The Moving Power of Art
The Moving Power of Art: As the BBC and the British Council shift their focus to the Middle East, novelist Hisham Matar asks how countries use culture as a political tool.
The Moving Power of Art
As the BBC and the British Council shift their focus to the Middle East, novelist Hisham Matar asks how countries use culture as a political tool and where he fits in as a young Arabic writer living in the West.
He visits the new Korean Art Centre in London and the Islamic Gallery in the Victoria and Albert Museum. He also talks to the man who coined the term 'soft power', Prof Joseph Nye, to artist Tracey Emin and to director of the Britsh Museum Neil MacGregor.
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- Sun 2 Mar 200821:30BBC Radio 3
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