John Tusa has been Managing Director of Londonrsquo;s Barbican Centre for more than a decade. In that time he has been a notable controversialist; speaking up for the need for the arts; defending their achievements and arguing for more funding.This selection of John Tusarsquo;s passionately argued; candid and challenging essays on the arts in Britain today is informed by a lifetimersquo;s experience of the arts and a current position at the centre of the British arts scene.Tusa seeks out the ways in which the arts can be made to blossom in this cultural and political climate; with cuts in arts funding ever threatened. His subjects include the art of living without objectives; and whether leadership in the arts is a mystery or good sense. He tells the true story of arts philanthropy and offers more personal pieces; for example on the great power of music. He also presents a light hearted lsquo;ABC of the ARTSrsquo; and imagines what Ten Commandments for the Arts might look like.His own philosophy; which informs his successful management of the Barbican; is refreshing and instructive and he of course looks to the future with prescience. Most of all his is a call for us urgently to think about why art matters so crucially for us all.
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