arts24

By FRANCE 24 English

Culture news from the world's art, food and fashion capital, Paris. Join us every day at 12:15 Paris time for reviews and conversations on what’s arguably the only daily arts programme on TV.

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September 27, 2021 Music show: General Elektriks urge us to 'Party Like A Human' with seventh album
International Frenchy Hervé Salters is back with a seventh General Elektriks album full of his trademark funk-infused electropop. Entitled "Party Like A Human", its writing began on the tail end of his last tour in 2019. He tells Marjorie Hache how the album's artwork, climate change and the global pandemic affected his new offering. We also look at new releases by Coldplay and BTS, Kondi Band and Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett.
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12min
September 24, 2021 Inside Los Angeles' new film museum with Tom Hanks
From Tom Hanks at Los Angeles' new film museum, via Bali, where we meet a young climate change activist, and Paris for the blockbuster exhibition of the year, Eve Jackson brings you the week's culture news.
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13min
September 23, 2021 Artist Elizabeth Colomba: Reclaiming a place in history for women of colour
Our guest is known for her classical paintings of beautiful Black women from another era. Not servants, or slaves, nor fetishized or exoticised, her opulent portraits are redefining the women of colour in art history. With her latest work, "Queenie, the godmother of Harlem", the French-born, New York-based artist Elizabeth Colomba continues to rediscover and represent Black people erased by history. The book retraces the life of Martinican Mafia boss Stéphanie St. Clair in 1930s Harlem.
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September 22, 2021 Film show: Matt Damon stars in Marseille-set thriller 'Stillwater'
Playing an American oil rig worker visiting his daughter in southern France, Matt Damon is paired with French actress Camille Cottin in the edgy thriller "Stillwater". Loosely inspired by the Amanda Knox case, director Tom McCarthy has drawn some impressive performances from the international cast. Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us why this thriller takes a subtle approach to its structure and avoids the pitfalls of some of the screen clichés associated with France.
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September 21, 2021 Alexander Neef sails the Paris Opera through a stormy year
He arrived at the head of a venerated cultural institution at one of the most critical moments of its 300-year history, as the Paris Opera grappled with a pandemic, prolonged strikes and ethical questions about diversity both on and off the stage. Yet its director Alexander Neef is not one to shy away from a challenge. He joins us in the studio to tell us about the upcoming season of live performances after a turbulent year at the helm.
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September 21, 2021 Music show: British duo Jungle get their dancing shoes on with third album
British electronic duo Jungle appeared out of nowhere in late 2013 as a mystery group, but their slick funk-pop singles quickly propelled them to fame. Their 2014 self-titled debut album was certified Gold in the UK and their follow up album "For Ever" confirmed their success around the world. This summer, they released their third studio album "Loving in Stereo", a collection of wall-to-wall bangers bursting with life. Josh Lloyd-Watson sat down with FRANCE 24's Florence Villeminot to talk about what inspired this 13-track bundle of love.
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12min
September 17, 2021 Christo gets his final wish as Paris's Arc de Triomphe is wrapped
It was the dream of the late artist couple, Bulgarian-born Christo and his French wife Jeanne-Claude. As they gazed out of their window in the early 1960s, they imagined wrapping Paris's Arc de Triomphe monument in fabric. They laid out detailed drawings and instructions on how to transform the landmark structure and today, their vision has been posthumously realised. We take a closer look.
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13min
September 16, 2021 Michael Shannon's talent toasted at 47th Deauville American Film Festival
His brooding presence and quiet intensity have marked him out as a go-to character actor over the last two decades of American cinema. US actor Michael Shannon sat down with FRANCE 24 at the 47th Deauville American Film Festival.
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13min
September 15, 2021 Film show: Blockbuster adaptation of sci-fi classic 'Dune' hits the big screen
Film critic Lisa Nesselson tells us about one of the most anticipated films of 2021: "Dune", directed by Denis Villeneuve. Starring Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson and Zendaya, it's the latest adaptation of the Frank Herbert opus, which some call the greatest sci-fi novel of all time.
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14min
September 14, 2021 Adieu to FRANCE 24's Amobé, one of France's greatest champions of African culture
In this special show, we pay tribute to our friend and colleague Amobé Mévégué. One of the best loved presenters on FRANCE 24, where he was well known for promoting African culture and artists, he died suddenly last week aged 52.
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FAQs about arts24:

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The podcast currently has 2,296 episodes available.