"An enduring artistic force, Canadian novelist, poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) is renowned the world over for his meditations on beauty, death, loss and the human heart.
The first museum exhibition to present the holdings...
"An enduring artistic force, Canadian novelist, poet and singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen (1934-2016) is renowned the world over for his meditations on beauty, death, loss and the human heart.
The first museum exhibition to present the holdings of the Leonard Cohen Family Trust, Everybody Knows immerses visitors in the many facets of Cohen’s creative life. Rare concert footage and archival materials, including musical instruments, notebooks, lyrics and letters are featured alongside photographs, drawing, and digital art created by Cohen across several decades."
This exhibit is taking place at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Canada until April 10, 2023.
"The archive is the mountain, and the published work is the volcano." - a Leonard Cohen quote on display at the exhibit "Everybody Knows" at the AGO in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
"Let Us Compare Mythologies" - a printed poster from 1956. This was Leonard Cohen's first collection of poems. On display at the Leonard Cohen exhibit "Everybody Knows" at the AGO in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Leonard Cohen on the island of Hydra in Greece, in the early 1960s. Photo on display at the exhibit "Everybody Knows" at the AGO in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Lyrics from Leonard Cohen's notebook for the song "Hallelujah", on display at the Leonard Cohen exhibit "Everybody Knows" at the AGO in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
"If you liberate yourself, anything you lay your hand on can sparkle." - quote and art by Leonard Cohen on display at the Leonard Cohen exhibit "Everybody Knows" at the AGO in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.