1. Pierre Arpin, the Director of The Winnipeg Art Gallery announced that he will be departing the WAG on November 9, to take on the position of Head of Visual Arts for the Canada Council for the Arts, in Ottawa.
Gordon Gage, Chairman of the WAG’s Board of Governors, expressed his thanks: “Pierre has had a huge impact here at the WAG and while the Board and I regret his departure, we understand the significance of his new position just as the Federal government has announced an additional $30 million for the Council.â€
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Damien Hirst, The Explosion Exalted, 2006. Butterflies and household gloss on canvas
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2. Peter Schjeldahl, art critic for the New Yorker, speaks to the Village Voice:
“I’d take one of these,” Schjeldahl said, considering a DAMIEN HIRST butterfly print encrusted with diamond dust….â€There’s a large section of the middle to upper part of the market that likes name cachet and the decorative,” he explained. “And I don’t much care one way or the other.”
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