walking through it once we went right back to the beginning and had a second look.
No photographs were allowed in that section of the gallery, but I was able to get shots of these related pieces of papier mâché puppets, created by a local performing art troupe called Shadowland.
Then Meghan took me to a different area, where she told me a surprise lay in wait. It was the sculptures of an artist I’d not heard of before, Evan Penny. His huge pieces were latex and metal, and aside from the scale, were so lifelike it was stunning. That is until you looked at a piece from a different angle and found that the human shape had been distorted. It was really neat.
And as one visiting this gallery should not miss, we took a look at the Henry Moore sculptures. The AGO has the largest collection of his pieces in the world.
By the time we had seen these four areas, we had barely enough time to quickly dash through and see a bunch of the other amazing artwork, all to the sound of a voice over the loud speaker announcing that the gallery was closing.
Then we went to the dining room, where we had a Pear Margarita, which had temporarily been added to the menu in honour of the Frida and Diego show. Delicious!
I walked home afterwards, with images of all the wonderful art I’d seen swirling through my head. That, and the scent of skunk hanging heavily in the air. Someone nearby had come a little too close methinks.
As for what I wore, since I was just getting over a cold I dressed in something cozy and warm. I have worn this new sweater with leggings before and it looks cute, however for this night out I went for the warmth of jeans. I brightened things up to an otherwise dark outfit with a vintage purple mock-turtleneck sweater and a colourful lucite necklace and bracelet, both also vintage.
I loved the skirt that Meghan was wearing. It’s Chloe and she got it at a consignment shop. Nice find right?
Thanks very much for taking a look. Hope your week is off to a good start.
xo loulou
you look so pretty loulou! xO!
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Aw so perfect! It’s been forever since I’ve visited an art gallery and I miss it! I use to go on a monthly basis when I lived near Philly. What a great exhibit and your black outfit looks chic and so fitting for the evening :-)
I wanted to go back to the show again before it closed, but we never made it. Your post was a fun reminder. I didn’t get a margarita though. :( Love the skirt too. Evan Penny’s works are amazing. Looks like you guys had a great time. :)
Wow, what a treat seeing all that fabulous art, especially Frida. So special. Best to stay warm and get plenty of vitamin C until you’re feeling better. X
Looks like a great exhibition. Those latex sculptures are amazing; I would love to see them.
Your purple sweater & beads look really good.
what an awesome exhibit – i have a total girl crush on Frida. And you look super cute – love the purple!
Great outfit, and perfect for a chilly evening at the gallery. I love the AGO, I went a lot during my maternity leave. The Frieda exhibit was amazing!
What a perfect day, both exhibition look great! and the perfect cocktail at the end! Your hair is looking lovely, nice and long! x
You always look pretty and that looked like a wonderful art day!
I would have loved to see the Kahlo/Riviera installation…two very important Mexican artists.
XOXO
lookin’ good loulou! love the necklace!
i too saw the frida and diego exhibit. i thought it was INCREDIBLE! i think she is INCREDIBLE! i have seen other exhibits at the AGO that i thought were poorly done, but this one was great. it bugs me that you can’t take photo’s. when i was at MOMA in NYC i took pictures of all the art, van gogh’s starry night, various picasso’s etc. AGO has it all wrong! enough venting.