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Warhol, Rothko, Seth: Canadian cartoonist added to AGO
The Toronto-based Art Gallery of Ontario announced Wednesday that it is adding a large-scale pen-and-ink drawing by acclaimed Canadian cartoonist Seth to its contemporary art collection.
Hush, which depicts a number of nighttime vignettes of lonely Canadian settings, is an important purchase that recognizes the comic "as a fully articulated art form on its own terms," the gallery said in a statement.
"This work by Seth was acquired as a work of art and not an example of popular culture," said Ben Portis, the gallery's assistant curator of contemporary art. "What makes Hush the right work for the gallery is the degree to which it converses with depictions of the Canadian landscape in the AGO collection, from Tom Thomson to today."
An exhibit of Seth's work is also to be held at the AGO, June 29-October 16.
On Thursday, June 30, 2005, 7 pm AGO curator Ben Portis will interview Seth about his work.
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