I can’t recall a Leader of the Opposition who makes such vacuous speeches, devoid of policy or a plan, as Sir Keir Starmer. He was at it again this week when he took to the stage to give us his views on the culture wars. “All in life is art and politics”, Ai Weiwei once remarked, but those hoping for an incisive account of their intersection were disappointed. With so many words, he managed to say so little.
A crucified Ronald McDonald clown, prayer mats adorned with stilettos and sketches by former Guantanamo prisoners take pride of place at a new museum in Spain devoted to previously censored art.- 'Always have a place' -
Many works deal with religion, such as Finnish artist Jani Leinonen's "McJesus" of a Ronald McDonald sculpture crucified to a wooden cross, which was withdrawn from a museum in Israel.
Each summer at Tippet Rise, the collecting couple hosts a cultural program that combines art and music in about as majestic a setting as exists on earth.
Qin Gang has not been spotted in public since late June this year and has missed recent summits and meetings. China has a history of well-known personalities disappearing from public view for days, seemingly because the Chinese Communist Party disapproved of their actions, and this is fueling speculations about Qin.
Lina Ghotmeh's serpentine pavilion foregrounds the table as a laboratory of ideas, concerns, joys, connections, and essentially brings people together.