Tusa, John.

Art Matters: Reflecting on Culture.

London, Methuen, 1999. 14 cm x 22 cm. 168 pages. Original hardcover with dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. Inscription by preowner.

Includes the following chapters: Part One: Beliefs / 1 The Arts – Can We Do Without Them? / 2 The Arts in the Twenty-First Century – The Agony or the Ecstasy? / 3 When I hear the Word Culture, I Reach for My Identity / 4 Culture, Society, Entertainment – Where is the Space for Art? / 5 The Good Society – Can You Get It On the Cheap? / Part Two: Politics / 6 I’m Worried About Tony / 7 What Happened at Downing Street / 8 When Being Creative is Not Enough / 9 Thoughts on the Thoughts of Chairman Gerry / Part Three: Actions / 10 Art for Art’s Sake – Art! For Heaven’s Sake / 11 The Concert of the Future – Seeing Will Be Hearing / 12 The Cart and the Horse – Which Came First: The Market or the Art? / 13 The A-to-Z of Running an Arts Centre / Afterword: Art and Culture – Old Responsibilities, New Rhetoric?

″A personal and critical expose of British art and culture by a distinguished broadcaster and art administrator. John Tusa investigates the many imperatives of why art matters to a people and their nation.” (Amazon)

• Keywords: 20th century · Art · Inanna Modern – Art Books
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0413738906
• Inventory Number: 43940AB

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