The National Gallery of Canada
- Oh goodie. Canadian arts policy continues to move to the right: No movement has been made towards a policy that would give artists five percent of any resale price, special funding for the arts is being eliminated and private investment will be encouraged by offering tax credits for donations. [Canadianart]
- Speaking of resale rights, only California offers resale rights to artists, and last year a judge deemed those rights unconstitutional. Now there’s a fight over said ruling. Julia Halperin reports. [ARTINFO]
- This is making me feel a little queezy: Apparently former MOCA curator Paul Schimmel is reportedly in late negotiations to join Hauser & Wirth in LA. [Gallerist]
- Dealer Nicole Klagsburn quits after 30 years in the business. “The old school way was to be close to the artists and to the studios. Nowadays, it’s run like a corporation.” she told the Art Newspaper. She claims she’s not broke, but laments the disappearance of smaller galleries like her own thanks to the changing market. [The Art Newspaper]
- Sharon Butler highlights the work of Becky Yazdan. I’m not 100 percent on board with this artist’s paintings—it’s a little too careful for my tastes—but the lede painting is a jewel. Check out her show in New Haven. [Two Coats of Paint]
