[This weekend on the Artblog Reader Advisor: Career as a freelance photorealist painter not working out the way you’d hoped? Damien Hirst would like to talk to you; a famous dog pawses for poses beside artworks; and if you don’t have the cash for that sculpture, consider splitting it into shares. — the Artblog editors]
Controversial Compendiums: On Collecting Erotic Art, via BBC
Meet Pickle, the French Bulldog Who’s Been Spotted Rubbing Paws With Art World Celebs, via the Daily Beast
![The Artblog Reader Advisor 1 Dog](https://www.theartblog.org/wp-content/uploaded/2015/03/pickle-588x368.jpg)
Ownership vs. Use: Collectors Increasingly Investing in Shares of Art, via the Wall Street Journal
Father of Famed French Actress to Donate Funds From Sizeable Art Collection, via Forbes
![The Artblog Reader Advisor 2 Crowd](https://www.theartblog.org/wp-content/uploaded/2015/03/baselhongkong-588x392.jpg)
Damien Hirst is Hiring!, via Hyperallergic
Artnet Breaks Down New York State’s Use Tax, via Artnet