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Oh, speaking of art subsidies, I have another disturbing story.
NOT FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT STAND DISTURBING IMAGES
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Several months ago, an artist (whose name I forget) was nominated by some association of artists to receive a Governor-General's Medal, or something like that. iirc, the award came with a healthy amount of cash. Anyway, this guy was known for two things (there's probably more):
1) Being banned from the National Art Gallery for throwing paint on other peoples' works.
2) Staying in the lotus position for several hours upside down in a grave with a vial of his own blood stuck in his anus until blood from the vial came out his mouth.
Understandably, this got some unfavourable press. I forget what happened, but I really hope he didn't get it.
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Where there is a great deal of free speech, there is always a certain amount of foolish speech. - Winston S. Churchill
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