Opinion
Should public art be more daring and bold?
We are all concerned about public art – witness the massive interest created recently by Tower Hamlets Council’s controversial decision to sell a Henry Moore sculpture that it owns. We all have a view on public art, which, more than any other genre, inspires great communal anxiety. There’s no doubt some outdoor sculptures can crudely …
Class consciousness in the museum
The Class Sketch, first broadcast in April 1966, is remembered as representing a period when British class definitions and identities were more certain than today. Upper class John Cleese looks down on middle class Ronnie Barker, who looks down on working class Ronnie Corbett, who simply “knew his place”. It’s easy to forget that the …