Art Basel, Pixar’s ‘Inside Out 2’, and the return to Westeros with a new ‘House of the Dragon’ series: here’s what to see, do and hear this weekend.
Starting by breaking the ice: Did you know that Nicki Minaj’s ‘Super Freaky Girl’ is apparently the most popular song in the people sex playlists?
And in other no less serious news, Taylor Swift announced the end of su gira Eras Tourwhile the British went crazy for a little ceramic goat made by King Charles III 55 years ago.
What we mean is that these have been strange times. And our emotions They’re all over the place (blame ‘Inside Out 2’), so it’s probably best that we dive into this week’s recommendations.
Exhibitions
Art Basel at the Messe convention center (Switzerland)
Art Baselone of the largest international art fairs in the world, has been held annually for 54 years in Switzerland and has expanded to Miami Beach and Paris. The 2024 edition is celebrated until June 16 and features 285 exhibitors from around the world, including multimillion-dollar works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Yayoi Kusama and Alberto Giacometti.
The rest of the city also participates: conceptual artist Agnes Denes presents a new version of her iconic wheat field, first made in 1982, on the Messeplatz, and Petrit Halilaj’s installation ‘When the sun goes away’ adorns the Hotel Merian. More information here.
Films
‘Upside Down 2’
Prepare to be excited when the film hits theaters. Pixar sequel from the 2015 film ‘Inside Out’, which hopes to bring some happiness to the box office numbers in the process.
We continue in the emotional headquarters of Riley (Kaitlyn Dias), following the joy, anger, sadness, fear and disgust, which managed to guide her through the trials of moving to San Francisco in the previous film. This time, however, Riley is thirteen years old, which means that she has a whole series of things coming up for her. new emotions driven by hormones. Anxiety begins.
‘Treasure’
This is one to avoid, according to our resident film critic David Mouriquand. He writes that ‘Treasure,’ which premiered earlier this year at the Berlin International Film Festival, is a “frustrating, aimless road movie that tries Delve into hereditary trauma and the legacy of the HolocaustHe adds: “Their well-intentioned efforts are undermined by a script that makes the central protagonist completely insufferable” – despite Stephen Fry’s best efforts to keep things afloat. Read his full review here.
TV series
‘House of the Dragon’, 2nd season (HBO)
It has seemed like an eternity since the first season of ‘The House of the Dragon’ aired in 2022, and what a ‘cliffhanger’ it left us, with Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) learning of the murder of her son and addressing the camera with esa look. Yeah, a civil war is brewing in Westeros as Queen Rhaenyra fights to maintain her reign over King Aegon. There will be a lot of violence, a lot of incest and a lot of evil dragons, as is to be expected when she re-enters the imagination of George RR Martin. We just hope there aren’t so many childbirth scenes this time, or we’ll have to rethink dinnertime.
Music
John Grant: ‘The art of lying’
John Grant’s new album, ‘The Art of the Lie’, arrives with a spectacular sci-fi sound. Its about seventh solo work by this 55-year-old American singer-songwriter, former member of the alternative rock group The Czars. The album, which moves between funky ’80s dance tracks and synth tunes like ‘The Child Catcher’, is an emotional exploration of the 21st century upheaval in techno.
Everything But The Girl: ‘Amplified Heart’
Every month we choose three great albums that celebrate important anniversaries. In June, specifically June 13, 1994, we chose ‘Amplified Heart’ by Everything But The Girl. Although he is best known for songs like ‘Missing’, other notable songs include the opening trio ‘Rollercoaster’, ‘Troubled Mind’ and ‘I Do n’t Understand Anything’.
“The melodies on the album are understated and instantly catchy, to the point that they seem to have been with you forever,” escribe David Mouriquandfrom ‘Euronews Culture’.
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‘Romeo and Juliet’ at the Duke of York’s Theater in London (United Kingdom)
‘Romeo and Juliet’ runs until August 3 at the Duke of York’s Theater in London. While there have of course been many, many adaptations of Shakespeare’s story of lovers separated by fate, the appeal of this one is its exciting cast and director. Tom Holland (‘Spider-Man: No Homecoming’) and Francesca Amewudah-Rivers are the protagonistswhile Jamie Lloyd, who has recently worked on ‘Sunset Boulevard’winner of an Olivier award, is in charge of directing.
Lloyd, known for his minimalist adaptations of classic proofs and for working with major Hollywood stars, has framed his iteration of Shakespeare’s 1597 play in fragments, as if seen through a dream. Warning: There are not likely to be many tickets left and those that remain will be expensive.
