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There are so many books that are useful for collectors, artists and curators. The problem is that there are so many more that are not very good at all. The books below are endorsed by Akrylic and highly recommended. This list will be added to on an ongoing basis. We welcome your comments if you have experience with these titles. Click on each book to see Akrylic’s thoughts on the book and reviews from Amazon.
"INSTALLATIONVIEW: Ryan McGinness" by Ryan McGinness, Jeffrey Deitch, AA Bronson, Carlo McCormick and Randy Gladman
"ART/WORK: Everything You Need To Know (And Do) As You Pursue Your Art Career" by Heather Darcy Bhandari and Jonathan Melber
"THE ART OF BUYING ART: An Insider’s Guide To Collecting Contemporary Art" by Paige West
Randy Gladman is a Toronto-based art critic, curator and consultant. After completing a Masters degree in Art History at New York University’s Institute of Fine Arts in 2001, he worked as a registrar at Lehman Maupin Gallery and then as a curator at Mixed Greens Gallery, both in New York City, and as an independent art critic. His articles about art and culture have appeared in the pages of many magazines including Artforum, Contemporary, ArText, Canadian Art, C Magazine, Smock, NY Arts, Strength and others. He also contributed to Installationview, a monograph published by Rizzoli New York about the artist Ryan McGinness. His most recent curatorial project was “Aesthetic Comfort,” a solo exhibition by Ryan McGinness at Toronto’s Artcore/Fabrice Marcolini Gallery.
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