{"id":22741,"date":"2014-02-11T14:56:32","date_gmt":"2014-02-11T19:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artoronto.ca\/?p=22741"},"modified":"2014-03-05T14:55:11","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T19:55:11","slug":"1st-thursday-at-the-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v2.artoronto.ca\/?p=22741","title":{"rendered":"1st Thursday at the AGO"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/strong><\/a>A crowd gathers to watch Tasha the Amazon in Walker Court<\/p>\n

Thursday, February 6, 2014, 7 – 11 p.m.<\/strong>
\nArt Gallery of Ontario<\/strong>
\n317 Dundas Street West<\/p>\n

First Thursday’s at the AGO always draw a large crowd and last night was no exception. The gallery was packed with partygoers and art-lovers alike, though the crowds seemed busiest around the several bars located throughout the gallery rather than at the many pop-up talks and performance works.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Guests participate in Nathalie Quagliotto\u2019s interactive mini-golf installation Doubled Persistence<\/em><\/p>\n

Nathalie Quagliotto’s interactive installation works were a crowd pleaser. Guests were invited to participate in her mini golf work titled Doubled Persistence<\/em>, which involved two people on opposing platforms testing their putting skills by taking aim at the same target.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Geoffrey Pugen, King’s Court<\/em>, performance<\/p>\n

Guests were also treated to two performance works. The Phillip B. Lind gallery was transformed into a table tennis arena in Geoffrey Pugen’s King’s Court<\/em>. The performance involved the artist going head-to-head with a professional table tennis player on a circular table, which had been modified by Pugen for an additional challenge.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Sarah Febbraro, Let\u2019s Figure This Out Fast So We Can Just Be Together!<\/em>, performance in the Henry Moore Sculpture Centre<\/p>\n

Sarah Febbraro also converted the Henry Moore Sculpture Centre into an interactive talk show performance that invited the audience to be interviewed about love, sex and relationships. If a match was made, Febbraro would text the participants with a location and time to meet for a spontaneous first date in the AGO that very night. Nearing the end of the night only one match had been made and it was unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Guests retreat to the quieter Oceanic and African galleries<\/p>\n

Visitors could also partake in musical performances in the beautiful Walker Court by Tasha the Amazon and Pick a Piper.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Tasha the Amazon rocks Walker Court<\/p>\n

Many of us\u00a0head to the newly opened exhibition Elevated: Contemporary Art in the AGO Tower<\/em>, which featured artworks by the likes Cindy Sherman, Mike Kelley, Karel Funk and Francis Al\u00ffs.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Mike Kelley, Ahh-Youth<\/em>, cibachrome prints, 1991<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Karel Funk, Untitled #59<\/em>, acrylic on panel, 2013<\/p>\n

Walking around AGO I found this piece, part of the permanent collection, I think.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Jennifer Marman & Daniel Borins, piETa<\/em><\/p>\n

The next First Thursday takes place on March 6 and will include a headlining performance by Egyptrixxx and art projects by Laura McCoy, Alicia Nauta and Jordan Tannahill among others.<\/p>\n

Text and photo: Mitch Billinkoff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thursday, February 6, 2014, 7 – 11 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Art Gallery of Ontario<\/strong><\/p>\n

The gallery was packed with partygoers and art-lovers alike visiting the pop-up talks, performance works and the newly opened Elevated: Contemporary Art in the AGO Tower<\/em><\/p>\n

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