The New York Times» Andrew Kramer reported on the phenomenon
in December, writing that «for more than three years, rather than rely on military officers working out
of isolated bunkers, Russian government recruiters have scouted a
wide range of programmers, placing prominent ads on social
media sites, offering jobs to college students and professional coders, and even speaking openly about looking
in Russia's criminal underworld for potential
talent.»
The gallery's program includes: Estates
of historically significant Canadian artists, most notably many
of the Painters 11 group who established Canada's international reputation for modern abstraction
in the 1950s including many
of the Painters 11's immediate post-contemporaries who emerged predominantly
in Toronto during the 1960s and 1970s, especially those hailing from the legendary Isaacs and Carmen Lamanna galleries; established senior artists working
in a
wide range of media; recognized mid-career artists from Canada and Europe; and emerging international
talents, particularly those exploring the boundaries
of media, representation and interpretation within contemporary art making.