Interview with Gallerist Cristin Tierney

Originally posted on The Ministry of Artistic Affairs Blog INTERVIEW by Randy Gladman Some management gurus say there is no better time to start a new business than in the belly of a recessionary dip. While cautionary conservatism and fearful retreat seem to characterize conventional behavior during bad days, the contrarian view is that economic slowdowns are exactly the right times to gear up for upcoming growth cycles. With world markets bloodied like losing Ultimate Fighters, there are fantastic deals available in almost all categories, from real-estate to service...

David Altmejd: 21st Century Werewolf Aes...

By Randy Gladman.  Originally published in C International Contemporary Art, Issue 84, Summer 2004 21st Century Werewolf Aesthetics:  An interview with David Altmejd Interview conducted in Istanbul, September 2003 Montreal born sculptor David Altmejd was the only Canadian artist at the 8th International Istanbul Biennial, curated by the New Museum’s Dan Cameron. Since graduating with an MFA from Columbia University in New York City in 2001, he has taken part in high profile group shows at spaces as impressive as Artists Space and Deitch Projects, received glowing...

Alexis Rockman: Fresh Kills

By Randy Gladman.  Originally published in ArText Magazine, Spring 2002 Alexis Rockman sauntered up to our meeting spot on Canal Street, the sanguine spring in his step belying the bizarre state of Broadway, deserted except for about twenty police officers wearing flak jackets and carrying machine guns. The natural history painter’s studio is located in an area of Manhattan that was closed off to all nonresidents in the aftermath of the tragedy of September 11, Black Tuesday, and he arrived exactly on time to escort me into the war zone. Alexis Rockman sauntered up...

Rafael Lozanon-Hemmer at ARS Electronica

By Randy Gladman.  Originally published in Canadian Art Magazine, Vol. 19, No. 4, Winter 2002 Body Movies: A Linz Ars Electronica Festival award winner on the State of Interactive Art Interview with Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Installing large scale interactive artworks in heavily trafficked and populated zones of cities around the world, Canadian/Mexican artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer explores the intersection between new technologies, public space, active participation and ‘alien memory.’ As part of this year’s ARS Electronica festival of new media art in Linz, Austria,...