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Billionaires step down at bastions of art as culture war rages on

Billionaires step down at bastions of art as culture war rages on
Steve Bird, Brendan McFadden
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David and Shelley Ross with David and Samantha Cameron at the Conservative summer party in 2006 - Getty
As two of the founders of Carphone Warehouse, David Ross and Sir Charles Dunstone have a great deal in common.
They both went to the same public school, forged stellar careers becoming billionaires, donated to the Conservative Party and are generous patrons of the arts.
But, this weekend it emerged both men are leaving roles at the helm of two world-renowned British institutions – the Royal Opera House and Royal Museums Greenwich – amid claims the Government is waging a “culture war”. ....

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Billionaires step down at bastions of art as culture war rages on

Culture shock: billionaires step down from leading roles in the arts
In surprise moves, Carphone Warehouse founders quit their positions at the Royal Museums Greenwich and Royal Opera House
1 May 2021 • 10:00pm
David and Shelley Ross with David and Samantha Cameron at the Conservative summer party in 2006
Credit: Getty
As two of the founders of Carphone Warehouse, David Ross and Sir Charles Dunstone have a great deal in common.
They both went to the same public school, forged stellar careers becoming billionaires, donated to the Conservative Party and are generous patrons of the arts.
But, this weekend it emerged both men are leaving roles at the helm of two world-renowned British institutions – the Royal Opera House and Royal Museums Greenwich – amid claims the Government is waging a “culture war”. ....

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David Hockney appoints Royal Academy curator Edith Devaney as his new managing director

Edith Devaney has been appointed David Hockney s new managing director and curator
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The artist David Hockney has appointed Edith Devaney, a curator at the Royal Academy of Arts in London (RA), as his managing director and curator. After 22 years at the RA, Devaney is stepping down as contemporary curator and head of
Summer Exhibition and will take up the new post early next year. Devaney will “help manage the Hockney entities under his direction”, says a statement, working on key aspects of his practice including his ongoing catalogue raisonné project.
Devaney has overseen some of the RA’s most profitable and successful exhibitions, including Hockney shows such as ....

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What does the future hold for our great cultural institutions?

What does the future hold for our great cultural institutions?
As the National Theatre, Royal Opera House and South Bank Centre receive Government loans, their leaders talk about their hopes for survival
11 December 2020 • 6:00am
The show must go on: a scene from Follies at the National Theatre in 2019
Credit: Johan Persson
Today, the latest round of funding from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) was announced. This time, more than £165 million in loans were awarded to some of the big-hitting institutions (sometimes referred to as the “crown jewels”) which have been deeply affected by the pandemic in 2020. Among those who have been successful in their applications are the Royal Albert Hall who receive no Arts Council funding and, in September, made an urgent call for public funds in September and have lost £18 million in income over six months due to closure. They were awarded a loan of £20.7 million. ....

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