Mali’s path to democracy is looking increasingly rocky, after its interim President, Dioncounda Traoré, was assaulted in his Bamako headquarters by supporters of the former putsch leader, Captain Sanogo. In the country’s North, Islamists are also trying to lay down the law. Next, weary of being a poster-child for an African war, Sierra Leone is working hard to bring back tourists. Finally, an exhibit here in Paris pays tribute to an often forgotten episode of Madagascar's history.
The art collection of late German playboy Gunter Sachs went under the hammer for more than $56 million at a London auction Tuesday. The works included an Andy Warhol portrait of Sach's former wife Brigitte Bardot.
The lead singer of American indie-band Milagres is in the studio. He tells Genie Godula about the band’s weird videos and how falling off a mountain helped him write their new album. Then, a new exhibit recreates King Tut's tomb exactly as it was when it was first discovered eighty years ago. And art critic Sean Rose takes us behind the scenes of La Triennale, Paris' massive ode to Modern Art.
In today's show we head to the biggest exhibition of the week, Daniel Buren's "Monumenta" which is taking over Paris' Grand Palais with a kaleidoscope of colours. We also get a preview of another major Parisian exhibit filling up the Palais de Tokyo. The unmissable "La Triennale" which takes place every three years, showcases the work of 113 contemporary artists from over 40 countries.
In today's show with Genie Godula we head to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts for a new exhibit that lets visitors roam through the Giza Necropolis, choosing which sites to explore and discover thanks to 3D technology. Also on the show, and closer to home, a look at the buzz exhibition of the moment, Daniel Buren's "Monumenta" and we will have live music in the studio with Swedish pop sensation Simian Ghost.
The Mark Rothko abstract painting “Orange, Red, Yellow” has set a new auction record for contemporary art, fetching nearly $87 million in a sale that showed the strength of the art market despite global economic gloom.
Edward Munch's famous painting "The Scream" fetched $120 million at Sotheby's in New York Wednesday, making it the most expensive piece of art ever sold at auction. The bidder was not identified.
A London exhibition shows that although they were created two hundred years apart, English artist JMW Turner and French painter Claude's works belong together. Also on the programme, a new exhibition in Paris looks at how artists approach one of the most sensitive issues of our times. Finally, as Australian indie rock sensation The Temper Trap release their second album, singer Dougy Mandagi speaks to Eve Jackson.
Visitors to the Louvre Museum in Paris can now tour the galleries with a Nintendo games console instead of a traditional audio guide in hand. The innovative video devices come complete with a navigation system and a guided “masterpieces” walk.
Is a Tweet a private message or a public posting? If it's the latter, social media users could face huge fines if they break the 8 pm embargo law on predicting the French election results this Sunday. Next, a year after 63 refugees from Africa died in a stranded boat off the Libyan coast, four survivors are accusing the French army of having abandoned them. Finally, an exhibit of Doisneau's iconic photographs offers a glimpse into the capital's past.
