Rebecca Digne

Atelier A: Rebecca Digne

Atelier A - Rebecca Digne

An exhibition, a retrospective, a piece of art... We accompany a different contemporary artist each episode to deepen our understanding of their creative process.


We accompany a different contemporary artist each episode to deepen our understanding of their creative process

Atelier A: Françoise Pétrovitch

Atelier A: Marc Molk

Atelier A: Thomas Tronel-Gauthier

Ivan Argote gives us the inside scoop on his work

Atelier A: Ivan Argote

Talks about his work Arnaud Labelle-Rojoux

Atelier A: Arnaud Labelle-Rojoux

Romain Bernini on his work and inspiration

Atelier A: Romain Bernini

Atelier A: Nathalie Boutté

Atelier A: Cécile Beau

Atelier A: Julien Audebert

Artist Anne Brégeaut talks to us about her work

Atelier A: Anne Brégeaut

Rachel Labastie talks to us about her work

Atelier A: Rachel Labastie

Atelier A: Denis Darzacq

Atelier A: Gyan Panchal

Jocelyn Cottencin explains her work to us

Atelier A: Jocelyn Cottencin

Louise Hervé and Chloé Maillet let us in on their creative process

Atelier A: Louise Hervé/Chloé Maillet

An introduction to Marie Lelouche and her work

Atelier A: Marie Lelouche

Artist Clément Cogitore talks about his inspiration and his work

Atelier A: Clément Cogitore

Atelier A: Hoel Duret

Atelier A: Nicolas Delprat

Atelier A: Florence Chevallier

Atelier A: Jakob Gautel

Emilien Adage's work and creative process

Atelier A: Emilien Adage

Malik Nejmi invites us to explore his art and work

Atelier A: Malik Nejmi

Atelier A: Philippe Lepeut

Atelier A: Julien Bouillon

Mathilde Caylou, her work and thought process behind it

Atelier A: Mathilde Caylou

Atelier A: Fayçal Baghriche

An exhibition, a retrospective, a piece of art... 

Atelier A: Nathalie Talec

Atelier A: Olivier Dollinger

An exhibition, a retrospective, a piece of art ... We accompany a different contemporary artist each episode to deepen our understanding of their creative process.


Atelier A: Malachi Farrell

Atelier A: Mounir Fatmi

Atelier A: Valérie Favre

 We accompany a different contemporary artist each episode to deepen our understanding of their creative process

Atelier A: Yan-Pei Ming

Atelier A: Lionel Scoccimaro

Atelier A

From an incredibly varied selection of 19th century postcards, the Paris of the Belle Epoque (1871 – 1914) comes to life. Street-photography captured Parisians from all walks of life and conveyed the optimism and elegance of the period.

From an incredibly varied selection of 19th century postcards, the Paris of the Belle Epoque (1871 – 1914) comes to life.

Paris in the Belle Epoque

At first glance, it's an image of innocence. A motherly milkmaid pouring out the milk in a kitchen, preparing snacks from our childhoods. But there's actually far more to her than meets the eye.

The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer

A famous image that at first glance looks totally innocent, but is in actual fact full of innuendo

Look but Don't Touch

Should artists and musicians be active cultural warriors in the war in Ukraine? Or should art provide solace from the brutality of war? Tracks East focuses on artists from countries devastated by war and how they are received in the west.

Culture Warriors: Art in Wartime

Should artists and musicians be active cultural warriors in the war in Ukraine? Or should art provide solace from the brutality of conflict? 

Tracks East

Humanity is addicted to lighting up the night, and that comes at a huge energy cost, and a cost to wildlife. Twist meets artists inspired by the nocturnal world: photographer Oskar Schlechter, musician Pascal Schumacher and light sculptor Giny Vos. Finally, visual artist Anne Imhof grants us an exclusive interview.

The Power of Darkness

Twist meets artists inspired by the nocturnal world.

Twist

As well as being a top DJ, Dominik Eulberg is also a scientist and an environmentalist. He likes to include sounds of nature into his techno music.

Nature One 2022

Dominik Eulberg

Should we let ourselves by guided by our emotions in life? Or should we listen to reason?  Ronja asks her fellow Berliners to find out the answers.

Listen to Your Emotions!

Should we let ourselves by guided by our emotions in life? 

Streetphilosophy

Streetphilosophy roams the streets of Berlin to find answers to philosophical questions. In this episode Ronja von Rönne asks: What is happiness? How do I please myself while also pleasing others? And how can I realise my desires?

Live your Desires! But How?

Hemp is now used for everything: ointments, infusions and even natural concrete. In the south of France, Vincent Lartizien is making sustainable clothing out of this wonderplant.

Hemp is now used for everything: ointments, infusions and even natural concrete. In the south of France, Vincent Lartizien is making sustainable clothing out of this wonder plant.

Re: The Wonder of Hemp

At once seductive and dangerous, historical myth and male fantasy, the femme fatale represents both erotic promise and a death trap to the male observer. Conceived at the end of the 19th century in the works of Gustave Moreau, Franz von Stuck and Lovis Corinth, the femme fatale was completely reinvented in the 20th century by many female artists.

Seductive and dangerous, the figure of the femme fatale in art was completely reinvented in the 20th century.

The Femme Fatale in Art

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France’s President Emmanuel Macron forced through an unpopular reform of the country’s pension system – and the French aren’t having it. We travel to Romania to find out about a possible law to ban gambling adverts, and look at how to protect Europeans from addictions.

France’s pension reform / Gambling / Photography

Protests erupt across France in response to the government’s pension reform bill, and we explore gambling across Europe.

ARTE Europe Weekly

Many governments and organisations are wary of their employers using the social media TikTok. Does the Chinese company really serve Xi Jinping’s regime?

TikTok: A Chinese Threat?

Mapping the World Essentials

Behind his polite exterior lies a formidable leader with a ruthless character, ready to do anything to make China the world's leading power by the People’s Republic’s centenary in 2049. This well-documented portrait of the Chinese president gives an unprecedented insight into his politics and shows how Xi Jinping's personal journey has shaped his choices as he steers China towards world domination.

A portrait of the Chinese president giving an unprecedented insight into his politics and showing how Xi Jinping's personal journey has shaped his choices as he steers China towards world domination.

The New World of Xi Jinping

Highly influential indie rockers from Boston, famous for such tracks as Debaser and Where is my mind perform in Paris as part of a European tour for their latest album Doggerel.

Legendary and highly influential indie rockers perform in Paris as part of their European tour.

Pixies - Live at the Paris Olympia

The decisive moment in 1618 that triggered the Thirty Years' War between Catholics and Protestants and changed the course of European history.

The decisive moment in 1618 that triggered the Thirty Years' War between Catholics and Protestants. 

The Defenestration of Prague

Tensions between Moldova and Russia are escalating over the breakaway region of Transnistria, an investigation on how prepared Europe is for another summer of wildfires, and a report from the Dissident Club in Paris.

Tensions in Moldova / WildFires in Europe

Tensions between Moldova and Russia are escalating with street protests and controversy over Russian secret documents.

Lyubov, which means love in Russian, is 80 years old and lives alone on the shores of Lake Baikal. She bears witness to this wonder of nature and possesses and unbreakable bond with the world’s deepest lake in Siberia. Her life here is hard, especially in winter, but she would not live anywhere else.

On the shores of Lake Baikal, an old woman lives alone in a beautiful place that is dear to her heart.

The Old Woman and the Lake

An exclusive investigation into the Russian paramilitary organisation Wagner, headed by oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. 2,500 documents were leaked from Prigozhin’s servers by anti-Putin hackers, shedding light on this secretive group of mercenaries, a key element in the war in Ukraine.

Data Sources

An exclusive investigation into the Russian paramilitary organisation Wagner, headed by oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin. 

The Prigozhin Papers

Working her way out of poverty as a sex worker all while supporting her family in Romania. That’s Andrada’s goal. She speaks confidently and openly about her work in a red-light district in Germany’s Ruhr region.  
This programme by German channel ARD is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Portrait of a sex worker in the Ruhr region, Germany.  

Hard Life – I sell sex for money

A look at how we are getting better at managing and conserving water supplies in drier parts of our planet like southern Spain, Israel and the desert city of Las Vegas.

Water

 A look at how we are getting better at managing and conserving water supplies in drier parts of our planet like southern Spain, Israel and the desert city of Las Vegas.

Good News From Our Planet

Music director of the WDR Symphony Orchestra, Cristian Măcelaru takes his musicians on a tour of his homeland, Romania. A tour stopping in Timişoara, his hometown. On the programme: The Piano Concerto No. 2 by Johannes Brahms with soloist Simon Trpčeski.

Concert from the European Capital of Culture 2023

Conductor Cristian Măcelaru and the WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne perform Brahms and Klaus Lang in Romania.

Cristian Mācelaru in Timişoara

In El Salvador, gangs have terrorised the country for decades. But when Nayib Bukele was elected president in 2019, becoming the youngest head of state in Latin America, he vowed to take back control from the gangs by installing a state of emergency.

El Salvador: The coolest dictator in the world?

When Nayib Bukele was elected president in 2019, he vowed to take back control from the gangs by installing a state of emergency.

ARTE Reportage

The new Windsor agreement between the EU and the UK is hoped to improve relations and solve the Northern Ireland issue.

Northern Ireland: Windsor Agreement

Eclectic American singer-songwriter Ben Harper performs from his latest album, 2022’s Bloodline Maintenance. Filmed at Ground Control in Paris.

Ground Control

Eclectic American singer-songwriter Ben Harper performs from his latest album, 2022’s Bloodline Maintenance.

Ben Harper

“You can let yourself go and give up, or you can keep fighting.” That is Daniel’s motto. After many years spent incarcerated and homeless, he is now a magazine salesman and is managing to get by.

This programme by German channel ARD is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Better than prison. Portrait of a street magazine seller.

Hard Life – I spent half my life in prison

Far from the metropolitan centre of Tel Aviv, Sderot show another side of Israel. One with high-levels of social deprivation and strong support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s controversial judicial reforms.

Sderot - The Other Israel

Far from the metropolitan centre of Tel Aviv, Sderot is a different Israel with strong support for Netanjahu and high levels of social deprivation.

Mustafa is 28 years old and grew up in the Ratingen-West district in Düsseldorf, his “hood”. It’s an area with high unemployment rates and is home to people from many different nationalities, both a melting pot and socially deprived. Mustafa now runs a kiosk in the middle of the district, on Berliner Platz. Between high-rises, friendships and poverty, we discover his life.
This programme by German channel ARD is part of The European Collection, a joint initiative of European public media (ARD, ARTE, France Télévisions, SRG SSR and ZDF), coordinated by ARTE.

Portrait of a kiosk owner in a socially deprived area of Düsseldorf, Germany.

Hard Life – I work in the middle of the ghetto

With all the religious wars, the 17th century was a tense time in Europe. And in art one theme caught everyone’s imagination: the Virgin Mary.

Atelier A

Atelier A: Françoise Pétrovitch

Atelier A: Marc Molk

Atelier A: Thomas Tronel-Gauthier

Atelier A: Ivan Argote

Atelier A: Arnaud Labelle-Rojoux

Atelier A: Romain Bernini

Atelier A: Rebecca Digne

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