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As culture snakes up the political agenda, things could get pretty nasty

UK

Chapeau : When politicians start getting interested in the arts, it's sometimes a mixed blessing...

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Texte : Par CHARLOTTE HIGGINS
On Culture Blog (The Guardian)
UK
October 21st, 2009
(extracts)

Arts has crawled up the political agenda in recent weeks. For a start, David Cameron, in his otherwise rhetorically somewhat inept Conservative party conference speech (...) actually managed to mention Britain's great arts and culture. (...)

Then, last week, Gordon Brown stole a march on the Department for Culture, Media and Sport by announcing (...) a £45m grant towards the British Film Institute's proposed new Film Centre, which would combine five cinema screens with up-to-date digital technology and research facilities on London's Southbank, replacing the old National Film Theatre. (...)

The word that springs to mind is "legacy". To put it crudely, Brown wants this to be a project that he can take the credit for. It might remind us of certain actions of his predecessor. Tony Blair, having barely mentioned arts and culture during his Prime Minisitership, rounded up the arts world in Tate Modern in 2007 and gave a valedictory speech that effectively took credit for British artistic achievement over the preceding decade. It was all about staking out his legacy.(...)

Alan Davey, chief executive of Arts Council England, is today playing it politically safe by addressing Conservatives at an arts conference and telling them why it is especially important for them to continue to fund the arts.(...)

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Date de publication : 21/10/2009


Période traitée : 2009-10-21
Mots-clés : Charlotte Higgins, David Cameron, British cultural policy, British arts scene, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Gordon Brown, British Film Institute, Film Centre, National Film Theatre, London’s Southbank, Tony Blair, Tate Modern, Alan Davey, Arts Council England,
Inséré le : 22/10/2009 21:07