Inquisition of Conrad Black

– Introduction and Inquisition by Randy Gladman, May 16, 2010 Mexican beer company Dos Equis recently ran a wonderful advertising campaign, presenting “The Most Interesting Man in the World”. In these radio and television spots, a dignified, slightly accented, well-dressed, rough yet sophisticated man is described in impossibly exciting detail. “The police often question him, just because they find him interesting. His blood smells like cologne. His personality is so magnetic he is unable to carry credit cards. Even his enemies list him as their emergency...

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...

Artist Inquisitions!!

In this new section, Akrylic asks artists, dealers, consultants, curators and other creative types all sorts of random questions with the intent of shedding light on the way cool people think. Though some of the questions will deal with the art practice+work of these smart people, most of these questions are totally random and cover a range of topics including style, cars, sports, sex, celebrity, food and politics. We hope to add at least one new artist per week with the questions changing over time.  Please click the photo or name of the artists below to reach their...

Viet Art Forum interviews Randy Gladman,...

The important Contemporary Art blog “Viet Art Forum”, based in Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam, recently interviewed me via email.  Viet Art Forum seeks to educate Vietnamese artists on how to promote their careers internationally.   www.vietartforum.com   A Vietnamese version of this article is available too!  It was a lot of fun being on the interviewee side of an interview for a change… PHỎNG VẤN RANDY GLADMAN An Interview with Randy Gladman, by Marc Djandji – March 29, 2009 As I had mentioned before, one of my projects for...