Henry Moore and AGO
TORONTO
The Art Galery of Ontario is the home of largest public collection of Henry Moore's work.
141 sculptures, 75 drawings, and 712 prints.
According to Michael Parke-Taylor, long time associate Curator of Modern Art Galeries of AGO,
Moore's first appearence in Toronto was 1938, the first two sculptures to be acquired in 1951, and 1955. In 1966 marked by the controversial events surrounded Moore's bronze statue The archer placed in front of City Hall. The conservative critics labeled the sculpture as radical example of Modern Art.
In 1974, The Henry Moore Sculpture Center opened.
The Art Galery of Ontario is the home of largest public collection of Henry Moore's work.
141 sculptures, 75 drawings, and 712 prints.
According to Michael Parke-Taylor, long time associate Curator of Modern Art Galeries of AGO,
Moore's first appearence in Toronto was 1938, the first two sculptures to be acquired in 1951, and 1955. In 1966 marked by the controversial events surrounded Moore's bronze statue The archer placed in front of City Hall. The conservative critics labeled the sculpture as radical example of Modern Art.
In 1974, The Henry Moore Sculpture Center opened.
"To know one thing, you must know the opposite.”
― Henry Moore
"In my opinion, long and intense study of human figure is the necessary foundation for a sculptor."*
"Simplicity alone, just leaving things out, will not produce monumentality; it may only produce emptiness."*
"..And for me, I collect odd bits of driftwood-anything I find that has a shape that interests me- and keep it around in that little studio so that if any day I go in there, or evening, within five or ten minutes of being in that little room there will be something that I can pick up or look at that would give
me the start for a new idea" *
What I found disappointing was, after seen all wonderfully displayed great sculptures, I run dowstairs to Museum shop hoping to buy the exhibition catalog, instead I 've been offered various Henry Moore publications which did not have anything common with the pieces in the place. Hope curators of the Center feels the void and bring together well documented record of their collection as well as smaller
size pamplets for the indivudual exhibitions. Out of large collections of Moore publications, I found John Hedgescoe's book as most informative, well organized, extensively surveyed, and thoughtfully photographed.
Photos:SMO©2013
* Quotes, are taken from the Book; Henry Moore, A Monumental Vision, John Hedgecoe.