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Meet the duo that went from kebab-making to art-making; Finnish artists Kalle Hamm and Dzamil Kamanger are here to discuss their new exhibition "Pizzeria Babylon". We also take a look at the U2 ‘rockumentary’ which opened the Toronto film festival and find out how art changed after September the 11th.

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THE Female Filmmaker
11/04/2013 - CULTURE

THE Female Filmmaker

On today’s show the director Margarethe Von Trotta talks to Eve Jackson about her film 'Hannah Arendt', being called one of the world's most important feminist filmmakers and what it’s like to be compared to Ingmar Bergman. Also on the programme, the artist who makes the familiar seem strange, Anne Deleporte talks about her work being shown at the Visconti Gallery in Paris and at the contemporary art fair 'Drawing Now Paris'.
'Beautiful Africa'
10/04/2013 - CULTURE

'Beautiful Africa'

With Daman Albarn and Paul McCartney as fans, it’s no wonder she’s one of Africa's leading musical artists. On today’s show Eve Jackson meets Malian singer Rokia Traoré. Also on the programme the award-winning author Susan Fletcher talks about her quietly beautiful book "The Silver Dark Sea" which has just been translated into French.
The Texan Conductor Making Waves in Europe
09/04/2013 - CULTURE

The Texan Conductor Making Waves in Europe

Today’s guest, John Axelrod, is probably the only conductor working today who was previously a rock'n'roll talent scout for a record company discovering the likes of The Smashing Pumpkins, and the head of a wine firm. He has performed with some of the world's leading orchestras. His most recent appointment is Chief Conductor of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, here in France.
The Artists Who Can Control Time
09/04/2013 - CULTURE

The Artists Who Can Control Time

Ireland's foremost new media talents Cleary and Connolly join us in the studio to talk about their new exhibition "Look Both Ways" at the Centre Culturel Irlandais here in Paris. Also, a new show explores the influential work of French artist Eugene Boudin, and we take a trip to Basel where art from one of the best-known Swiss painters of the 19th century, Ferdinand Hodler, is on display.
The Crime Thriller
06/04/2013 - CULTURE

The Crime Thriller

On today’s show Eve Jackson investigates France’s crime fiction fetish. Includes an interview with best selling author Harlan Coben and a tour around Lyon’s crime spots.

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by Anonyme - 23/11/2011 - 18:21

Thanks Ted for your comments. I have to disagree though - I think ten years on from 911 the majority of people reflected upon that day and the tragic loss of life.

art and 9/11

by Ted Welch - 12/09/2011 - 16:42

Eve, please, it is not true that "everyone" is reflecting on how 9/11 changed the world. That's partly because it didn't change it much in important respects, the US continued to ruin itself with huge military budgets, made worse by the mad decision to attack Iraq- nothing to do with 9/11. But that military was basically to support US corporate interests, which unpatriotically have managed to get politicians to reduce the percentage of tax they pay, while engaging in reckless financial speculation which nearly brought down the world economy. Instead of that guy doing paintings that reflect the usual views of 9/11, you might have sought out some artists who raised some serious questions about the causes of 9/11 - like US support for Middle East and African dictators - till the people rose up and the US suddenly remembered it was actually for democracy and freedom - despite AbuGhraib, etc.

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