Hard to advance. advance is happening in scotland s exhibition. this tapestry looks at slavery and the stories we re told. the artist, alberta whittle, is the first black woman to represent scotland in venice. i think the world s more ready to accept women artists, possibly. black women artists, i don t know. i d like it if people weren t so scared to work with ideas of race or to kind of open up these conversations. but change is afoot here, certainly when it comes to whose art gets a place on the wall. katie razzall, bbc news, venice. ajapanese woman officially certified as the world s oldest person has died, aged 119. kane tanaka got married a century ago. she spent her later years in a care home. emily brown reports. kane ta na ka officially certified kane tanaka officially certified as the world? 0ldest person has died at the age of
The first black woman to represent the us here. they wanted to start this part of the show with this monumental artwork. simone leigh won the other golden lion prize for this 16 foot bronze sculpture at the central biennale show, curated by cecilia alemani. of the 213 artists featured in what s called the milk of dreams, between 80% and 90% are female. i wanted to give the stage and the platform to many amazing, wonderful artists who also happen to be women. and why has it taken so long, do you think? because we still live in a very sexist society, and it s very, very hard to advance. advance is happening in scotland s exhibition. this tapestry looks at slavery and the stories we re told. the artist, alberta whittle, is the first black woman to represent scotland in venice. i think the world s more ready to accept women artists, possibly. black women artists, i don t know. i d like it if people
Advance is happening in scotland s exhibition. this tapestry looks at slavery and the stories we re told. the artist, alberta whittle, is the first black woman to represent scotland in venice. i think the world s more ready to accept women artists, possibly. black women artists, i don t know. i d like it if people weren t so scared to work with ideas of race or to kind of open up these conversations. but change is afoot here, certainly when it comes to whose art gets a place on the wall. katie razzall, bbc news, venice. stars of the popular british television series downton abbey have hit the red carpet for the the world premiere of the franchise s latest film, a new era , which follows the crawley family as they travel to the south of france to visit a newly inherited villa. hugh bonneville, who plays the earl of grantham, said audiences should come along to the cinema and just sit back and have fun!
To represent the us here. they wanted to start this part of the show with this monumental artwork. simone leigh won the other golden lion prize for this 16 foot bronze sculpture at the central biennale show, curated by cecilia alemani. of the 213 artists featured in what s called the milk of dreams, between 80% and 90% are female. i wanted to give the stage and the platform to many amazing, wonderful artists who also happen to be women. and why has it taken so long, do you think? because we still live in a very sexist society, and it s very, very hard to advance. advance is happening in scotland s exhibition. this tapestry looks at slavery and the stories we re told. the artist, alberta whittle, is the first black woman to represent scotland in venice. i think the world s more ready to accept women artists, possibly.