ART ON THE EDGE

摘要

The Queen, Bon Jovi, and a man whose line of work saw him spend 10 consecutive nights dressed as a bear. The prelude to Liverpool's tenure as Capital of Culture 2008 has injected the city with the type of metropolitan activity normally only reserved for London. A year-long programme of cultural events is scheduled, embracing Simon Rattle with the Berlin Philharmonic, the MTV Music Awards, and exhibitions of Klimt and van Gogh. The backdrop is the rebuilding of the city centre - the Museum of Liverpool, a new arena (by Wilkinson Eyre), and the gargantuan Paradise Street development - all within spitting distance of the Three Graces.