but 1st an exhibition years in the making and months in waiting finally opens the works by artist are monumental both in size and in subject kiefer often deals with the dark chapters of german history as critics like to say his work is too dramatic even to big well now people can judge for themselves the exhibition in the city of modern home is now open by appointment under germany's newly eased coronavirus restrictions. 16000000 piece pressed into lead a play on the german term for been counting this was his reaction to germany census in the late 1980 s. it's a protest against the collection and storage of people's personal information a topic that still timely. for the past 4 months an exhibition of kiefer's art has been installed here in manheim now it's finally being opened to the public it

includes uprooted palm trees headless women. books made of lead. and paintings as tall as houses as so often with and same key for the viewers 1st reaction is to be overwhelmed by the sheer scale of the works that scale was a consideration when the museum's new extension was planned and as i think it was opposite does seem as if these large light filled rooms in this new building were made for kiefer's work and during the building you did become clear that the rooms weren't going to be large enough for this collection for instance this painting behind me would not have fit downstairs on the ground floor so this room was made bigger during the design process with 6 metre high walls so key 1st works could be displayed here before struck here opposites you can succumb so the const hella mannheim built higher ceilings just for one same key for. another place at another time

a visit to keep our refuge in the south of france 2 years ago he calls this 50 hectare large expanse lightly built it's where many of his artworks were created and still remain not for the public but only for him so why does he make art in the 1st place. if. i make art because i believe the world doesn't exist i think it is all an illusion it only becomes real when a new connection is made when i join up. that are otherwise far apart i link up all things in new so i make art in order to be real. and. what is it about this place that is so special to him. this month you put it it's my playground when we work we always go back to our experiences of childhood and i play here like a child i grew up and don't know it and when i was born my family home was

destroyed in a bombing raid that night. and then i had the best playground and wonderful bombed out ruins. and i picked up the bricks and built houses with them those were my only toys we didn't have anything else from and i think speech. back in the can stop the money on keep us fascination with ruins can be seen again and again. grappling with the 2nd world war with the holocaust with religion history and mythology it all gives rise to unset and keefe monumental art and. more art news now new york's museum of modern art is honoring the late self-taught sculptor nikita south with the 1st major exhibition of her work in the united states el saffar was born in france in 1930 but grew up in new york she was one of

the 20th century as relatively few women artists to find fame during her own life time. in russia a ballerina is going viral with this video shot at minus 15 degrees celsius as you know by god do you know if i took to the floors and gulf of finland dancing a scene from swan lake she posted it and protests against plans to build a port because she says the construction would destroy a v h popular with people. and with war it's. pretty brains and speaking of bravery a new documentary just premiered called courage the film goes inside the protests in belarus last year against the country's red elections when hundreds of thousands of people stood up against strongman leader alexander lukashenko despite violent crackdowns now director alexey apollo yun shows us what it was like for

a group of dissident theater actors. play opposing dictatorship what's being performed here is strictly forbidden the actors have all been banned from performing they are part of. denise. and marina members of an underground theater who are fighting for freedom they're part of a massive opposition movement but they're in constant danger. you'll see that. generation of young people go on the street but at the same time all of those people right now look at all time maybe somebody her or separate. people you know and it's not possible to leave and says so. specially for the art. director of alexey paolo yun observed the protests in belo roofs last summer he's convinced that when winter is over people will take to the streets once again.

many demonstrators have ended up in this prison despite their peaceful protests their families wait in front of the building for a new. i some protesters are eventually released. we could put it in the next what this is this if you can but not so much i'm going in here real scared yes right now 270 person in prison and and for sure is this person we will not see in. their homes next to us where yes it must include haven't i during protests in front of the parliament building a young soldier attaches flowers from the demonstrators to his shield it's a moment that inspires hope i the crowd

congratulates him i was. if you will if your sources is a said you understood that also young people most of them. didn't want to do it's. part of the un is convinced that the young soldiers are on the side of the people but their commanders remain loyal to leader alexander lukashenko i. know. the film courage shifts between resignation and pathos it shows convincingly that the vast majority in bella ruse rejects the man known as europe's last dictator. still has the security forces behind him the protests will surely continue.

for years now we've been meeting up and coming filmmakers at the berlin international film festival the festivals barely know the talents programme brings together young creatives from around the world like lebanese born director of photography christopher variety magazine called him one of the world's 10 cinematographers to watch and that's what we've been doing rechecked in with him again to see what he's up to. we 1st met beirut born christopher at the $2900.00 talents program was the cinematographer on the visually stunning capernaum the film which worked with real refugee kids tells the story of zane a child living on the streets of beirut for that film own one the $2900.00 german cinematography award the movie also won the jury prize a con and was nominated for an oscar which gave a huge boost to the cinematography his career. so i get scripts. from across the

world at the moment. which which is going to. last summer own worked on the international coproduction the man who sold his skin it's tunisia's oscar intrigue for best foreign film this year and it's made the short list. it's a love story that begins in syria. have . a beer and sam ali are in love i don't doubt that i'm one of the i don't know what. harry. could not have bought and britney said look. it's always up by the way let's just say i was naive colfer revolution will be has i'm doing the police hunted down and forcing him to flee to lebanon appears stays behind marries a diplomat then moves to belgium. will sam ever see her again an artist

offers a promising solution and sam becomes a living canvas. my soul. i watch your back i think you know to york during the body and what it means to that person. to become abusive and that's going to be just. a deceitful art world staged with lush visuals with my. you feel the critically acclaimed film premiered at the venice film festival. and around the world it earned our own another german cinematography award nomination this work of. the signature of the day for the owns latest film is copilot directed by better shape it follows a young couple as lee and say you eat when saeed suddenly disappears his family comes after astley but the couple swore to keep their secrets. when was the best

time to subside and i think wife and. cameraman yorkies you kind of dancing with the actors it's kind of. they need to grow up to get america. this is the way that this is for about that was nobody's though he got his when he . christopher nolan's camera work captures the sense of mountain claustrophobia copilot just premiered at the berlin international film festival this is for by you nice man phenomenal. i buttes gibson on the economy his plight be here. with my ideas i. that's it for this edition of arts and culture thanks for watching i'll leave you now with the latest designs from paris fashion week where we've utah unveiled its new collection at the louvre turning the greek and roman

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where the real power resides. when i come from there are lots of people in fact not an agreement if you have blood loss of democracy maybe that's one reason why i'm passionate about people and aspirations and they can send. money to the mission the pork is fried chicken blood and onto the floor of the un in one i remember thinking at the time if the blood in blow going forward anything can happen if people come together and unite for a call. but i do the news often can transfer to other situations more conflict between does the us down i see despite my job to confront floods he does on qana seas and development to put the spotlight on issues that matter most. to security

pressure washing my education. a notch has been achieved so much more needs to be john and i feel people have to be accountable solutions my name is on the touchy about and i wanted to delve a little. bit. this is news and these are our top stories the un's human rights investigator on riyadh maher says there is growing evidence that the new military regime is committing crimes against humanity with its deadly crackdown on people protesting last month's whom he said that the military junta had murdered at least 70 people and unlawfully did.