Latest update: 09/10/2012 

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The urban way of still life

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Sean Rose takes us on a trip to "Magical City", a fascinating exhibition in Lille dealing with the influence of the modern city on the visual arts between 1913 and 1950. Through painting, photography and cinema, the exhibition focuses on three major cities: New York, Berlin and Paris. From skyscrapers and bridges to trams and traffic, "Magical City" shows how the new urban landscape has influenced visual artists.

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The disenfranchised of America
09/03/2011 - CULTURE

The disenfranchised of America

Film critic Lisa Nesselson talks about Hollywood's take on "family values" with two films that have just come out in France and one that has just been splendidly remastered for DVD: "The Fighter", "Winter's Bone" and Disney's "Bambi".
Quincy Jones' new album 'Soul Bossa Nostra'
08/03/2011 - CULTURE

Quincy Jones' new album 'Soul Bossa Nostra'

Amobé Mévégué introduces old and new international talent this week with three different genres of music: Quincy Jones, HK & Les Saltimbanks, plus the genius duo Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal. Then we take you to the opening of billionaire Carlos Slim's New Soumaya Museum in Mexico City.
Contemporary Belgian painter Luc Tuymans
07/03/2011 - CULTURE

Contemporary Belgian painter Luc Tuymans

Sean Rose is taking us to see a retrospective of the most predominate Belgian modern painter: Luc Tuymans. A figurative and realist painter who transforms mediated film, television, and print sources into an exploration of history and memory. This exhibition is at Palais des Beaux-Arts Brussels until the 8th of May.
English Breakfast - best way to start the day?
04/03/2011 - CULTURE

English Breakfast - best way to start the day?

An American study has just confirmed what we all knew, that the English breakfast is the best way to start the day. Stephen Clarke is here to talk about a few people who've been in the news in the past week who obviously didn't have an English breakfast.
Stephen King's 'Under the Dome'
03/03/2011 - CULTURE

Stephen King's 'Under the Dome'

Augustin Trapenard is reviewing the book everyone is talking about - the latest novel by American master Stephen King which is released today, here in France. It’s entitled "Under the Dome" and is a monstrous, monumental and majestic novel.

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