By Patrick Kelly
“Sustainability” is one of those yawn-inducing words that has suffered through overuse, especially in those tick box council reports that have become a too regular feature of local government.
Simon Tait on the remarkable Cleveland Museum of Art and the lessons it has for our museums and galleries
The “collision economy” is the name the organisers of the REMIX Summit give to the fastest growing business sector in Britain, worth £100bn a year to the UK: the creative industries.
The Beatles, May 19, 1967, by John Downing
Alan Sparrow introduces this month’s image
Patrick McCrae, founder and CEO of Artiq
Despite the feeble acknowledgement of the importance of culture in the Tory manifesto and the no more encouraging Queen’s Speech yesterday, Boris Johnson is clearly taking the arts seriously. Almost his first act since the general election has been to appoint a culture secretary.
Contrary to popular thought, Charles Dickens didn’t invent Christmas with A Christmas Carol, writes Simon Tait.
The Royal Academy has elected its first ever woman president. She is the 64-year-old painter and printmaker Rebecca Salter. Does it matter?
Today’s the day, and one wonders what Nicky Hirst will make of it all. Why Nicky Hirst – because she is the official artist for the UK general election, writes Patrick Kelly.
Marine Tanguy, a young French-born entrepreneur who dropped out of university twice, is quietly and energetically switching the balance of the market in favour of artists.
Christopher Le Brun, president of the Royal Academy
Big Foot, Small Chick, Sherwood Zoo, April 4, 1974, by Ian Tyas
Alan Sparrow introduces this month’s image
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