'Kenneth Clark' at Tate Britain

May 6 2014

Picture: Tate

Regular readers will know that my art history hero no. 1 is Kenneth Clark, whose great TV series Civilisation I must have watched countless times. I'm greatly looking forward to Tate Britain's forthcoming exhibition on Clark's career, called 'Looking for Civilisation', which opens on 20th May. Ahead of that, here's an excellent editorial on Clark in The Burlington Magazine, which is well worth a click.

Incidentally, I heard at a conference on Friday that Janet Street Porter was favourite to present the BBC's new version of Civilisation. I'm not entirely sure if this was a joke.

Update - apparently it was not a joke. A TV presenter of great repute (who would've done the job excellently themselves) confirms to me that J S-P is in the frame.

Update II - However, a telly source of impeccable credentials (ie, who knows) says to me: 'utter bollocks!' Funny how these rumours gain traction.

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