Which is more terrifying, Jeff Koons’ cartoon monkeys or Stephen Harper? We’ll let today’s links decide.
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Jeff Koons Freaky-Monkey CT Scanner: While I’ve got to applaud the concept of making hospital visits less frightening for children, I wonder if the inescapable unpleasantness of being inside that thing is just going to make children fear those monkeys like the guardians of some all-consuming Moloch.
Do Artists Need PhDs? (via Art21): The title is a bit misleading as the conversation with George Smith, founder of the Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts, is aiming less at a universal standard and more towards the specialized notion of the “artist-philosopher.” Still, it adds another interesting piece to the wider debate around the Visual Art PhD.
Dave Hickey on the Evils of Creationism (via Art Fag City): This runs over an hour so you’ll want to make a cup of tea before settling in, but Dave Hickey’s sidelong insights are always worth the ride, especially with religious dogma on the menu.
Why Stephen Harper Will Continue to Attack the Arts: This one has already been making the rounds but extra circulation of Michael Wheeler’s assessment of Conservative tendencies towards fear-driven tactics over rational debate deserves as wide an audience as possible. As an added bonus, the article opens with a sickening photo shoot of Harper with Chad Kroeger of Nickelback; all it needs is Celine Dion to complete the Axis of Canadian Cultural Evil.
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