on 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 had announced 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 persists to this day. was michael jackson a troubled musical genius a monster or maybe both. 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 it's a 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 the 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 with the role. for

all. as well for us. in the film 2 men accused jackson of molesting them when they were children told me 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 have to. 10 years after his death michael jackson is as divisive as ever. and i'm joined by the will from my colleague david levy. 10 is all since his death and his critics and accuses are as vocal as yet he still has a ton of fun and 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 quick 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 threaten the people that they see 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 moonwalking 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 but 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 to through a new when's 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 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 set to premiere next year in new york so we'll 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 field science. to venice now the unique italian city whose roads are canals and the world's oldest the most prestigious exhibition of contemporary art. began way back in 8095 as an exhibition for just italian meanwhile 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 happy 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. every time. we do look up to. the idea was to really look at these artists and how they do or very subtly walk him through his ideas and pronounce values of. known by. many. ecological comes and so on. addressing him as dear friend mahatma gandhi wrote his 1st letter i wrote him in 1939. decided to protect the original manuscript onto a smokescreen. busy failed attempt to prevent a war 5 weeks before germany marched into poland still has the power to move. the center of the work is really the viewer who 1st read the message in 1st person

because it at us is the offense sensibility we directed you for the sake of humanity and i think it's a moment of reflection of your own position and how you made. your own gestures and actions foreshocks into. shoot candy is a point of reference. she expose violence in public space sexual violence india is one of the most dangerous countries in the world for women the artist's works oh wearable. so this is protection for the female body but the mccann ism is such that when you're reading it you can move too easily you know the hands moving up particularly the head moves in a particular way so you're trapped the body is trapped in a way so i'm talking of both the things the notion of protection and the motion of me. what does it mean to be a woman in

a petri arkell society the artist herself the armor for her performances to do this in the middle of mumbai was courageous. the british artist. specializes in giving a new perspective to old masters she uses photographs to enhance or indeed change famous paintings and give them a 21st century spend 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 asked a pizza boy made her views on bricks it's quite clear. the tower of fable is a recurring subject throughout history photo artist emily all chad has given it a new spin this piece was created after the random and what i really want to do. in its entirety right now and really pivotal moment

in british history says manchester. and the portal of the cardiff millennium center. sections here of st and i really wanted to include this this is by an artist. and there will be no never cools here and to be honest it kind of summed up what was going on in the feeling of the whole piece when. i would say that my photographs made not taken so they're very highly complicated photographic to. where i recreate. paintings and prints from the contemporary perspective. and then he collects and arranges hundreds of individual photos for digital. the

composition structure was taken from another master the 18th century italian edger giovanni parties to put in a.z. known primarily for his copper engravings of ancient rome. landmarks 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 print and i've always loved her and particularly i know this is one of his most famous ones but. this is the 1st time i seen it in the flesh i just find it really inspiring i love seeing the trauma 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. thing at the architectural shapes and by the similarities i'll take various images and then

i'll work out what fits back into the bible composition. 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 until they fit into the greater whole pixel by pixel she pieces together her image based on the original artwork the final image is made up of several 1000 layers. of her latest work titled ghost towns debuted at the 29000 london art fair. ghost towers refer to the many empty luxury flats to be found in london's high rises while at the same time many local people can't find an affordable place to live. in recent years emily all church has been coming to asia in search of new motifs she plans to follow in marco polo footsteps on the silk road

her approach to art is simply turn the old into the new. and that brings us to the end of arts and culture today more on. always subjects and lots of others all websites i've d.w. dot com slash culture of polls i'll be back at the same time tomorrow so i hope you can join me understand.

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