The idea that you can nominate a city as a capital of culture, import some national awards ceremonies, a bit of French street theatre, and a few paintings by Klimt and, hey presto, you’ve got a Renaissance is silly: real capitals of culture are hundreds of years in the making. But that isn’t what this is really about. It’s about the economy, stupid - the cultural economy.

Jonathan Jones responding to Britain’s proposal to nominate new cultural capitals every few years after the success of Liverpool.

You should take the 10 minutes it will take to read his whole op-ed. I found myself nodding along in agreement quite a bit.

Jonathan Jones: Should Britain have a new capital of culture every two years? | Culture | The Guardian