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Sunday, June 30th, 2024 03:59 pmI had intentions of going down to the AGO for the show of women artists through the ages which ends tomorrow, but Friday was greasy mug and even if I cabbed it down, how would I get back? The Spadina LRT that I took last year is doing track maintenance, the cars have been replaced by buses, and people are already complaining about how slow it is having to share the road with cars. Yes indeed, I remember it well. Yesterday rained, tomorrow is free admission to the gallery meaning crowds, so it had to be today if I was going. And oh look, St Patrick station three blocks over has elevators so I can subway back at need.
So down I went. Interesting exhibit, several unknown to me artists, engravers, and ms illuminators, a couple of whose works were ascribed to male artists (Hals, David) but research has proved them to be by women pupils of same. Many Vigée-Lebrun paintings of French noblewomen, shortly to find their way to the guillotine, but only one Gentileschi that I could see. Galleries are probably loath to lend their Artemisias these days, now she's become so hot. Another 18th century Venetian artist had sketches of male nudes, even though women theoretically couldn't take life drawing classes. Should have made a note of her name but didn't.
Succeeded in finding the coffee shop this time, which saved me spending serious money at the AGO Bistro. Prices are still pricey, but treated me to a Pride cookie and a latte.
Subway elevators clunk enough to make me nervous but I got to Bathurst safely, since Christie still isn't finished renovating. And then I went to check out the new BoM in the apartment complex that replaced Honest Ed's. I noticed it last week and thought 'oh the BoM has secured the banking at that niche spot, go them, but of course they'll keep the one at Euclid that serves the Korean community'. Hahaha no. This is not how banks work in Canada. That branch and its outdoor ATM is closed. And the new one has no outside ATMS, is closed on Sundays, and is not open evenings ever. They really want us to move to a cashless society. So in addition to being three blocks out of my way, on the other side of Bloor and on a stretch of sidewalk paved in arm jolting cobblestones, it can only be accessed during the day. I'd switch to TD, which is at least accessible 24/7, but BoM, unlike the Royal, doesn't charge me for every interac transaction, and I rather think TD does.
Anyway, that was my culture for the year.
So down I went. Interesting exhibit, several unknown to me artists, engravers, and ms illuminators, a couple of whose works were ascribed to male artists (Hals, David) but research has proved them to be by women pupils of same. Many Vigée-Lebrun paintings of French noblewomen, shortly to find their way to the guillotine, but only one Gentileschi that I could see. Galleries are probably loath to lend their Artemisias these days, now she's become so hot. Another 18th century Venetian artist had sketches of male nudes, even though women theoretically couldn't take life drawing classes. Should have made a note of her name but didn't.
Succeeded in finding the coffee shop this time, which saved me spending serious money at the AGO Bistro. Prices are still pricey, but treated me to a Pride cookie and a latte.
Subway elevators clunk enough to make me nervous but I got to Bathurst safely, since Christie still isn't finished renovating. And then I went to check out the new BoM in the apartment complex that replaced Honest Ed's. I noticed it last week and thought 'oh the BoM has secured the banking at that niche spot, go them, but of course they'll keep the one at Euclid that serves the Korean community'. Hahaha no. This is not how banks work in Canada. That branch and its outdoor ATM is closed. And the new one has no outside ATMS, is closed on Sundays, and is not open evenings ever. They really want us to move to a cashless society. So in addition to being three blocks out of my way, on the other side of Bloor and on a stretch of sidewalk paved in arm jolting cobblestones, it can only be accessed during the day. I'd switch to TD, which is at least accessible 24/7, but BoM, unlike the Royal, doesn't charge me for every interac transaction, and I rather think TD does.
Anyway, that was my culture for the year.
