The property developer, philanthropist, and art collector Michael Audain discusses his book Pictures on the Wall: Building a Canadian Art Collection (Douglas & McIntyre, 2023), with Joseph Planta.

Pictures on the Wall: Building a Canadian Art Collection by Michael Audain (Douglas & McIntyre, 2023). Click to buy this book from Douglas & McIntyre: Pictures on the Wall

Text of the introduction by Joseph Planta:

I am Planta: On the Line, in Vancouver, British Columbia, at TheCommentary.ca.

Michael Audain joins me now. The founder of Polygon Homes has recently published a new book Pictures on the Wall: Building a Canadian Art Collection. It’s an engaging often candid book that also features striking photographs of seventy-five works that have meant a great deal to Audain, how they came into his collection, and why they’re important. I’ll ask Michael about what it’s like to own works by artists like Emily Carr, Jean Paul Riopelle, Andy Warhol, Jeff Wall, and Stan Douglas, among many others. I’ll ask him what it is about the art of British Columbia that he’s found important. Michael Audain is also the chairman of Polygon Homes, an Officer of the Order of Canada, and a member of the Order of British Columbia. In 2021, he published a memoir One Man in His Time… This new book is published by Douglas & McIntyre. We spoke this past Friday. Please welcome to the Planta: On the Line program, Michael Audain; Mr. Audain, good morning.

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