appendix B

Content in the Community Gallery

The MRI Brain Images

Brain Images at the AGO Community Gallery
Hanif Janmohamed, 2022

MEMORIES

Are you defined by where you live?
What is your favourite place?

Hanif Janmohamed, 2022

PLACE

Are you defined by where you live?
What is your favourite place?

Emotions
Hanif Janmohamed, 2022

EMOTIONS

Are you defined by your feelings?
Are you a stormy sea or a placid lake?

Environment
Hanif Janmohamed, 2022

ENVIRONMENT

Are you defined by your environment?
How do you feel when you spend time with trees?

Appearance
Hanif Janmohamed, 2022

APPEARANCE

Are you defined by your style?
Do you stop to smell the flowers?

Images of selected AGO artworks and questions at the AGO Community Gallery.

AGO Artwork Images

Judy Chicago. Caroline Herschel test plate (late)
Judy Chicago. Caroline Herschel test plate (late), 1975-1978. China paint on porcelain, Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of ARTdivas Inc., a Calgary women's collective, with support from patron Judy Chicago, 2018. © Judy Chicago. 2018/3717
  • Eyes are the windows to the soul.
    How do you describe yourself on the inside?
Constantin Brancusi. The First Cry
Constantin Brancusi. The First Cry, c. 1914; cast 1917. Brass, Overall: 19.5 × 24.5 × 16 cm, 11.3 kg. Art Gallery of Ontario. Purchased with assistance from the Volunteer Committee Fund, 1981.© Estate of Constantin Brancusi / Licenced by Copyright Visual Arts-CARCC, 2023). 81/142
  • Brancusi created an abstract representation of a baby’s first cry.
    How do you express your emotions?
John Miers. Portrait of a Man
John Miers. Portrait of a Man, c. 1800. Watercolour on plaster (?), gilded metal (?). The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario. AGOID.107010.
  • A silhouette is only half the picture.
    What do you keep hidden from view?
Tsimshian. Portrait Mask
Tsimshian. Portrait Mask, c. 1820-1840. Wood, human hair, red and black pigments, Overall: 19.1 x 19.1 cm. The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario. AGOID.103802.
  • This is a Tsimshian Portrait Mask.
    What kind of masks do you wear?
Amedeo Modigliani. Portrait of Mrs. Hastings
Amedeo Modigliani. Portrait of Mrs. Hastings, 1915. Oil on paperboard, Overall: 55.5 x 45.4 cm. Art Gallery of Ontario. Gift of Sam and Ayala Zacks, 1970. Photo © AGO. 71/260.
  • Modigliani painted Mrs. Hastings in a moment of reflection.
    What do you think about when you’re alone?
Shaoxuan Ma. Snuff Bottle, with inside painting of famous Beijing opera star Tan Xinpei, c. 1895. glass, Overall: 7.1 x 3.9 x 1.7 cm. The Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario. Photo © AGO. AGOID.106890.
  • A famous Beijing opera star, Tan Xinpei, is painted on a snuff bottle.
    If you were famous, how would you want to present yourself?