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We need a cultural revolution to roll back the corporate attack on the arts
Elisabeth Murdoch Jan 12 2018
PATRICK JONES recommends a vital anthology from Afghan and Iranian poets where the political and personal fuse into witness-bearing and manifesto-making
WILL STONE is impressed by Hania Rani who is already making a name for herself in the male-dominated world of modern classical music
MIK SABIERS enjoys the theatrical feminist six piece who have a lot of fun that the audience feeds off as the set rolls on
New releases from Ibex Band, Lucy Dacus, and Various Artists
MARY CONWAY is disappointed by characters so un-nuanced as to be unreal, a stereotypical plot and a conceptual vampire
WILL STONE appreciates an artist who can swerve from industrial noise to clubby trance pop without missing a step
THE NEOLIBERAL ideology that has dominated our culture for half a century is crumbling to pieces.
The government is desperately trying to patch together support for its reactionary, oppressive policies and, among the chaos, conflicts and injustices of Brexit, Grenfell Tower, gender inequality, and sexual harassment, Arts Council England (ACE), which exists to provide public subsidy to cultural institutions, decides it needs new council members.
So who do you think is appointed by the Tory government in order to defend and promote the imposition of corporate, capitalist values in art and culture? Who might have the relevant qualifications and experience at privatising the arts and preventing the creation and consumption of art from becoming a communal, anti-capitalist and politically liberating force?
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