We went to see the Chagall exhibition at the AGO this afternoon; probably not the best timing due to all the forecasted protesters, but I had thought 'how bad could it be?'
Well there was narry a protester in sight, but it did take me two fu@!>#g hours to drive downtown due to some Toronto Marathon which closed half the city. Really pissed and tired by the time I got there, but then hey, I made it.
Turns out the exhibition has been falsely called "Chagall" - it should be called "The Russian Avant Garde" with only 5 Chagall paintings and a handful of his sketches. That's it: practically zero reason to put his name on the show. Very disappointing to those who actually thought they'd see his work.
There were rooms - entire rooms - of other Russian artists works. Sure. Even a couple of Kandisky's. But not what was billed.
Anyway. Wasn't even allowed photos on one's phone, unlike the Abstract Expressionism show (way better). Quite militant about it too. Sigh.
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