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Britain’s art institutions face death by a thousand cuts. Why are they just putting up with it? | Charlotte Higgins
Life-changing organisations are left bloodied and bowed, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins
Charlotte Higgins
22, Mar, 2023 @2:22 PM
What I learned watching Phyllida Barlow create a funny, majestic work for morally shabby Brexit Britain | Charlotte Higgins
The great British sculptor, who died this week, had a thrilling intelligence – and her messy, tottering, giant installations made you see and feel the world differently
Charlotte Higgins
14, Mar, 2023 @1:38 PM
Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: Jenny serves up the food at her own funeral
As Ambridge reeled from her death, it’s no wonder the catering went awry. Thank goodness one of the village’s star bakers had been busy ahead of time
Charlotte Higgins
14, Mar, 2023 @6:00 AM
BBC chief draws ire of 700 composers with ‘devastating’ plan to axe choir
Closure of BBC Singers was announced last week along with 20% cut to salaried positions in BBC orchestras
Charlotte Higgins Chief culture writer
13, Mar, 2023 @1:20 PM
Greek tragedies like Medea are an ethical nightmare. That’s why we need them | Charlotte Higgins
Ancient classics can reinforce patriarchal lies about women, but they also take us back to the origins of pernicious narratives, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer
Charlotte Higgins
11, Mar, 2023 @8:00 AM
Conductors condemn ‘shortsighted’ plans to disband BBC Singers
In letter to director general, conductors also express disbelief at 20% job cuts in BBC’s orchestras in England
Charlotte Higgins Chief culture writer
09, Mar, 2023 @1:59 PM
If we defund opera saying it is for toffs, then only the toffs will go. Where’s the sense in that? | Charlotte Higgins
It is painful to see our top companies starved of funds and strangled by politics, while our best artists head abroad, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins
Charlotte Higgins
20, Feb, 2023 @8:00 AM
‘I too was an orangutan in a zoo’: Russia’s bizarre propaganda in Ukraine
Radio scripts found in liberated Kherson mix Soviet nostalgia with supposed humour and veiled threats
Charlotte Higgins Chief culture writer
19, Feb, 2023 @9:00 AM
‘I made an exhibition for dogs’: enter the strange alternative universes of artist Mike Nelson
He’s built a cannabis farm, invented a biker gang, and created an immersive warren of 15 sinister rooms. As he opens a landmark retrospective, the installation artist invites us into his curiosity-crammed studio
Charlotte Higgins
14, Feb, 2023 @4:02 PM
Charlotte Higgins on The Archers: radio to make you weep recklessly
Isn’t it strange that we can become so fond of invisible characters made of vibrations in the air? As Ambridge loses one of its patron saints, I mourn deeply – and I cannot be alone
Charlotte Higgins
07, Feb, 2023 @7:00 AM
The Fabelmans will never be fought over like Tár, but it has far more to say about the joy of art | Charlotte Higgins
Dark obsession dominates in films about music. By contrast Spielberg captures the playfulness of cinema and storytelling, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer, Charlotte Higgins
Charlotte Higgins
28, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM
Britain treasures the Parthenon marbles, but consider this: returned to Greece, could they be more valuable? | Charlotte Higgins
Politicians fear that handing back disputed items would asset-strip the British soul. The truth is, it might enrich us, says Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer
Charlotte Higgins
24, Jan, 2023 @8:00 AM
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