Arts on notice: The clarion call of Tilda Swinton
February 27, 2025
At a time when the cost of living crisis undermines the wellbeing of millions — and when for besieged Palestinians in Gaza it rather represents a literal risk of being wiped off the face of the earth — focus on the realm of the arts can seem peripheral. So close attention to the recent acceptance speech of actor Tilda Swinton of her Golden Bear lifetime achievement award at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival, the Berlinale, may seem trivial in comparison.
