Rewind: Dalek

By Randy Gladman. Originally published in Canadian Art Magazine, Winter 2005 Review of exhibibition at both le. gallery and Magic Pony Gallery, Toronto Dalek’s first solo exhibition in Canada introduced Toronto audiences to a Brooklyn-based member of a large underground urban art movement that is attracting attention in New York, Los Angeles and Tokyo. While the group is still effectively unnamed, the members of this loose affiliation—Shepard Fairey, KAWS, Twist (Barry McGee), Phil Frost, Evan Hecox, Ryan McGinness and others—have exhibited together on many...

Matt Bahen at Moore Gallery

By Randy Gladman. Original Akrylic Content. Published online April 28, 2010. One of the strange and disappointing characteristics of the Toronto art scene is the way our local and national art critics have a knack of missing important exhibitions. In 2004, Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini, hosted a museum quality posthumous exhibition of the work of Joseph Beuys, marking the twentieth anniversary of that legendary German conceptual artist’s Difesa della Natura project. While New York City-based Artforum.com offered a glowing “Critic’s Pick” review, the...

The Ministry of Artistic Affairs: Socia...

The Ministry of Artistic Affairs is a new initiative I’ve launched with two partners based here in Toronto. The goal of this program is to provide a unique insight into the art market by curating a series of informative and interactive events exploring multiple facets of the art scene. We had our first event on April 7, 2010, at Show & Tell Gallery in Toronto. Though it was a crappy rainy night more than 70 people showed up to learn about The Ministry and take part in a discussion with NYC artist Greg Lamarche. Through The Ministry, members access a program of...