2012 in the arts: will it be a cultural triumph or a gloriously British disaster?

While 2011 was all about cuts, the arts community puts its best foot forward in 2012 as the Olympics come to LondonThe arrival of the Olympics in London will mean that British culture is on show like never before. Commentators will be poring over what these headline events say about us as nation, whether they were planned to tie in with the Games or not. The Olympics opening ceremony Directed by Danny Boyle, in November this extravaganza had its budget doubled to more than £80m – either an en...

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