Im with i was and women especially are victims of violence in. Part and send us your story we are trying in all with understand this new cultural. Story another visitor another years you want to become sitting. In for migrants your platform for reliable information. Post socialist real ism meets unbridled fantasy why have a look at the newest works by painter nero how coming up on arts and culture and. Astronaut solo moon orbit inspires the new jazz album by pianist. And a solar powered sculpture taking flight without the help of fossil fuels argentinean artist saying i was vision for the future. Welcome to arts and culture when mayo 1st came on the scene museums were reluctant to buy the artists works large figurative paintings were out of style especially by artists from the former east germany well now ill spend things are so valuable most museums cant afford this week the artist unveiled a new body of work and our reporter melissa hall right was there. This is a result i was anyway its all just paint its just paint thats something we all have to agree on. Paint worth millions the exhibition hunt for handrail on show in the house hometown of like boasts 16 new works by the master painter and nick matic pieces that speak to the viewers unconscious but it also says that for him the characters he creates are much more than just figments of the imagination. They are very real for me because my creations really do stalk me in the night. Paintings are very open to interpretation and their inner workings are not something he usually likes to talk about until now that is kind to my. Fault you could say that this woman who lives in the foreground of the picture finds herself in a situation where theres petro and so what does she carry at home playing phone with no holes so how can she carry this flammable material when all she has is this lace vase its a 100 so she decides to use that as a canister. In the end that is the job of art to take all the battles all the evil all that is uncomfortable and disgusting and to cultivate it as you think. Commentary gives the works a new life. The. Paintings are influenced by socialist realism style prevalent in the east germany of course you but theyre not one sided. This painting is called hand or hand rail in english he we have a scintilla together with a woman who has 2 faces or 2 heads and 3 legs hes holding a hand it looks like they could be dead soon or he could be taking her somewhere near the rocks paintings and all gold all evil theres always opposites in them and so what we have is quite a positive situation theres music being played over here and a man with a guitar but with a headed looks like its quite dark and for that they can and need to handrail. A lot of neo house own life and contradictions are reflected through his work theres a stark difference between his work reflective and not about money or fame and the huge success hes received. At 60 votes already looking ahead. Is from windsor human im working till 65 then im going to retire and get my monthly 365 euro pension so thats one goal of the one see you then im going to go on a cruise to venice. We need to. The till then still has a bit more time on his hands to get some painting him. As a whole right just got back from that exhibition of welcome melissa that was a joke right the thing about the pension is if youre one of the wealthiest men in germany you know hes one of the 1000 wealthiest men in germany thats largely due to his popularity in the United States where his works sell for millions and that is before even my word yeah but that doesnt mean hes not without his critics not Everybody Loves neo route. Hes accused of milking east german seems his also if used too much symbolism in his work and the lack of real content is no where dreams are all about the sort of lots of symbolism little real content. Yet that is what dreams are about and the characters in his paintings are very dreamlike its almost like this sleepwalking they seem like theyre quite lonely characters who are unaffected by whats going on around them whether that be good or evil theyre also often in different historical costumes from different periods and this takes away any idea that there is a Chronological Order to the painting so its like theyre all trapped in that type of time warp ok so youve got this sort of weird mixture between history and mystery for me part of the mystery around nero has always been his name you know new how is the german word for smoke is that even his real name is his real name i didnt think it was his real name but yeah apparently he says he doesnt like it he considers himself to be quite a conservative person he starts work at 9 oclock in the morning and finishes at 6 oclock in the evening he has lunch every day with his wife hes has a very structured life but it was the name that his parents gave him and they died tragically when he was just 6 weeks old and thats something that also features a lot in his paintings and sense of foreboding connected to his biography melissa thanks so much for checking out the exhibition for us and thanks for coming in the studio. Now german pianist mr advani was a child prodigy and is now in his fortys and still enormously successful as near jazz solo album more than kent or moonchild is 46 minutes 38 seconds long and that is not an accident i think zack the length of an astronauts solo orbit around the moon in 1969 heres a taste. No d its not about the movie its about loneliness be on the move on the new album or any. Live music is inspired in part by u. S. Astronaut Michael Collins who orbited the moon on his own in 1900. 2 more famous members of his mission to surface with each orbit cullens lost contact with the earth for 46 minutes isolation a fitting theme for 2021 civility the coronavirus situation happened by chance just as wed started recording it was made a pretty little i drove into berlin alone and the city was completely empty and for the sitting at the piano in the big studio i suddenly felt i was in a capsule sending signals to the outside but i was all by myself once and not also is of einsteins present. Ready ready ready ready ready coffee cups placed on the strings had an unexpected magic. The albums title mooned and kin moonchild comes from the fantasy novel the never ending story. See theres a part of the novel thats very important and moving for me around the middle of the book when the protagonist suddenly has to rename his inner world annoyed and he has to give it a new name so his story can continue writing i think thats a process that musicians and improvisers often experience and for you have to examine your inner soundscape and your ideas and give them new names on most of. The name mooned and get into a new child some is that idea up from a dozen but it also draws a nice connection to the lonely astronaut Michael Collins who orbits the moon and with each orbit is reborn and wont cost went. Up nor could one what are you to morbid. Jabs from the dark side of the moon for late night. Since the coronavirus pandemic started weve all become more aware of the air around us and the particles in it artist. Has a new show with a Computer Program that creates sounds based on the dust thats in the air just the way to of his many trailblazing works. Flying without fossil fuel is this possible and how can our to help to reach this goal. Flying since not been thinking about the idea of flying cities for a long time is it that our planet orbits the sun wheel humanity and all planetary species are travelling at a speed of 76000 miles an hour the idea of flying cities is really that utopian from a cosmic perspective if i tell an astronaut about it hed say but were already flying. Back in tinian performance and installation artist thomas sarah say no 6 to answer the most pressing questions of our time how can humankind live in harmony with nature use the earths resources more efficiently and develop greener Mobility Solution sorry say no has always been fascinated by the interplay between art and science in 2011 he showcased his cloud cities project at a museum in berlin this project like so many others question the way we live as a society and vision of new forms of human coexistence and community. In 2018 service a no showcased an installation at pariss famous poly to tokyo contemporary art venue it focused on the importance of air and how we as a species are polluting this vital element sorry say no set up 76 spider webs to make the air more tangible as it were spiders after all depend on air to construct their intricate web site. The spider webs were starting point ive been fascinated by them for a very long time theyre connected to the spiders. Thomas arsinoe often incorporates spiders in his work researching them and how they live. In his installations which take up entire rooms sorry say no continually plays with the patterns and shapes found in his spiders web site visitors can even enter into a huge. Web and experience the world from a spiders perspective. Sara santa was also interested in alternative means of travel and how art can inspire us to think outside the box for years hes been experimenting with flying arrow solar sculptures at a variety of locations around the globe these free floating sculptures are lifted only by the sun and carried only by the wind and they enable flight without burning fossil fuels are radical concept and one that has already set several world records. Sorry say no uses his art to get people thinking protecting the classical element that keeps us alive is its main goal a way of making amends to mother earth. The journeys that is the mission and we will often lose our way on this journey but we will continue on with enthusiasm and hope it is a. Good and weve got lots more of the muscle mass you know for you on a special edition of arts 21 this weekend on the w. You can find it online at d w dot com slash arts 21 from here and all the crew here in berlin thanks for watching have a great weekend. A man a bicycle and one cold. Today i want to find out why the muzzle is one of the most beautiful river states in germany so im also right along a part of the result psychopath. The beautiful landscape is certainly confirms here. This bike tour is for congress or. Chick to the. Next on detail. Secrets like this one. Discover new adventures in the 360 to. Explore World Heritage sites. W World Heritage 360 2. Wow its pretty dark down here and pretty chilly too i mean