A while. But screenings in france were also met with widespread protests the outrage intensified in january when the season academy and doubts that the film lead the nominations the academy initially defended its actions saying it could not be expected to take a moral stance. That it would polanski fled the u. S. To avoid imprisonment after pleading guilty to the statutory rape of a 13 Year Old Girl in 1978 and in november 29 teen french actress valentino manye alleged that polanski raped in 1975 when she was 18 and accusation he has denied. For the time being the nominations for an officer and a spy remain in place a new says on board will be selected after the awards ceremony which takes place on february 28th. When french writer all published his surrealist manifesto in paris in 1924 the movement was gathering momentum as an artistic and cultural revolution of the circle of painters writers and filmmakers that surrounded him reveled in fantastical Free Association works that tapped into the unconscious and of course they often had women as their primary inspiration but on closer examination its now clear that the women in that circle actually contributed more than is generally reported as proven by the fantastic exhibition fantastic women. Female artists as they saw themselves by strokes ironic confident. Searching. The exhibition at frankfurts shield museum brings together 34 surrealist artists all women many previously forgotten this cup for if this clear were more than 50 Women Artists working in this Surrealist Group but today we only know a few of them maybe frida kahlo or married up and harm their well known but we wanted to initiate a big discovery and its very interesting to see from todays perspective how female artists in the 1930 s. Fortys fiftys its a time when women were quite restricted how they represented the freedom of the female spirit and the female body guys has to survive if you couple that stuff. Many of the women whose works are on display were the lovers models or muses of famous male artists until they pursued their own artistic paths. And save on high his very young women who love freedom and who wanted to go their own way and its amazing to see how each of these artists developed her own vision despite the obstacles they had to battle in their careers. And guns i didnt blink and because it had to be good idea or iraq as his own sexuality and particularly mens fantasies of a female body are all at the center of male surrealists works but theyre also at the center of female surrealists works by. The female body dominates the exhibition but instead of being seen only through the male gaze here its about women grappling with their own bodies and identities and attempting to depict that in their art. Not to get that by the chorus the female body is. An important subject for female artists but what distinguishes them from their male counterparts is the way they interpret the female body sometimes demystifying it or depicting it from an unusual perspectives. From muses and models to artists in their own right the show brings together surrealists worthy of rediscover. Well some amazing stuff there and im joined by my colleague david levitz whos going to tell us a bit more about this exhibition david im sensing a bit of a theme here because actually there are several exhibitions on at the moment that are shedding light on lesser known female artists just remind us of all the reasons why female artists have not so many of them have not been given their due right i was going to say what if i had to remind you of all the reasons we have been here for days but basically in the last while for centuries the art worlds been dominated by the myth of the male artistic genius and whats behind that well men are not actually more creative than women but women have for centuries been denied access to every man for the better woman. You could say that women have been denied access to arctic out of music many times they werent allowed to draw live models they were expected to draw or to paint Pretty Things such as flowers and when they did. Produce work as good as their male counterparts it was considered an oddity or just about ignored now of course curators are falling over themselves to bring them to the forefront rightly so and we just saw some of frida kahlo as famous portraits in self portraits in there and shes one artist who hasnt been ignored obviously shes been merchandised to the max how does she fit into this discovery of female artists so i think its easy to forget that frida kahlo was also in the shadow of her husband diego rivera for very long and it wasnt until the eightys decades after she died that his work started to get a little bit Old Fashioned looking for many people and her work was really rediscovered and given the recognition that it deserves now im not saying. The other women in this exhibition here in frankfurt will be as famous as she is but there is some really good stuff here alongside here her heres one image woman seated on a naked man by a leonor fini an argentinian artist her works of famous or i should say powerful women even inspired a madonna music video this is showed by is also not a household name a belgian artist and her work really taps into the same kind of uncanny dreamscapes as her male counterparts but also not a household name and its interesting because theres another female surrealist that we saw in there whos having a bit of a moment almost a century century after or after her heyday and thats the wonderful dora marr thats right shes got a shes the subject of a show at the tate modern and london right now no shes not a very had a very a long career but its 1930 s. Photo montage is and collages that are being celebrated now and theyre just wonderful theyre really odd associations durham are of course was a lover and model of Pablo Picasso who allegedly was very abusive of her but shes finally being given her do as well so another another wonderful woman artist who is emerging from the shadows that live in on a little bit late but better late than never and thats an exhibition that is on in london for another month i believe thanks very much david for bringing so many Women Artists into the limelight for us here today thanks. Well the irish city of gold way is set to pull a to the world as it kicks off its stint as one of this years European Capitals of culture it shares the honor with. The coastal city bears the full brunt of stormy atlantic weather which has of course phoned a Monkey Wrench into the celebrations so far but it does promise a deluge of culture. With live music freshly caught seafood. And breathtaking. Scenery all reasons why galway was chosen as a European Capital of culture this lively University Town attracts young people from around the world. Everything is kind of medieval stole its harbor and the sea is for everybody so nice the beer is amazing as well. The week before the citys here is European Capital of culture officially began the County Galway rang it in with musicians and fire jugglers touring 7 of the surrounding towns coming in one town closer to galway each day. Always really an incredible place it mazing people extraordinary bands ferocious weather its a bit like pass away over in the rain. The city lies exposed to the fan fury of the atlantic giving it an average 220. 00 days of rain per year and heavy storms but the ocean and the rugged terrain also provide a bounty of treasures. Braved the elements as he gathers ingredients grass and other sea plants which he uses to address oysters they always serve has been around for like thousands of years and i think its probably only in recent years weve become to appreciate it more i think always People Travels to go away to taste the oyster the irish gaelic name for galway is from stony river referring to the river current which runs through its center galway has been enjoying an economic boom since the 1990 s. The old center boasts pubs aplenty a vibrant part scene and not just one but 2 universities. The mix adds up to go way special charm for hundreds fighter schmidt tommy is a professor of german whos lived here for 15 years. Is among the big. It is the nicest one the malls most need one so this is attracts a lot of young people the university has no more than 15000. 00 students and the total population is about 80000. 00 so that gives you an idea. And its a city it was a Thriving YouthCollege Party tall and really. Thats the feeling the long planned official opening for gone ways years Culture Capital was supposed to put across but the big party had to be cancelled amid a severe storm warning still nothing rains for long on galways parade the celebration simply took place in the pumps with traditional irish music of course. A key word in music and the new bond song is out performed by none other than pop Billie Eilish who is the youngest our guest ever to be commissioned with a theme song for double 07 and i will leave you with the strains of no time to die and until we meet again i wish you all the best and. Worst of course if. Youre going to. Tell him to buy is a savior of the forest. Because 210 acres. Of land in central gone at his own means we cultivating and conserving woodlands and teaching how to practice Sustainable Forestry its all about training our people is also bad for the south its. 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