What I learned in four years at the helm of the arts
The departing head of Arts Council England reflects on the thrill of artistic magnificenceThere used to be a rather sterile, self-regarding debate in the arts world between the "arts-for-art's-sake" brigade and the "instrumentalists"" those who stressed tourism, talent for the creative industries, soft power abroad and so on. Four years ago, we took a deep breath and announced, "It's both, stupid"…