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WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY. New stained-glass windows by French artist Claire Tabouret have been quietly installed in the Notre-Dame de Paris cathedral and will be unveiled to the public on December 7, reports Le Figaro. The project, backed by French President Emmanuel Macron, has faced controversy, but has moved forward against all odds, overcoming one legal challenge while still facing another. The six new windows feature a color-rich, figurative telling of the story of the Pentecost and have been placed along the nave’s southern aisle. The windows were made with the Simon-Marq workshop in Reims and for now, they are reportedly hidden behind red curtains. Meanwhile, heritage groups have opposed the project because it requires the removal of existing 19th-century stained-glass windows designed by Eugène-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc, who intended them as part of a cohesive homage to Gothic architecture. Related Articles Chicago Crowds Try and Fail to Move Anish Kapoor's Bean, Art Lawyer Michael Ward Stout Has Died, Louvre President Says Mona Lisa's Move Will Be Sad, and More Lucien Smith Cause of Death Announced, French Authorities Investigate Unauthorized Reproductions of Picasso Silver Plates and Gold Medallions, and More: Morning Links for November 6, 2026
BRINGING HOME THE CANADIAN BACON. Things are looking up for Canadian artists who are still grappling with US tariffs. The country has just proposed a federal budget that exempts artists from paying taxes on C$45,000 ($38,000) of their earnings, reports The Art Newspaper. “In Budget 2026, we’re backing the Canadian artists who tell our stories,” wrote Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in a November 5 social media post. “That means if you’re a Canadian artist, you won’t pay tax on up to C$45,000 of income derived from your creative work,” he added. And that’s not all; the proposed budget also pledges C$783.1 million ($554 million) over five years to the National Arts Centre, Library and Archives Canada, the National Battlefields Commission and national museums. Visitors under 25 will also get free entry to national museums, thanks to C$46.3 million ($32.8 million) in subsidies for the same five years, followed by C$11.5 million ($8.1 million) per year. Not to be forgotten, the Canada Council for the Arts will get C$20 million ($14.1 million) over three years. However, some tell TAN the funding is still short of what is needed. “As a sector, we still have a lot of questions, while many artists need relief now,” said Jenna Faye Powell, interim national executive director of Carfac (Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des Artistes Canadiens).
The 4 a.m., August 28, 1963, handwritten final draft of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech is being offered for sale at Christie’s New York to benefit charity on January 22, 2027. [ArtDependence]
In an open letter appealing to the Nuremberg City Council, a contemporary arts association has warned of the possible closure of the 1967-founded Kunsthalle Nürnberg amid a strained public budget. [Monopol Magazine]
Artist Olafur Eliasson is partnering with ARoS Aarhus Art Museum in Denmark to create a publicly accessible study space and library containing research materials about Eliasson’s practice, opening alongside a major solo exhibition dedicated to him, plus newly installed artwork and more. [Ocula]
Artist Ryan Gander dishes on the YBA’s “egocentric, attention-seeking, shallow kind of art.” Plus, the act of drawing and painting being “futile and dumb,” despite including several of his own new paintings in his latest show, “Maybe: Ryan Gander” at Towner gallery in Eastbourne. [The Guardian]
WHEN ONE DOOR CLOSES … A decade after, Juan Francisco León Catena, a resident of Úbeda in southern Spain, chanced upon a magnificent Renaissance doorway hidden behind the walls of his property under renovation—he will be awarded a €1 million prize ($1.12 million) for his trouble, reports El País. Following a long legal battle, León Catena is poised to receive the award, granted by the Spanish Historical Heritage Law for chance, significant artistic finds. In this case, that find is a 15th-century portal from a former hospital church designed by Spanish Renaissance architect Andrés de Vandelvira. Discovered in excellent condition, experts deemed it of “great aesthetic value” and a unique Renaissance artwork. However, the local Andalusian Regional Government initially refused to pay up in a case that made its way to the High Court of Justice of Andalusia, which ultimately rejected their arguments. Now, León Catena is in talks with the city of Úbeda on how to best promote the heritage site, and there is the additional question of surrounding, city-owned buildings that also house the relic but are in dire need of restoration and risk collapse.