many iconic buildings like this last para mid outside the louvre in paris his designs always showed a castle balance between the cutting edge and the conservative my colleague david leavitt's with. people who knew him say he was charming and unassuming but i am pay also had a strong will and a vision as clear as the pyramid he built in the courtyard of the new it was the french revolution that turned this palace into a museum but pays additions to the louvre was a revolution in itself the chinese born new york based architect left his mark from paris to hong kong and along the way pe picked up architecture's biggest prizes. in the mid ninety's pe came to berlin to add a new wing to the baroque german historical museum the museum's vice president was he could catch my eye worked with him on it for close to a decade at a time when glass and steel began taking over the city. what's different about this

building is this is not i'm for it's not just a building of stone claassen stainless steel it's this is a sculpture it's good to see what i thought was lovely about working with him is that he cared about when he was building the country the mentality he asked a lot about the history of germany and the elaine thank you she's define and the. case said he wanted his architecture to seduce the visitor always leading the visitor to new sites and here and you can feel him almost pulling you up the stairs . to the top staircase is where the seduction really kicks in and not only is the staircase different it's snail shaped but the stairs themselves are much shorter and dimension these are actually baroque to mentions and i am paid to use them to force the visitor to really take their time and taken

all the views. at a 102 i am paying certainly reached a ripe age and what a gift he showed us how old and new can stand side by side and harmony. after i am pay architecture will never be the same. do not adjust your sets what you are about to say will amaze you look. it's holly and make up artist based in black who uses his own face as a canvas and creates mind boggling optical illusions like you've never seen before and he's going to show is. it's a master of after collusion and to create them he needs nothing more than

a brush and some makeup normally a makeup artist and shoes that his clients look fresh and natural but when it comes to his own appearance he prefers to distort it and produce 3 d. illusions. here are pretty i mean to your the zing all up on the man i'd love to drive or since i was a kid that was it but because i'm passionate about 3 d. and makeup i wanted to bring them together the result is what you see today the boy will look at but for to me given these thoughts. to him sound the alarm lets us watch over his shoulder as he works on one a piece creations instead of a wash cotton blow dry blue chill will split his own head open up at the moment when very well it depends on the image that usually takes me between one and 2 hours. did we audit while doing 1st that a side of the angle because it respects important to producing the 3 d.s.

fact but it did mean that if it any. to create this 3 d. effect. strong officially distorted version on his head. the end result is hard to picture at 1st. and. the more thought it important that getting the lines right is crucial if not completely precise than all those who are of course. nothing. so getting them right is a fundamental part of the work. post the fruits of his labors on his instagram channel 250000 subscribers marvel. in 2014 began making optical illusions on the palm of his hand his creations ranging from 2 to abstract images started attracting lots of attention.

this video alone has been viewed over 200000 times. people like to. experience a transformation never experience. from seeing something new because it's about innovation and i think that's why they like it so much. after 90 minutes is pretty much finished his split head is only recognizable against a black background when viewed from the right angle. and here is the man with a truly open mind. the jazz festival in the western german city of bar started in 2009 but within a couple of years most of the festivals concerts were sold out meanwhile it's attracting big names from the contemporary music scene including this year legendary california horn section. and jazz fusion yellowjackets the festival is

also attracting some v.i.p. fans as well. jazz fest banners celebrating its 1st double digit anniversary for the start of the festival german president. held a special concert as his official residence. yes 1st jazzfest barn is now a bit of an established tradition and it's taking place for the 10th time but it's the 1st time a jazz evening has been held here in the villa hamish mit this is a premiere tonight but it doesn't have to be a one off old traditions have a 1st time. with him as. tragic. and 10 years ago the jazz festival was a small affair today it runs over 3 weeks with more than 100 artists performing in

front of 7000 jazz fans pay to montana founded the festival and today sue says it's creative director he tells us the secret of its success. for the cakes and concert hall is with very good instruments the kind you would expect to see with classical music and as a general rule find jazz doesn't always have that this makes the situation very comfortable than the magic of the music can really come across. many greats from the jazz world to already performed at the festival mr red horn green. jazz pianist michelle volney the jewel of joachim and rolls. and violinist nigel kennedy. the festival's hallmark is having global stars perform with an up and coming

artists. until the end of may with $25.00 acts performing across the city. including french drama manu catch a. american funk legends tower of power. and the icelandic funk fusion band net so forte. that runs the show all for today much well on all the stories on our website d.w. dot com slash culture or on facebook at the end of your culture and now the thanks for watching i'm bob barker.

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the far right freedom party meeting with the woman claiming to be a potential russian investor austrian opposition parties are calling for straka to resign. britain's may. an opposition party has pulled out of wrecks at compromise talks with the government with labor leader germy korvin blamed the negotiations collapse on the weakness and instability of teresa mayes government. he said he would continue to oppose may's breck's a deal in parliament due to be brought back for a 4th vote in early june. anti-government demonstrators have taken to the streets of the algerian capital for the 13th consecutive friday they're demanding that the country's interim leader step down and that the presidential election planned for july 4th be canceled. the humanitarian organizations see watch says it's ship is quote stranded at sea because it hasn't been allowed to dock anywhere the vessel rescued $65.00 migrants from

a rubber dinghy on wednesday the charity says libya's west coast is a main departure point for people hoping to reach europe. arrogance untrustworthy smoke those are just some of the words australians are using to describe the top 2 candidates in the country's upcoming federal election but even if odors don't want to choose the candidates they'll have to australia is one of the few countries with mandatory voting will be taking a look at the political disarray down under i'm called aspen in berlin and this is the day. if every single vote that is cast on this week in the senate. will decide who

plays in our country never before has your decision and you'll vote for a more important we've had so many changes of prime minister in the last 10 years the failure of citizens. in the electorate but it is a close election. and it will be a close election. but how much. of the. other jobs and opportunities about your job people of. your political party. and let me on this 7 i. get on with the joy of realizing your future thank you bring back. but. also coming up on the day alabama's new anti-abortion law it's the strictest so far in the united states and it's one that would imprison doctors who perform abortions for up to 99 years the doctor used to southern states trying to vilify

what they do. this is not an uncommon tactic they go after the providers especially the doctors is another way to cut down access because abortion can really go all day long but if you can't access. you might as well not have that right. a big welcome to our viewers on p.b.s. and in all around the world we began the day down under australians are going to the polls and dissatisfaction is in the air the country has had 7 prime ministers in the last 12 years and voters are fed up according to a recent survey 40 percent say they are unhappy with australia's democracy and yet due to mentor voting some 90 percent of eligible voters are expected to participate so who might they choose well there is the current prime minister scott morrison

he's been on the job for just 9 months and he leads the conservative center right government but he's predicted to narrowly lose to bill shorten he leaves the center left labor party and he is proposing an ambitious agenda of climate action and increased taxes on the rich the polls open on saturday and the question on many people's minds is how long will the new leader last. the last 4 times australians have voted in federal elections have ended up with a different prime minister then the one they expected voters faith in their democracy is wavering surveys show trust in politicians is at historic lows is that essentially. people see infighting amongst them so and acting on behalf. of them behind.