Martin Smith

I research, teach and consult at the unglamorous end of the entertainment business, so interested in the arts, film, media and the cultural/creative economy.

[Alexander Kokcharov @alex_kokcharov]

On this day in 2014, a #Russia|n Buk shot down a passenger aircraft #MH17 flying at 10 km altitude from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur over #Donetsk region in eastern #Ukraine.

All 283 passengers and 15 crew were killed.

[Michael C B Franklin 💙 @M_C_B_Franklin]

Sample coverage rates: France = 72%; GB = 14% (pg.23)

[Duncan Reid @duncanreid91]

Just so YOU know, THIS constitutes 'Live' in 2024 https://t.co/XnSdBaUTQ2 via @YouTube Well worth a look. Basically what you hear with most modern "live" acts is not just a backing track, but their actual records

[Martin Smith @MartinWBC]

One of many wonderful paintings preserved for posterity by the great artist and archaeologist Igor Savitsky, now showing at the 'Avant-Guardia nel Deserto' exhibition in Venice.

[Martin Smith @MartinWBC]

"Capital", M.I. Kurzin, 1931. Grotesque couple painted against a background of tiny struggling workers. Stalin, like Hitler, tried endlessly to suppress satire in art. Kurzin was persecuted as a 'formalist'. Picture now on loan from Nukus (Uzbekistan) at Ca' Foscari, Venice.

[Martin Smith @MartinWBC]

"Capital", M.I. Kurzin, 1931. Grotesque couple painted against a background of tiny struggling workers. Stalin, like Hitler, tried endlessly to suppress satire in art. Kurzin was persecuted as a 'formalist'. Picture now on loan from Nukus (Uzbekistan) at Ca' Foscari, Venice.

[Rob Gaudette @GaudetteRob]

1/ I focus on Crimea (Qırım) quite a bit. Catherine II annexed the peninsula in 1783, and created mythology around how it’s “naturally Russian.”

If the occupation of Qırım becomes untenable for Russia, the war is over. The Russian elites and population can’t accept losing it.

[Martin Smith @MartinWBC]

Fantastic exhibition of Soviet era Russian and Uzbek art in #Venice at Ca' Foscari, with proper respect paid to the amazing Igor Savitsky whose name adorns the Museum of Arts in Nukus, Karakalpakstan, in the Central Asian desert.

[Martin Smith @MartinWBC]

Performative narcissism is alive and well, sadly. Serious campaigning is about delivering results, not signalling purity, as Orwell frequently observed.

[Simon Schama @simon_schama]

‘I wouldn’t call it a victory’: Fossil Free Books organisers on Baillie Gifford’s exit from literary festival funding https://t.co/y3ddxeS2Ri no indeed not a victory but a ludicrous and self-destructive defeat for the arts with no gain whatsoever for the environment

[BatterseaArtsCentre @battersea_arts]

🎉 Celebrating 50 amazing years with our incredible community! 🎉 This month we’re spotlighting our community and commemorating the ways you've enriched our building over the decades. Here are just a few of our highlights, what are yours? 💕

[Ukrainian Art History @ukr_arthistory]

This is important.

[Michael C B Franklin 💙 @M_C_B_Franklin]

Awaiting the next govt and new Committee's decision on its programme, the evidence base is still available: https://t.co/yJYn60PFrE with recent published additions https://t.co/eeDTs3TGFC

[Michael C B Franklin 💙 @M_C_B_Franklin]

Excellent analysis in here. Great attention to importance of sector planning, data analysis infrastructure & education. Also interesting how each industry sees others as better than their own. Characterisation of the industry as "excitingly bleak" is a classic.

[British Council Arts @BritishArts]

And @MartinWBC and @LidstoneG (Goldsmiths) outline a short history of British cultural policy in Central Asia. From 19th century imperial power struggles, to the modern-day work of the British Council in the region.

▶️ https://t.co/TmUSydSNBT
4/5

[Creative Industries Policy & Evidence Centre @CreativePEC]

@clustercairo @BritishCouncil And @MartinWBC and @LidstoneG (@GoldsmithsUoL) outline a short history of British cultural policy in Central Asia.

From 19th century imperial power struggles, to the modern day work of the British Council in the region.

https://t.co/PpZNzXVQUC

[Alexander Kokcharov @alex_kokcharov]

In south #Moscow, #Russia, people attending the funeral procession of opposition politician Alexey @Navalny are again chanting “No to the war!”:

[Celine H @tweetyceline]

Actually uplifting to see solidarity from the CEO of Directors UK for this much needed event.

Your move @bfi @BBCFilm @Film4Production @PactUK @filminuk_BFC @TheWritersGuild @screenscots @NIScreen @Film_London @FfilmCymruWales @screenyorkshire

[Martin Smith @MartinWBC]

@oconnorjustin13 @ManchesterUP @BenWalmsley Are you planning an appearance in London, Justin? Not saying that you should, but good to know!

[Justin O'Connor @oconnorjustin13]

Here's a short critique of the kind of metrics-based boosterism that, really, does nobody any good. Except those that sell e'm.
https://t.co/NRvLIp3Pzj

[Martin Smith @MartinWBC]

Un’occasione irripetibile che Venezia rischia di perdere: il Teatro S. Cassiano https://t.co/ytS2H1UO8i via @ChangeItalia