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.
Essays
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
The power of festivals and joy
I believe in the power of joy to make people more tolerant. And we all know about the power of fear to kill tolerance: fear kills empathy. I feel inspired by people every time I spend time with strangers in festivals. This is my very personal recollection of the last oneI have had the opportunity to experience and document.
Can we ‘GO! Borderless’ in 2025?
Nova Gorica-Gorizia launch their GO! Borderless 2025 European Capital of Culture year this weekend. Can their cross-border vision be fulfilled?
European Capitals of Culture turn 40… and offer a mirror into the future of Europe
As Chemnitz and Nova Gorica get ready to launch their European Capital of Culture year in 2025, it is time
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
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
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
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
Tokyo 2020 Cultural Olympiad
Tokyo’s Cultural Olympiad: youth, heritage, empowerment and nationwide celebration Article published by Net TAM (Toyota Art Management) In English |
Comment| Valletta 2018 opening weekend
Valletta 2018 launches its year with Erba ‘ Pjajez, “Four squares” involving multiple repeating shows throughout the city, a
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
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
Cultural Narrative of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games
Full reference: Garcia, B. (2014) ‘The Olympic Games Cultural Narrative: Ceremonies, Cultural Olympiads and Look of the Games as platforms
London 2012: A cultural blueprint for the Cultural Olympiad
Published in September 2012, issue 257 (http://artsprofessional.co.uk/Magazine/view.cfm?id=6460&issue=257) Full article below A cultural blueprint Beatriz Garcia reflects on the Cultural
Citizen media as a platform for cultural representation at the Olympic Games
Paper presented to the International Olympic Committee in my role as member of the IOC Postgraduate Grant Selection Committee Abstract
A ‘City of Culture’ initiative for Italy?
Claudio Bocci, Director of Institutional Relations at Federculture and Ravello LAB committee member, has built on the evidence provided by