https://visualartsnews.ca/2016/05/towards-a-theory-of-grant-aesthetics/ The only magazine dedicated to visual art in Atlantic Canada. Fri, 26 Aug 2016 01:39:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://visualartsnews.ca/2016/05/towards-a-theory-of-grant-aesthetics/#comment-75373 Thu, 19 May 2016 20:24:56 +0000 http://visualartsnews.ca/?p=3171#comment-75373 Jeff Koons was nearly bankrupt when Eli Broad supported the fabricating costs of his sculptural work. Damien Hirst’s career (and all the YBAs) came about because of Charles Saatchi’s early funding and patronage, (etc.) It would be great if Canadian entrepreneurs (and/or collectors) also privately funded ambitious art projects. Money is speed, and grants are slow (and never enough for ‘the big idea’.) http://www.nu4ya.com

]]> https://visualartsnews.ca/2016/05/towards-a-theory-of-grant-aesthetics/#comment-75355 Wed, 18 May 2016 21:41:13 +0000 http://visualartsnews.ca/?p=3171#comment-75355 I’m glad that you’re asking questions, but there have been some answers proposed over the years. You might check out an article in Fuse from many years ago by Kristof Wodizcko. Canada would be much better off if anyone would probe the neuroses of the grant system. Personally my Canadian career has suffered for the effort. That fact alone speaks volumes about the inadequacy of the Canadian art world.

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