"Every artist must exist in two realms: as the art maker, who thinks and ponders and creates work of radical honesty (an activity that one could argue is inherently political), and as the art mover, who, however reluctantly, must be part showman and part businessperson." - MSN (The Atlantic)
According to Pineapple Street Studios, "management gave them an ultimatum: sign a side agreement allowing the company to hire non-union contractors, or Mailchimp walks not only from the new series, but from the ads and existing show as well." - The Verge
"No one is stopping the artist from making art about anything that they want... But artists who make a living from their work are also entrepreneurs, and entrepreneurs can face consequences. This is not censorship; it is, like it or not, capitalism." - The Atlantic
"(It was) no accident: the British state was one of several which sought to expand their influence and bolster their economies in the interwar period through cultural diplomacy. One of the UK’s key institutions then (as now) was the British Council." - History Today
Disagreement between board members of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture — over how and to whom to distribute a shrinking amount of money (revenue from a dedicated cigarette tax is down more than half from 15 years ago), staffing levels, and where to seek more money — has alienated the area's arts community. - Ideastream (Cleveland)
Now that the pandemic relief funds have stopped, many arts organizations are scrambling to balance their budgets. The new report says "the duration" of those funds hasn't matched the "slower rebuild" many arts organizations are facing. - NPR
Today, free will, individual agency, forgiveness, personal improvement, and healthy cultural cross-pollination are all obliterated by omnipotent determinisms. - The Atlantic
On the chopping block is the Argentine Ministry of Culture, along with the ministries of Health, Labor, Social Development, and Education (which Milei had previously referred to as “the Ministry of Indoctrination”). - ARTnews
"Recent cancellations, … and growing fear that artists may lose funding and opportunities due to political views on Israel-Palestine ..., are casting a shadow on the nation’s reputation as a bastion of free expression. (And) more and more public figures are circumventing Germany’s invitations and funding, in protest of its current policies." - Artnet
Epic had accused Google of restricting smartphone makers, wireless carriers, and app developers from providing any competition to the Play store, which accounts for over 95 percent of all downloads onto Android phones in the US. - Wired
Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSG), the organisation behind the venue, wanted to build a Sphere on a former coach park at Stratford in east London, starting the planning process in 2018 – long before the Vegas building was completed. Supporters saw a London Sphere as a game-changer for the city's status. - Dezeen
"When the European Union put out a call to researchers to help museums enhance the impact of their digital collections, 'We immediately thought: smell,' says Inger Leemans, ... the principal investigator for Odeuropa, an E.U.-funded research project aimed at showcasing the significance of olfactory heritage in European culture." - Smithsonian Magazine
"Just one day after his December 10 swearing-in, Javier Milei, … a hard-right libertarian economist and former tantric-sex coach who beat out center-left former economic minister Sergio Massa thanks largely to the votes of young jobless men, … signed a decree slashing the number of Argentinian ministries from nineteen to nine." - Artforum
The portrait of a cowed institution has little in common with the reality of campus politics. The truth is that a university, like any other institution, chooses which complaints it will hear, whom it does and does not want to protect. - The New Yorker
"The conflict is forcing leaders to navigate larger existential questions about the power and limits of arts institutions at this moment, including whether museums should try to stay neutral or whether they should take an active role in responding to political and social issues." - Vox
