The Ryerson Image Centre (RIC) exists for the research, teaching and exhibition of photography and related media. We are an active partner within the academic fabric of Ryerson University, the cultural network of greater Toronto, and the national and international artistic community.
What's On
Gordon Parks
The Flávio Story
September 12 – December 9, 2018
Main Gallery, Ryerson Image Centre
Co-curators: Paul Roth and Amanda Maddox
Organized by the Ryerson Image Centre, Toronto, Canada, the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, California, USA, and The Gordon Parks Foundation, New York, USA, in partnership with Instituto Moreira Salles, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, with assistance from Instituto Sacatar, Bahia, Brazil.
TERREMOTO
Mexico, 1985
September 12 – December 9, 2018
University Gallery, Ryerson Image Centre
Curator: Denise Birkhofer
Claudia Joskowicz
Every Building on Avenida Alfonso Ugarte – After Ruscha
September 12 – December 9, 2018
Guest Curator: Ilana Shamoon
Salah J. Bachir New Media Wall, Ryerson Image Centre
Alia Youssef
The Sisters Project
September 12 – October 14, 2018
Student Gallery, Ryerson Image Centre
Gordon Parks, Flavio da Silva, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1961. Courtesy of and copyright The Gordon Parks Foundation
Pedro Meyer, [Rescue workers at collapsed building, Mexico City], 1985, gelatin silver print. The Black Star Collection, Ryerson Image Centre
Production image, Every Building on Avenida Alfonso Ugarte—After Ruscha, 2011. Two-channel digital HD color video with sound, edition of 3 and 2 APs; running time: 26 minutes. Courtesy of LMAKgallery, NY. © Claudia Joskowicz
Alia Youssef, Faye from the series The Sisters Project, 2017. Courtesy of the artist
Noon Time Collection Talk with Blake Fitzpatrick and Vid Ingelevics
Thursday, September 20, 12:00 pm
Join Fitzpatrick and Ingelevics, artists and professors at Ryerson University’s School of Image Arts, for a talk on the history of the Berlin Wall using photographs from the Black Star Collection and their collaborative project Freedom Rocks (www.freedomrocks.ca), which documents the post-1989 Wall in Berlin today.
Curators in Conversation: Gordon Parks in History
Wednesday, September 26, 7:00 pm
Join RIC Director Paul Roth in conversation with Deborah Willis and Phillip Brookman in conjunction with our exhibition Gordon Parks: The Flávio Story.
Time-lapse tour of the RIC
Take a time-lapse tour of the RIC: from the gallery spaces, to the vault, to the Peter Higdon Research Centre!
The Collection
We maintain a collection of photography spanning the medium’s history, as well as several artist and journalism archives. The RIC's collection offers researchers the remarkable opportunity to study firsthand works by a diverse group of internationally-renowned photographers.
Youth in Focus
By engaging with new, young audiences, we hope to promote greater inclusivity, equity, and accessibility in a gallery environment. This program is generously supported by BMO Financial Group.
Gordon Parks, Flavio Feeds Zacarias, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1961, gelatin silver print. Courtesy of The Gordon Parks Foundation