This is exactly why I don’t like my tax money going to the private sector as pork. It always comes down to a politician giving other people’s money that they have no control over to a connected crony / businessman / artist in return for something and favors.
This artist is a connected crony. He was picked because he knew someone. This is how business gets done with government.
If he got $750K it should come from private donations not taxpayers.
It is an perverted outrage hearing that he shot this shelter dog to make a video.