- Hello funding for the arts in Canada. With Justin Trudeau as the new prime minister, the country may see more funding. He’s promised as much and after years of deep cuts by the conservatives, it’s deeply needed. [Hyperallergic]
- Meanwhile, north of the 49th parallel, Canadians are cautiously optimistic about Trudeau’s chance at reversing Harper’s cultural damage, so much so that columnists are giving him free advice and even reading lists on how to do it. [Toronto Star]
- Didja know of the day: Dave Eggers is an artist. [Artspace]
- Klaus Biesenbach, in presenting the Young Artist Award to Lady Gaga, recalls the time she invited him and 40 other artists on her tour bus after a concert in Berlin and took a tour of all the museums at 2 AM. This was evidence of her generosity and duty as a public figure to contribute positively to society. According to Biesenbach, it’s why she deserves the award. Um, am I missing something? Isn’t this just an example of how being a rock star affords you all kinds of privilege you wouldn’t have otherwise? [ARTnews]
- Six years after the death of Jean-Claude, Christo is in the midst of a comeback: he’ll have his first solo show in 50 years at the Craig Starr Gallery next month, and is gearing up for his first post-”Gate” outdoor installation next June at Italy’s Lake Iseo. [New York Times]
- DeafWest’s Broadway production of Spring Awakening this season with an all-deaf cast has brought attention to the complicated casting issues disabled theatre artists face, whether it be not getting cast in a role defined as disabled, or even being considered for a role when disability isn’t a factor. [American Theatre]
- The British government is campaigning to keep a Rembrandt in the country. The portrait of Catrina Hooghsaert is one of his significant late period works, and culture minister Ed Vaizey has placed a temporary export bar to buy time for a buyer to pony up the £35 million cost. [GOV.UK]
- Less than five months into the gig, Batholomew Ryan has resigned as curator at the Warhol Museum. [Washington Post]
- Pro tip: if you’re going to steal jewelry from a gallery, you might want to avoid signing the guestbook. [Sun Sentinel]
- Chloe Wyma weighs in on Laurie Anderson’s “Habeas Corpus”, and why so many millennials found it problematic: “how could the neo-baroque pyrotechnics of Gharani’s statue, the learned distortions of avant-garde noise music, or the mystical affirmations of Beat poetry speak adequately to the injustice Gharani suffered under US policy?” [Guernica Magazine]
- On the woman who dares to marry Jeff Koons. Justine Koons talks about how they met and her new jewelry line. Kind of a snooze fest—nobody bothered to ask her why she and Jeff decided to have six kids. It’s the kind of article you read out of morbid curiosity. [Bazaar]
Wednesday Links: Biesenbach Suggests Riding Around in an Art Bus at 2 AM is a Public Good!
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