I went to the AGO this past saturday and I had a blast! There was a huge line up because admission was free! Even in the cold cold weather people stood in line in the snow/slush/rain to experience amazing new structure! I have to be honest...I LOVE the new building. Designed by Frank Ghery (canadian architect), suprisingly not wraped in metal...the glass facade supported by wood frames is lovely. The building has so much grace because inside it's just WOOD! solid wood everywhere...solid curved wood...i think it was maple, but i could be wrong.
Anyways, it was a special day :)
I went to the AGO years ago when i was in highschool and there was one painting that I LOVED. I totally forgot about it until I was there last night and I went on a hunt looking for it. When I saw it I had a mixture of emotions because the last time i had seen it I was a young high school student, but now i've grown up and the girl in the painting looks the same age as I do :)
which reminds me, I'm going to look for the postcard that i bought with that painting on it...
pic note: the photo above was pasted together from several photographs, it's hard to do when there's people walking all over the place.
November 16, 2008
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