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UMP party: a chaotic leadership contest
20/11/2012 - THE WEEK IN FRANCE

UMP party: a chaotic leadership contest

Jean-François Copé wins the bitter battle to take over from Nicolas Sarkozy as head of the France's conservative UMP party, but only by a whisker. Next, we go to Corsica where 18 people have been killed so far this year, giving the island the highest murder rate in Europe. Finally, Paris' Pompidou Centre opens its biggest Salvador Dalí retrospective in more than 30 years.
Dali’s surrealist stunts on display at Pompidou Centre
20/11/2012 - ART

Dali’s surrealist stunts on display at Pompidou Centre

Videos of Salvador Dali's TV stunts – such as burying himself in banknotes – are on display alongside his paintings at a new Pompidou Centre exhibit in Paris that aims to showcase the surrealist artist "in his full splendour", the museum said.
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France's Musée d'Orsay to open Shanghai exhibit
15/11/2012 - PAINTING

France's Musée d'Orsay to open Shanghai exhibit

A collection of 19th century paintings from France's Musée d'Orsay will go on display Friday at the new modern art museum in Shanghai. The exhibit will include 87 paintings by French Naturalists including Gustave Courbet and Jean-François Millet.
Claes Oldenburg, the anti-hero of American Pop Art
12/11/2012 - CULTURE

Claes Oldenburg, the anti-hero of American Pop Art

One of the greatest living artists from the 1960s, Claes Oldenburg, is being celebrated by the Guggenheim Bilbao. From installations to performances to films, Oldenburg has revolutionized the vocabulary of contemporary creation and has been one of the most original contributors to American Pop Art.
War through a rose-tinted lens
08/11/2012 - CULTURE

War through a rose-tinted lens

We take a different look at the conflict in DR Congo: an infra-red one. Irish photographer Richard Mosse tells us about his otherworldly pictures from a war zone. They capture militias, child soldiers, and scenes of ordinary life carrying on despite the chaos. Also on the show, the "Godfather of Afrobeat", Fela Kuti, lives on with a new museum dedicated to him in Lagos; and we take a close-up look at Italian painter Canaletto.
Israel, Holy Land of Contemporary Art
05/11/2012 - CULTURE

Israel, Holy Land of Contemporary Art

In this edition we're heading for the Middle East: the "Pluriel" exhibition at Villa Emerige in Paris surveys Israel’s contemporary art scene, with some 15 artists from different backgrounds. The fascinating thing about these artists is how they turn the social and political context they live in into form: painting, photo, video, installation.
Japan's N43 museum to auction works by Dali, Miro
31/10/2012 - ART

Japan's N43 museum to auction works by Dali, Miro

The N43 Degrees Museum in Kushiro, which features art from countries lying on the 43rd parallel, plans to sell off its collection, including works by Salvador Dali and Joan Miro, as well as pieces from Europe, North America, China and Mongolia.
Van Gogh museum moves to Hermitage Amsterdam
30/10/2012 - CULTURE

Van Gogh museum moves to Hermitage Amsterdam

Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum is closed for restoration, but fear not, the Dutch painter’s masterpieces are being showcased at the Hermitage Amsterdam until next April. Also, after Cranach’s "Three Graces", the Louvre is appealing once more to the generosity of the public for the purchase of an ivory figurine to complete an exceptional mediaeval ensemble: 800,000 euros are needed...
For Four Decades he’s been a ‘Faithful Man’
29/10/2012 - CULTURE

For Four Decades he’s been a ‘Faithful Man’

Lee Fields speaks to Eve Jackson about being a 'Faithful Man' to soul and funk for the past forty years. Also on the show, a spectacular and original exhibition in Paris brings the genius of Leonardo da Vinci to life and we take you to the heart of Luxembourg's creative hub where the artists are at work.
For better, for worse
23/10/2012 - CULTURE

For better, for worse

What happens when a decades-old love story is wrecked by aging, ill heath and dementia? It is the subject of Michael Haneke's heart-breaking film, Amour. It won the Palme D’Or at this year's Cannes Film Festival and it comes out this week in France. Then off to Paris suburbs, home to more and more prestigious art galleries in search of space. And the former drummer of British pop band Razorlight strikes out on his own. Andy Burrows plays live from his new solo album, Company.
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