The one event that’s likely to attract the largest crowds, however, is “Riopelle: Crossroads in Time,” a retrospective that recently opened at the National Gallery of Canada and will travel to the Winnipeg Art Gallery in June. The large and enthusiastic crowd that turned out for its opening night is perhaps a turning point for the National Gallery. As my colleague Norimitsu Onishi recent wrote, the National Gallery has been particularly rocked by turmoil by the push to “decolonize” museums. To bring a fresh perspective to the show, the National Gallery sought out as curator Sylvie Lacerte, an art historian from Sutton, Quebec, who previously lived in New York. While an expert in contemporary art, Dr. Lacerte had not previously studied Riopelle.

Source: New York Times November 04, 2023 16:13 UTC