La vie en rose | The Look of Paris 2024
A photo essay on Paris 2024 and its use of pastel pink at the core of its Look of the Games / Look of the City during its Olympic and Paralympic summer last year.
Cities
AI &I | My research on Glasgow
As part my series ‘AI &I’, here you have a first summary of insights about my 20-year research on Glasgow as culture-led regeneration and city branding pioneer in Europe.
AI &I | What does AI say about my work on… Cities | Events | Culture
A series of conversations with the algorithm I invite you to explore a series of posts about the way AI
European Capitals of Culture: European dimension in cultural cooperations
On the 15 November 2023 I am at the European Parliament moderating a debate with political representatives from the three
Volver a empezar: Barcelona
Una reflexión poética de expatriada y turista en casa, sobre la necesidad de hacer y reinventar nuestras ciudades durante este
LockDown Diaries
Reflections from a non-stop travellerrediscovering life in her city while isolating at home Here you have a collection of diary
The art of Brexit @France24
I am pleased to have featured in #France24 Culture / @encoref24 programme dedicated to discussing the impact of Brexit on
Towards the London East Bank: Scoping Study for a new Culture & Education District
I directed this scoping study with my team at the Institute of Cultural Capital for the Arts and Humanities Research Council
Art and Urban Decadence
So pleased to feature in the latest issue of #TheSecularHeretic with an article on ‘Art and Decadence’ discussing cycles of #cityRenaissance, #regeneration & #gentrification with an emphasis on the often ungenerous impact of such processes on artists
Culture Summitt UCLG
Some pictures from the third UCLG #cultureSummit , hosted in Buenos Aires. The summit has become the largest global gathering of cities
Impacts 18 Symposium Highlights
Find below highlights from our 10 year anniversary symposium, launching Impacts 08 ~ 18 | #Impacts18, the major research programme I
International Symposium | Cities of Culture, 30 years on
Culture Liverpool and the Institute of Cultural Capital have partnered with the British Council, and the CreArt European Network to
Comment| Valletta 2018 opening weekend
Valletta 2018 launches its year with Erba ‘ Pjajez, “Four squares” involving multiple repeating shows throughout the city, a
Impacts 18 | Legacies of Liverpool as #ECoC
Impacts’18 is a longitudinal research programme dedicated to capturing the long-term effects of hosting the European Capital of Culture title
PROJECT | Brands, Myths, Stories post Rio 2016
Reimaging Brazilian cities | Urban images and cultural narratives in the wake of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games The British
‘If everyone says so …’ Press narratives and image change in major event host cities
I have just published this academic paper within the Urban Studies Journal. You can access it here Abstract This paper
Building bridges between Olympic cities and the Olympic Movement
I have been awarded one of only six Advanced Olympic Research Grants by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), for a research project
Europe ~ UK Cultural Exchange: Can we avoid the worst of Brexit?
I wake up to the not totally surprising but still mystifying news of a Brexit. My first thought is: research
Liverpool is closer to Marseille than to London … Europe and the EU as trumpeteers for British talent
On the day the United Kingdom decides whether to remain in or leave the EU, I share my personal take on the value
International cultural cooperation: Europe & Latinoamerica
On the 17th and 18th of May 2016 I have contributed to the Regional Seminar for Latin America and the Caribbean