Eva Hesse. Five Sculptures
2 May – 26 July 2024
Hauser & Wirth New York, 22nd Street
Eva Hesse (1936-1970) transformed the language of sculpture through her pioneering use of alternative forms and materials. Challenging the hard-edged, manufactured aesthetic of the prevailing minimalist movement of her day, Hesse’s use of latex, Fiberglas and industrial plastics opened new possibilities in art. Half a century later, her groundbreaking oeuvre is as potent as it was in 1968, the year of the first and only exhibition of her sculptures held during her lifetime. Fifteen exhibitions in the decades following her death in 1970 serve as a testament to Hesse’s continued contemporaneity. Beginning May 2, Hauser & Wirth will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the estate’s representation by the gallery by spotlighting Hesse’s remarkable achievements in Eva Hesse. Five Sculptures.
Puccini’s Masterpiece Madama Butterfly Returns to Cinemas May 11
In a thrilling conclusion to the 2023–24 Live in HD season, extraordinary soprano Asmik Grigorian makes her highly anticipated Met debut as Cio-Cio-San, the loyal geisha at the heart of Puccini‘s devastating tragedy. Tenor Jonathan Tetelman co-stars as the callous American naval officer Pinkerton, whose betrayal destroys her, with acclaimed maestro Xian Zhang at the podium to conduct Anthony Minghella’s vivid production. Experience Madama Butterfly live from the Met stage to cinemas on May 11, with encore screenings May 15.
77th Festival de Cannes: May 14-25
All the poetic beauty, hypnotic magic and apparent simplicity of the cinema emerge in this scene from Rhapsody in August, authored by the great Japanese master Akira Kurosawa, 81 at the time. In this film, presented Out of Competition in Cannes in 1991, a grandmother who was a victim of the Nagasaki bombing on August 9, 1945, passes on her faith in love and integrity as a bulwark against war to her grandchildren and her American nephew, with tenderness and contemplation. The next-to-last film by the director of Sanshiro Sugata, Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Dersu Uzala and Dodes’ka-den reminds us of the importance of coming together, and seeking harmony in all things. Mirroring the movie theater, the Festival de Cannes poster celebrates the Seventh Art, with naivety and wonder.
The Official Poster of the 77th Festival de Cannes was designed by Hartland Villa (Lionel Avignon and Stefan de Vivies). Poster credits: © Shochiku Co., Ltd. / Kurosawa Prod. – Graphic design: © Hartland Villa. Still from Rhapsody in August by Akira Kurosawa (1991)
Because it gives everyone a voice, it enables emancipation. Because it remembers wounds, it combats oblivion. Because it bears witness to perils, it calls for union. Because it soothes trauma, it helps repair the living.
In a fragile world that constantly questions otherness, the Festival de Cannes reaffirms a conviction: cinema is a universal sanctuary for expression and sharing. A place where our humanity is written as much as our freedom.
Photo London May 16-19: Belmond Presents Shifting Horizons
Presenting Partner of Photo London 2024, Belmond, returns to the ninth edition of the fair with the exhibition Shifting Horizons, a creative endeavor led by and celebrating women photographers: Coco Capitán, Rosie Marks and Letizia Le Fur. Don’t miss new bodies of work by three unique artists, exhibiting at Photo London for the first time.