Description
A selection of essays on the arts in Britain, written by John Tusa, a notable controversialist, who spoke for the need for the arts. In these essays, he tells the true story of arts philanthropy and seeks out the ways in which the arts can be made to blossom in a cultural and political climate.
About the Author
Managing Director of the Corporation of London's Barbican Centre. His distinguished and varied career as broadcaster and journalist has included a long association with BBC's flagship 'Newsnight' as well as broadcasting with Radio 4's 'The World Tonight'. He is well-known to the British public as presenter in the 90s of BBC TV's 'One O'Clock News'. As Managing Direcor of the BBC External Services, he set up BBC World Service Television. He is also a writer whose books include'Art Matters: Reflections on Culture' and 'On Creativity'.
Reviews
THE INDEPENDENT (REVIEW) 'Important and provocative... brings several welcome and heretical challenges to cultural orthodoxies... Tusa should be thanked for having the courage to take on the cry of elitism, a word that seems to strike fear into arts institutions.' - David Lister SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Tusa's passion is intellectual rather than gushing, although he can also be solidly down to earth... His zeal for innovation is convincing because he is no mere barker for the latest wheeze, but a man who writes eloquently of his personal tastes, antique or modern.' - George WaldenCONTEMPORARY
Book Information
ISBN 9781845114244
Author John Tusa
Format Hardback
Page Count 232
Imprint I.B. Tauris
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC