A long time we thought these 2 fish to fish and portraits were sort of generic to haitians but now we understand that he knew these people very well he was in Constant Contact with them. Also repeatedly entered into sexual relations with young girls while on tour he marrying 2 of them and fathering children. The 1st of those wives can be seen in one of his most famous paintings. Hes highly proprietor on many levels and we felt it was important to show specks of hand and deal with the fact im not trying to hide things under the carpet. Great granddaughter of the artist says his action should be seen in the context of the time. I can understand certainly with me too going on now you know 40 or. 1314 year old. But in the context of the time. 14 was the time when most women marriage. They were on the shelf that i hadnt. With somebody. The exhibition also has a number of intriguing self portraits on display and runs until january 2020. With me in the studio kennedy author of that report youve been looking at this exhibition the story mentions. Be reassessed in the wake of beats to a certain extent certainly in the wake of feminist and postprandial critiques this is an exhibition that law she does without the more famous take. Nudes only one is included among only 4 pictures of polynesian women this is from one reviewer to say that the whole things a bit of a copout what we do see is to. The locals are dressed in european costume so to speak now these are set against a lot of free take traits the consensus here though is that they only serve to accentuate that it was really only in the South Pacific that gauguin began to soar as an artist. He may have shown as an artist today hes even in the South Pacific but there are certainly some disturbing aspects to his behavior that. None of the. 3 me hes always been considered as somewhat of a dodgy character not a man of high moral standing he saw himself as an artist living outside convention and he certainly used his clothes neil and male privilege in a paradise that he thought he had discovered but may have only existed in his own head now we saw the great granddaughter saying it was normal at the time that they would marry so young in polynesia and indeed in france there. Consent was 13 too but in gauguins own accounts of the 1st. Marriage he was already married in denmark he says it was an arranged marriage arranged an afternoon he was 43 by todays standards a lot of questions miss a good guy whos a great granddaughter. As for a great great. Who is defending him hes a descent of his 1st wife the day. And shes saying that all these stories are exaggerated that even his own damning accounts semi fiction that he wrote them to entertain and to shock people so that. For her to go down was a brave man living outside of convention shes been defending him against accusations that he was something of a sex tourist that he abandoned his own family her family you know the family of her great grandmother portrayed of her. In the exhibition. Is this all light to affect the price on the market as well i mean these paintings in the past couple. Songs they have yeah theres an opportunity to test that quite soon as you say when will you marry was sold for 300000000. 00 or it was reported at the time actually it transpired that only 22 had 215. 00 had changed and so it was downgraded to the 4th most expensive of all time now theres a new slightly more reasonably priced gown coming off on the market this is one of his the polynesian. Young to haitian females in it and it is expected to fetch upwards of 5000000 in the shrink and it is always thanks very much thank you. Adama. Is a senegalese Fashion Designer who goes by the name of paris which is also the name of her label in recent years she is champion black fashion with a series of black black fashion weeks in different locations around the world a main base is in paris and its there that she has a boutique which is becoming increasingly popular with fashionistas and the occasional celebrity to play. As the daughter of diplomats adama perez has lived in france germany italy and the us. In africa the Fashion Designer is viewed as an influential b. Ip she speaks 5 languages and studied Fashion Design in france today she commutes between paris and her car and new york. All that has turned me into a very curious person im interested in various languages cultures and mentalities i would describe myself as being very african but also very international so im glad to be both senegalese and french because i am that too and im glad to be. People always want you to take a side but i have many different sides and thats what characterizes and enrich is me. And this is what her collection looks like these dresses from black organs are made by hand and reminiscent of. The parents is incorporated books into the traditional african headdress to send a message. To the face i wasnt going to say for this collection i found inspiration and i unique black Culture School and for me this has to be combined with the knowledge the suspect is knowledge is power. And only with knowledge is it possible she flings this year and down the parents began selling her fashions or. With those of other african designers. In the hard liners. Colors materials and cards make the african influence clearly visible star beyonce has already been seen with this bank. Beyond say fell in love with his back right away some of that boosted sales a lot. Used to listen to takes courage to carry a bag like this because the shakes quite unusual. But one things for sure go out on the street with it and youll stand out on. A variety of african designers present their fashions at the boutique but they aim to attract the attention of a diverse korean to. Slap our example he is our best seller. The typical african dress thats been reinterpreted the mauritanian embroidery was changed slightly and its a bit more refined. Here at the side additional plates were added and its tied together at the back to make it more form fitting and flattering to the womans body. When i see did. Present fashion that a made in africa but that can be sold in year 2 of all and i hope. Paris enriches the paris fashion scene not only with her creativity but also with her she want to be very. Dance infectious. In our continuing series 100 german must reads a book that was a bestseller when it was 1st published here in germany in 2004 and again internationally when it was translated into english 4 years later night train to lisbon by swiss. Mess yeah it was also turned into a film starring jeremy are Charlotte Rampling and Christopher Lee amongst others the book at the shell tells the story of an unassuming professor who spontaneously embarks on a date. Just adventure heres our man of letters David Leavitts with mole. What do you do when you see a woman whos about to jump off a bridge do you run to her call the police. Take a selfie try to help or. Thats the beginning of pascoe massy is novel night train to lisbon sound like a psychological thriller maybe a love story nope its the story of a latin and greek teacher a name that i wonder could go over us for stumbles upon a portuguese memoir and it he finds a question that will change his life. Given we can only live in a small part of what there is in us what happens with the rest. Goriest decides to discover the parts of his life hes left on lived he goes on a quest to find the man who wrote those lines he takes the night train to lisbon. He gets to know the city and immerses himself in the history of portugals dictatorship for goriest its an emotional journey to the past and also to himself. And i turn to lisbon is full of pathos and melancholy a combination that sold millions of copies worldwide its an unusual book that will put your stamina to the test. More on that both come our web site at v. W. Dot com slash culture indeed youll find more about all 100 books in our series so theres something to see every 10 used to take your pick many other stories from the world of apps culture on the web site. As well but thats all for this edition thanks for watching and do join us again soon if you can. The funny. Thing. Is he a traitor or a fighter for free access to information. Julian assange. The founder of the wiki leaks whistleblower platform is in a london jail hes waiting to see if hell be extradited to china and states or just sweden how much truth lies behind the charges against Julian Assange on she. 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