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Critics claim art auction houses are the epitome of elitist sophistication, snobbery and skulduggery. And there is more intrigue in…
Rank and Phile
There has always been an audience for compelling stories and skillful storytellers. From campfire tales of heroic adventures and deistic…
Podcast away!
Podcasting is the latest techno innovation to go mainstream and, just as camera-enabled mobile phones have allowed anyone and everyone…
The art of being queer
Throughout history, the forum of what can be loosely termed 'the arts' has been used as a driving force behind…
Flying high - the revival of circus arts
The days of lions and elephants parading around every Big Top are gone, but the circus arts are flourishing with…
English copy Welsh to make Own Art
English taking a lead from the Welsh? Surely not! Strange as it may seem to some, Arts Council England’s Own…
Slave to the rhythm
When Negro slaves arrived in America from the early 1600s, they brought their culture - its rhythms, music and movement…
Culture is Capital
Tourists are said by some to be nothing more than cultural parasites. Indeed like moths to light, they swarm to…
Censorship or sensitive? Museums restrict access to sacred and spiritual artefacts
An increasing number of UK museums have moved to instigate a clear and transparent policy on the handling, storage and…
Tainted Art
Art theft has always been with us and recovered pieces hold a particular fascination once they go back on display.…