A summer of brave and beautiful art at the Aga Khan Museum
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For the first time, the Aga Khan Park’s serene reflecting pools are transformed into a dramatic exhibition venue. This free outdoor art installation, presented in partnership with the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, presents large-scale portraits by photographer Aida Muluneh. Aga Khan Museum, Toronto: April 27, 2018 - June 27, 2018.
Soaring white doves in the atrium, silenced white books in the galleries, brightly coloured portraits in the park – the contemporary works installed at the Aga Khan Museum this summer offer beautiful art and brave ideas. "Museums have an opportunity today – even, I would argue, a responsibility – to highlight the work of artists…
Soaring white doves in the atrium, silenced white books in the galleries, brightly coloured portraits in the park – the contemporary works installed at the Aga Khan Museum this summer offer beautiful art and brave ideas. "Museums have an opportunity today – even, I would argue, a responsibility – to highlight the work of artists who respond to issues that are current," says Henry S. Kim, Director and CEO of the Aga Khan Museum. "Given the nature of the world we live in, it is important that museums help create change, and change is what all three of these artists are seeking."
