Milano Cortina 2026 Cultural Olympiad
Analysis of the Cultural Olympiad, coming soon
Olympic Games
Towards the LA’28 Cultural Olympiad | Key lessons
In this article I argue that to unlock its full potential, the Los Angeles 2028 Games must invest—strategically and structurally—in culture, with a funding, evaluation & equity strategy for its Cultural Olympiad, with rooted connections to place.
Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad | Talks
Find here access to summary slides | public talks I have given about my research and evaluation of the Paris
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.
Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad Evaluation
I am proud to announce the publication of the #Paris2024 #CulturalOlympiad evaluation. You can find it in English here or
Cultural Olympiad : Essential readings
My latest publication on the #CulturalOlympiad, part of the “Essential Readings” collection edited by The Olympic Studies Centre for the
Cultural Olympiad vanguards : From Seoul to PyeongChang
Days after the launch of the Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad, I have been listening to podcasts on Seoul as a
Why festivals & special events matter now more than ever
Article written for the Arts and Humanities Research Council After a year of on-and-off global lockdowns the need to gather
What Future for Festivals? Report
Final report of the Salzburg Global Seminar I co-curated in 2020, asking the question ‘What future for Festivals?’ The seminar
When the Games can’t go on…
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games have been postponed. It is only the fourth time this happens in 125
Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad
In Paris responding to a day workshop on the Paris 2024 Cultural Olympiad. I will be talking to key local
Tokyo 2020 Cultural Olympiad visit
As the first appointed Culture Advisor to the International Olympic Committee, I am delighted to have started work with the
Tokyo 2020 Cultural Olympiad
Tokyo’s Cultural Olympiad: youth, heritage, empowerment and nationwide celebration Article published by Net TAM (Toyota Art Management) In English |
Impacts 18 Symposium Highlights
Find below highlights from our 10 year anniversary symposium, launching Impacts 08 ~ 18 | #Impacts18, the major research programme I
Pyeongchang 2018 | Culture Diary
Two days into the Winter Olympic Games, my Cultural Olympiad hightlights are as follows: Dual cultural programming: Cultural Olympiad /
FIELDWORK | Pyeongchang 2018 Cultural Olympiad
I am on my way to my eleventh Olympic Games edition, this time in Pyeongchang, South Korea. I will be
Cultural Legacies of Rio 2016, one year on
I am in Rio this week presenting the results of our one year UK-Brazil research collaboration to explore the immediate
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
DEBATE | On the need for both ‘black’ and ‘white’ narratives around mega-event impacts.
We need to acknowledge both the black AND the white (plus some grey, also) As academics, we have no choice but
What counts as #OlympicArt during the Rio 2016 Olympics?
I am in Rio throughout the Olympic Games, as I have done since 1999 across eight Olympic cities (nine if