Arts Unveiled: Experiencing and understanding the art world
DW Germany
Arts Unveiled dives deep into the international creative scene, uncovering new ideas and explaining cultural phenomena that shape our history, present and future. Who are the artists? What are their greatest works of art? And how are they having an impact? Where can we find their exciting projects?
Location:
Berlin, Germany
Genres:
Arts & Culture
Networks:
DW Germany
Description:
Arts Unveiled dives deep into the international creative scene, uncovering new ideas and explaining cultural phenomena that shape our history, present and future. Who are the artists? What are their greatest works of art? And how are they having an impact? Where can we find their exciting projects?
Language:
English
Website:
http://dw-world.de/
Episodes
Off-Biennale: A collective for the arts
11/25/2023
The OFF-Biennale is a curatorial collective made of six women based in Budapest. They work with other creatives and institutions in Hungary, Eastern Europe, and around the world without any state cultural funding.
Duration:00:05:51
Writing Slovenia
10/21/2023
Just over two million people live in Slovenia. The small country, once part of federal Yugoslavia, is still haunted by its communist past. But its landscapes are beautiful and calm, and its literary scene has many strong voices.
Duration:00:07:47
Rushdie wins Peace Prize of German Book Trade
10/21/2023
Writer Salman Rushdie is a passionate defender of freedom of thought, but that has come at a high price. Iran's Grand Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa against the author in 1989, and in 2022, Rushdie survived an attempt on his life. DW sat down with the award-winning writer.
Duration:00:04:13
Learning from Africa: Lesley Lokko
6/3/2023
Architect Lesley Lokko is a Black woman working in a field dominated by white men. But she hasn’t let that hold her back, and she’s now curator at the Venice Architecture Biennale, focusing on Africa and ecology.
Duration:00:04:44
War knows no heroes
3/18/2023
How do you make an anti-war film without glorifying the slaughter with action sequences? The remake of "All Quiet on the Western Front", based on Remarque’s book, shows one way. It was crowned with four Oscars, more than any previous German production.
Duration:00:13:37
Using high tech to reflect nature in art
2/4/2023
Studio Drift simulates a flock of birds with illuminated drones sent up into the sky — with the help of AI. The result is beautifully intimidating. The artist duo is currently visualizing the unimaginably complex processing power of quantum computers — as a tree.
Duration:00:04:12
Is AI putting young creatives out of work?
2/4/2023
What used to take artists hours can be wrapped up in a matter of seconds with artificial intelligence. At the Berlin University of the Arts, students learn about "Artificial Creativity" — and the opportunities and risks attached to current digital technologies.
Duration:00:03:46
Human and machine: The robots have arrived
2/4/2023
"Hello, Robot." An exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum showcases intelligent machines that not only resemble us, they’re also more capable than we are. Will they one day start feeling emotion – and express it in art? A fascinating, if scary idea!
Duration:00:02:58
The bliss of metalheads
12/10/2022
To some, heavy metal sounds harsh and the stage shows are intimidating. But a study found that death metal fans are often peaceful, happy people. Why? We visit the heavy metal festival in Wacken to find out.
Duration:00:07:04
The Maestro of Film Scores
12/10/2022
Ennio Morricone’s film scores elevated “spaghetti westerns” to cult status. Soundtracks to “Once Upon a Time in the West” and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” are iconic. Now, his music is being performed live on stage.
Duration:00:06:44
Dayanita Singh - Dancing with the camera
11/19/2022
Indian artist Dayanita Singh has been breaking ground in photography since the 1980s. She rearranges her photos again and again to forge new connections between people and places, creating a moving portrait of Indian society. "Dancing With My Camera” is the title of her current exhibition.
Duration:00:06:23
Fatma Aydemir: Djinns
10/25/2022
A polyphonic story about Turkish immigrants, their children, dreams, trauma, and six fundamentally different people who happen to be related.
Duration:00:02:07
Columbian night at Rheingau Musik Festival
8/23/2022
It's time to dance: At the "Colombian Night," Arts.21 meets enthusiastic young people for whom music means a new perspective on life. A highlight from the "Next Generation" concert series.
Defiant Russian Hip Hop: Oxxxymiron
4/23/2022
Oxxxymiron, aka Miron Yanovich Fyodorov, is one of Russia's best-known hip hop artists. He canceled his tour of Russia to protest of Putin's war of aggression in Ukraine, and is calling on Russians and Ukrainians to stand together for peace.
Duration:00:03:34
Dizi – Turkey's hit TV shows
1/8/2022
Known as 'dizi', Turkish TV series are breaking ratings records all over the world - from Pakistan to Chile. DW talks to actors, producers and fans to find out what makes them so successful.
Duration:00:06:34
Flamenco queer – Manuel Liñán takes on tradition
11/20/2021
Manuel Liñán of Spain is widely acclaimed as one of the best flamenco dancers on stage today. In his show Viva!, he and his cast of male dancers defy gender roles for an exuberant celebration of an old tradition.
Duration:00:03:16
Dance against sexism in Chile – Baila Capucha Baila
11/20/2021
Red ski masks are their trademark. In Santiago de Chile, the Baila Capucha Baila dance collective has taken the fight against patriarchy and injustice to the streets. They aim to empower more women to speak out against sexual violence.
Duration:00:04:15
Dance against the odds - choreographer Lia Rodrigues
11/20/2021
Lia Rodrigues wants to launch a revolution with dance. She founded an arts and culture center in a favela in Rio de Janeiro, and trains dancers at no cost. Her award-winning Companhia de Danças is inspired by a vision of a better future.
Duration:00:04:33
Norbert Gstrein: The Second Jacob
10/23/2021
An actor wrestles with his past. A profound novel about a man trying to preserve a sense of agency over his life, which becomes even more complex in the midst of difficult questions like, what is guilt? And what is fate?
Duration:00:01:57
Antje Rávik Strubel: Blue Woman
10/23/2021
Antje Rávik Strubel's novel about power and powerlessness tells the story of a young woman from the Czech Republic who struggles to reclaim her life after being raped, weaving together various fates and narrative layers.
Duration:00:01:53