british. june the 25th 2009 michael jackson died of an overdose of drugs administered by his private doctor which were meant to help him sleep just 3 months before the king of pop a series of comeback concerts to be staged in london his 1st live shows in over a decade today his legacy is divided undoubtedly one of the greatest musical talents of his generation there were also terrible allegations about his private life which possessed to this day. was michael jackson a troubled musical genius a monster or maybe. one decade ago news of the king of pop's death nearly broke the internet google and other platforms experience delays as millions tried to confirm

the story. in the next days the shock and then the emotional outpouring of his adoring fans were felt around the world. the king of pop's death at age 50 added one more mystery to a life already filled with so many mysteries of life that constantly landed him in the news for his bizarre behavior as much as for his record sales. and a decade on questions still swirl around his life and death what pledge acts and to become dependent on the dangerous sleep drugs that eventually killed him. what led the child star of the jackson 5 to disfigure himself through repeated extreme plastic surgery. and the question that many are asking once again who's telling the truth when it comes to the several allegations of child sexual abuse against. star

jackson was acquitted on all court charges against him but just this year the h.b.o. documentary leaving neverland raised that question once again. in the film 2 men accused jackson of molesting them when they were children told me if they ever found out what we were doing. he and i would go to jail for the rest of our lives and the family they say they lied under oath to protect their idol and abuser since the documentary's release sales of jackson's music still in the 10s of millions of dollars annually had dipped to 10 years after his death michael jackson is as divisive as ever. and i'm joined now by the all through my colleague david levy. 10 years old since his death and his critics and accuses are as vocal as

yet he still has a ton of fun well he does robin go to any party where they put on believe gene or thriller and there will be people on the dance floor no matter what they think about him as a person and that's because his talent is undeniable and really no one can take that from him but really you just have to take a quick look on twitter to see that there is a raging battle between his accusers and his supporters and it's pretty ugly you've got the one camp saying he was a child abuser who is music basically should be banned that we should never ever listen to again and then on the other hand you've got his diehard fans who will defend him to the very end and in some cases even threatening the people that basically as defaming him for instance there's an author of a book about the case against him diane dimond she says she's received multiple death threats from some of his more extreme fans so 10 years on this is not all about moonwalk. this is really

a very ugly battle and how much of the new accusations in this recent documentary. damaged the brand i think it's a little too early to say how permanent the damage is but a bit they have done some damage now we should be clear that this brand is huge in the time since he's died michael jackson's record sales and business deals have been worth $2500000000.00 so that is a lot of money and still we're looking at this now post me into through a new lens of these new accusations and they have changed things that are radio stations that have said that they won't play his music anymore they're not the major not the major not the major radio stations but there is this new sense that he is a toxic figure that you don't want to go near at the same time though there's still an appetite for him there's a las vegas show that you can go to every day about him there's a musical here in europe that's been touring for a decade that still touring several others there's even

a new musical that's set to premiere next year in new york so why have to see how that goes post documentary. and here in europe there is even a massive show of artwork about michael jackson still on tour so there is an appetite so for his work i think we still will be talking about him in 10 years 20 years 30 years to come i'm sure we will as always david thank you very much for your insights. to venice now the unique italian city whose roads are canals and the world's oldest and most prestigious exhibition of contemporary art. began way back in 8095 as an exhibition for just italian me ma this year there are artists from 91 countries participating in the overall theme is may you live in interesting times which i think you might agree is quite apt anyway today a look at the indian pavilion which is inspired by the great east indian.

the world's biggest democracy is being represented in venice for only the 2nd time the government set the theme the pavilion pays tribute to a national icon in manhattan like candy this year is the 150th anniversary of his but. every time many times. we do look up to. the idea was to really look at these artists and how they're new to all very subtly you walk him through his ideas and pronounce values of. known by. many. ecological concerns and so on. addressing him as dear friend again he wrote his 1st letter out of hitler in 1939. decided to protect the original manuscript onto a smokescreen. failed attempt to prevent

a war 5 weeks before germany marched into poland still has the power to move. 1 the center of the work is really the viewer who 1st read the message in 1st person because the letter says the offensive been urging me to write to you for the sake of humanity and i think it's a moment of your own position and how you made. your own gestures and actually 4 shots into. to candy is a point of reference. she explores violence in public space sexual violence india is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for women artists works where rebel. so this is for protection for the female body but the mccann is in minnesota that when you're reading it you can move to you know the hands moving up particularly the head moves in a particular way so you're trapped in the bodies trapped you know we so i'm talking

of the things the nurse you know protection and the. what does it mean to be a woman in a petri arkell society the artist herself for her performances to do this in the middle of mumbai was courageous. the british artist emily old church specializes in giving a new perspective to old masters she uses photographs to enhanced or indeed change famous paintings and give them a 21st century spin one of our most recent works was prompted by the british referendum vote 2 years ago she's taken a motif often used in the 16th century by the likes of belgium master peter boyle hugo a made her views on bricks it's quite clear. the tower of babel is a recurring subject throughout history photo artist emily all charges given it's a new spin this piece was created after the e.u.

referendum and what i really wanted to do was show you put it in its entirety right now with and really pivotal moment in british history this is manchester burning and london for poutine of the cardiff millennium center. sections here of st and i really wanted to. include this this is by an artist school nathan coley and there will be no miracles here and to be honest it kind of summed up what was going on in the feeling of the whole piece really. i would say that my photographs are made not taken so they're very highly complicated photographic digital collages where i recreate old master paintings and prints from the contemporary perspective.

emily collects and arranges hundreds of individual photos for her digital is. the composition structure was taken from another old master the 18th century italian edger giovanni battista put in a.z. known primarily for his copper engravings of ancient roman landmarks and your church is fascinated by his architectural fantasies some of which are kept in the library of the sir john so museum in london it's always really exciting to get a say in a written or to print and i've always loved her and typically i know this and it's one of his most famous ones but. this is the 1st time i've seen it in the flesh i just find it really inspiring i love seeing the drummer in here. in a.z. is via appia in rome inspired her latest work dealing with the housing shortages

plaguing modern london she took thousands of photos all around the city. king at the architectural shapes and finding similarities take various images and then i'll work out what fits best into the by the composition. the digital processing is the most time consuming part emily all church picks out details from a great cache of photos to manipulate sizes colors and shades. they fit into the greater home pixel by pixel she pieces together her image based on the original artwork the final image is made up of several 1000 and. 12 titled ghost towns debuted at the $29000.00 london found. ghost town is referred to the many empty luxury flats to be found in london's high rises want at the same time many local people can't find an affordable place to live. in recent years and many old chap has been coming to asia in

search of new motifs she plans to follow in moscow kowtows footsteps on the road her approach to art is simply the old into the new. brings us to the end of arts and culture today more on all these subjects and lots of others on our website at g.w. dot com slash culture of course i'll be back at the same time tomorrow so i hope you can join me on stand by in a. kickoff

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