What matters
“And then this: do not depend on the hope of results. […] You may have to face the fact that
Category: For itself
Friendship and the community artist
When I talk about community art practice with younger or less experienced artists, I often warn against offering friendship to
Leaving the Tower of Babel
I wander through Twitter’s alleyways like a refugee from another land. It’s vivid, disorientating, and full of drama; shouting behind
If you try sometimes, you just might find, you get what you need
Elections simplify. The complex realities of millions of lives, events and forces are channelled into simple choices. In France that
Asking better questions
‘Why don’t you consider what the author is trying to do, instead of criticising him for not meeting your expectations?’
Let’s start by valuing what’s already there
Last night, Arlene Goldbard and I recorded the next episode of our blog, ‘A Culture of Possibility’. Our guest was Lucy Wright, an
Time to leave? (I’m getting grumpy.)
After 40 years working in the cultural sector, I have reached the point of being all but unemployable, except perhaps
Light in the darkness
Last Friday evening, in the Liceu audience in Barcelona, I listened to a single cellist play a mournful melody from
The story, not the storyteller
Yesterday, I wrote a short post on the physical effects of grief, only to set it aside. I’ve written little
In midwinter
In the northern hemisphere, December means winter. In Nottingham, where I am now, nights are long. Sunrise will come after
Parliament of Dreams 