The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) in Toronto has received a major gift of 474 artworks from the late collectors Carol and Morton Rapp, including prints, photographs, sculptures, and artist books by 203 artists. Highlights include 13 screenprints by Andy Warhol, eight works by Robert Rauschenberg, nine by Jasper Johns, and pieces by Roy Lichtenstein, Barnett Newman, Claes Oldenburg, Lee Bontecou, and David Hockney, as well as contemporary works by Kara Walker, William Kentridge, Yinka Shonibare, and Rachel Whiteread. The Rapps, who began collecting in the 1960s, had a long relationship with the AGO dating back to 1966.
This donation transforms the AGO into a significant Pop art destination and strengthens its modern and contemporary holdings. The gift underscores the Rapps' legacy as stewards of art who worked closely with living artists, and it arrives as the museum undertakes a C$100m expansion—the Dani Reiss Modern and Contemporary Gallery—set to open in 2027, providing new space to display these works.