Interesting signs of some tension (short lived) in npb ideology with G Hinsliff's piece about a forthcoming 'Brexit Festival'.Here's the issue:
I’d rather chew my arm off than celebrate Brexit itself, but something more interesting is going on beneath the surface of a project that this week unlocked another £29m of government money and has quietly made a point of hiring freelancers during a horrendously bleak year for the arts.
[The chief creative officer's] plans]published this month suggests something a bit like Hull’s efforts but on a much bigger scale; mixing up the arts, science, tech and culture into a wild melee of creative grassroots projects popping up all over the country, aimed at creating feelgood moments and unexpectedly illuminating collaborations....shortlisted hopefuls range from dance troupes and performance poets to an NHS project uncovering the reasons for poor health outcomes among deprived children in Bradford and a black activists’ collective from Staffordshire.
Can't wait. More recyclable statues celebrating trans people from ethnic minorities as infant schoolchildren condemn us for imperialism and dump beach rubbish in the streets, while unemployed Drama students dressed as Barnier and Farage throw gold stars at each other, and idiots dressed in red robes chant Ode to Joy.
Never miss a chance for some State funding is still the motto for all those who Want To Open Our Eyes Through Art. You can still rely on standard-less cultural relativism to guarantee the cash. It's clearly a kind of smug reminder that it is business as usual for the luvvie wing of the npb, especially as:
since the arts and those working in them tend to skew liberal, it’s harder for artistic celebrations of Britishness not to end up following suit....I’d be frankly amazed if most had voted to leave..
But why should that stop them from taking the money?
Perhaps I am too cyncial. Hinsliff sees it as the 'efforts of well-intentioned people to dig through the rubble and find some grounds for hope'.
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