Gleason, Mat

The New York Times described Mat Gleason as a famously provocative Los Angeles art critic, while the L.A. Weekly once referred to him as a cranky, self-exiled gossipmonger. In 1992 he founded and continues to publish Coagula Art Journal, the "National Enquirer of the Art World" as the New York Observer called it. He has written for many art publications, from Britain's Modern Painters to the Lollapalooza Concert Tour's art program. The early issues of Coagula were anthologized in the book MOST ART SUCKS (Smart Art Press, 1998) and in his 1999 review of the book, David Bowie raved: "Gleason clo...