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trying always to understand this new culture. or you are not a visitor or not and yet you want to become a citizen. in 4 migrants your platform for reliable information. and. welcome to arts and culture on this edition. an artist puts a contemporary spin on old traits by mostyn the subjects faces. and an architect and travel lover turned baker manages to combine all 3 of her passions . but 1st beethoven famously said that news it can change the world that's nowhere more evident than in a new exhibition at the german history museum in bonn it charts the course of

popular music through germany's post-war history and highlights how over the years it's co-existed with influenced politics. the music is history the 1980s were political a young german woman encapsulated what people were feeling. this was the time when the big question of whether nuclear weapons should be stationed in germany was at the for a question that didn't only interest young people in germany nina's antiwar song 99 red balloons was an earworm for many all around the world. then you know it was an overnight sensation. in the 1950s germany tapped its feet to you know music from the likes of elvis presley. and bill haley.

the music captured the sight geist the music was kanchi to but 1st and foremost it captured a way of life you'd hear a great song and then you'd go out and buy the record and listen to it and play it at the next party. in. the 19th sixties rock and revolution german concerts by the beatles and the rolling stones often got a little out of hand. punk rock arrived in the 1970 s. . rules of the german roost. lindenberg ventured into east west politics in the eighty's the west german rockers got to perform in communist east germany. did u.s.

rock musician bruce springsteen his 988 gig in east berlin was the biggest open a concert in the other germany's 40 year history. he did it absolutely in germany had the crazy idea that if we let the big questions into play concerts that would satisfy our young people and help us control them. the idea was doomed to failure the burden wall fell in november $989.00 and $1.00 song became the month of german reunification. farther. down to. this. day. and for a trip down memory lane my colleague agent kennedy is in the studio with me and ambitious exhibition adrian so what does popular music tell us about german history

well a recurring topic is of course german unity we had. been able to put on a one off concert in east germany in 1903 but they're off to he was not allowed back and he had to wait until after the wall fell to fulfill his dream of a full. of eastern germany an emotional show in leipsic in 1990 is part of the exhibition and we heard you need his famous antiwar anthem that that presented a new face of germany to the world it did. also a year earlier nicole had had a surprise victory in the your vision song contest with a little piece i remember it quite well because it was number one in the u.k. during the falklands war but these 2 songs to kind of a stamp edition new idea of the german has amused me each seeing birkenstocks sandal wearing peacenik and do you think that those songs played

a big role in changing germany's international image where they at least reflected the change that was going on. up until then most peoples owning council were german port had been crushed for a very different image of the german the check in a crap rather cold emotion although we have to remember that in the music of. craftwork it's quite sentimental and has a lot of warmth at its core right and adrian i had that it was an encounter with german music that actually brought you to ballad yes i was inspired by a. noise about a gig. this was a west berlin band that made music with cement mixes pneumatic drills metal pipes the concert was dubbed the best gig since the crucifix haitian crucifix crucifixion story and it really quite blew my mind and prompted me to jump on

a bus and get over to west building to find out what was going on and we're very glad you did and the rest as they say is music and history thank you very much my colleague adrian kennedy thank you. some other news now brazil's christ the redeemer statue is getting a facelift ahead of its 90th anniversary celebrations in october dozens of engineers architects and geologists all scaling its 38 meters to remove rust and replace weakened rocks before the pandemic some 200000000 people visited the statue every year. scotland's aberdeen university is to become the 1st institution to return a benning bronze sculpture to nigeria the university said the work depicting a king was acquired in reprehensible circumstances. just destroyed by any city in the late 19th century losing thousands of treasures from the palace the move raises

pressure on other establishments including the british museum to follow suit. well dozens of german museum still have been in bronze as to the culture minister monica cletus has called a special summit to discuss restitution and we'll have more on germany's role in looted african arts next week here on arts and culture. now to an artist who takes what's gone before and really interprets it painter fika him as has a love of the old masters and their portraits he's particularly interested in the clues they offer about their subjects and the times they lived in and he's found a unique way to reveal their secrets. europe's museums are filled with paintings like leaves the rich and famous of centuries past. portraits painted to exude high status

and noble character. artist foca hamm as looks to portraits of the past for inspiration. he takes the paintings of old masters and reworks them digitally with one big twist. the subject faces our veil and. cameras presents them in a way that modern viewers can't so easily ignore. countries or who go there it can break down the hurdle to these works if you just had a humorous aspect which at the same time highlights important features of the image without overwhelming it. by masking

hammers aims to unmask he takes elements already present in the works and multiplies them. the idea is to exaggerate visual codes already built into the paintings codes that people at the time would have understood but that viewers today need help decoding. voluminous wigs for instance one stood for great wealth for the hamma satirizes the conventions of past arabs masking the actual faces hopes to refocus the attention. and interest. in the region by removing this individuality the faces and blocking our access to them this. it's almost as if we were standing in front of the painting and holding one hand up to it so we can concentrate more on other areas. so the incredible diversity these pictures revealed becomes far more pronounced when i take away the faces. because if it.

has been creating these hidden portraits now for around a decade last year he began posting them on instagram and became a global sensation perhaps because so many of us can relate to wearing masks. maria trotsky i asked studied architecture in moscow in paris in 2012 she discovered baking and it became a passion now she mixes her fields of interest making desserts and even taste like famous landmarks. the skyline of copenhagen the eiffel tower in paris the sydney opera house these edible works of art are the creations of mario trucks going on. here but i'm primarily interested in the artistic aspect words it's

a kind of performance report. for copenhagen berlin kate is especially elaborate and took 3 days to complete it's made of short crust pastry with nuts chocolate sponge without flour coffee mousse and a glossy glaze made from salted caramel the optical highlight is the chocolate skyline. what's important is that the landmarks of the most cities are recognized silhouette as i am one of the it was a special request from a customer who loved both european capitals. baked version of st bases cathedral of her hometown moscow was up course a must the shape of a cake is just this essential to her as its taste each recalls the flavors of the respective country was a was moscow tastes like the typically eastern european blend of spices but combined with something light and fluffy like the butter cream it doesn't seem to bother her that her artistic creations end up being devoured. in america that's the

most important part of the taste is everything you. and i didn't leave a slice for me. you can find more on all those stories on our website that's d w dot slash culture and as venice celebrates its 1600 birthday i'll leave you with just at the bad days. sung by francesca dato at last in each opera house the same venue of its $853.00 premiere from the whole team from arts and culture in berlin even dead she. a little.

boy. longing for a holiday nicole really does have favorite travel destinations in gemini. in the fall known from the longest speech to the enchanting slide. i'm trying to run into the banality. because some day we will tackle a bad single. next on d w. we've got some hot tips for your bucket list.

manticora. hot spots for the subject and some great cultural memorials to boot. w. travel off we go. in. a very. a warm welcome to our new special edition of check in. with nicole full of shows us her favorites from a trip to germany. 3 destinations that have particularly impressed tack.