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Yahoo
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Culture Agenda: The best things to do, hear, see or watch in Europe this week
The sun is (hopefully) shining wherever you are — and great food, art, disco and flower shows are calling... Although we're most excited about watching Tom Cruise hanging upside down off a plane's wing in the upcoming Mission: Impossible: The Final Reckoning. If you're still catching up with last week's happenings — check out the latest culture catch-up, in which our critic David Mouriquand and editor Tokunbo Salako delve into the vinyl release of Pink Floyd's iconic 1971 live recorded set, Cannes' opening film Partir un Jour, and the latest gory Final Destination instalment. Until next time, here are this week's highlights. New Nordic. Cuisine, Aesthetics and Place Where: The National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design (Oslo, Norway) When: 23 May - 14 September 2025 Pioneered by prestigious restaurants like Noma, New Nordic Cuisine took off in the mid 2000s — and re-shaped Europe's culinary landscape. At its core is a focus on minimalism through fresh, seasonal ingredients, which in turn became a distinctive Scandinavian aesthetic found in everything from architecture to art. A new exhibition at Oslo's National Museum of Art explores the movements' cultural roots and evolutions, featuring more than 500 artworks, photographs and objects from renowned Nordic restaurants and contemporary artists like Olafur Eliasson. It's a delicious deep dive into the intersection between food, art and environment. Karl Stengel's debut solo UK show Where: Oxo Tower (London, UK) When: 21 May - 30 May 2025 Hungarian artist Karl Stengel was one of the most prolific yet overlooked post-war artists. To mark what would have been his 100th year since birth, various exhibitions have been paying tribute across the continent — from Florence to, now, London. This one is particularly special as it's also the UK's first ever solo Stengel show, offering a rare opportunity to discover the breadth of the artist's dynamic creations, including 24 paintings, works on paper and mixed-media compositions spanning the 1970s to 2010s. They're powerfully introspective, reflecting both Stengel's personal experiences and the evolving artistic world around him. Disco: I'm Coming Out Where: Philharmonie de Paris (France) When: Until 17 August 2025 Disco is uh, uh, uh, uh, stayin' alive, with this dazzling exploration of the movement's cultural origins. From its roots in Black America to the rainbow-lit dance floors of the 80s, disco's vibrant energy may have subsided, but still speaks to contemporary culture — especially within the dance hall spaces of LGBTQ+ communities. The Philharmonie de Paris highlights this through an immersive (and suitably groovy) display of costumes, instruments, objects, and more! Ain't no stoppin' us now, we're on the move to see this one asap. RHS Chelsea Flower Show Where: Royal Hospital Chelsea (London, UK) When: 20 - 24 May 2025 Nothing screams spring like perusing the perfectly manicured grounds of the Royal Horticultural Society's Chelsea Flower Show. Often referred to as the 'World Cup of gardening', it's a lavish display of florals, cutting-edge garden designs and products — although perhaps most notable for its royal attendees. This year's theme, titled 'Your Space, Your Story', celebrates gardens as spaces for individual expression, while sustainability (including innovations involving AI) will also play a big role. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning Where: UK cinemas When: 21 May 2025 Your mission, should you choose to accept it… is to go to the cinema this Friday for the latest (and possibly final ever) Mission: Impossible movie. Having premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last week, Tom Cruise returns as death-defying secret agent Ethan Hunt, who this time is attempting to save the world from a rogue AI named the Entity. As always, you can expect plenty of nerve-shredding stunts, blockbuster spectacle and, indeed, a few cliché lines. If you needed a franchise refresher — here's our ranking of all the previous films. Stay tuned to Euronews Culture for David Mouriquand's full review. Cannes Film Festival Where: Cannes, France When: Until 24 May 2025 As the Cannes Film Festival enters its second week, there's lots to keep an eye out for — including the upcoming premieres of Kelly Reichardt's The Mastermind and Julia Ducournau's Alpha (find out more about the French filmmaker here). Meanwhile, other highly-anticipated contenders have already screened, including Lynne Ramsay's Die, My Love and Wes Anderson's The Phoenician Scheme. Here's a reminder of the programme in full — and our favourite Palme d'Or winners from the past 25 years. Rick and Morty season 8 Where: Max When: 26 May 2025 Wubba lubba dub dub - the popular Adult Swim cartoon returns for more intergalactic adventures involving Rick, an alcohol-guzzling scientific genius, and his highly strung grandson Morty. Beloved for its comedic absurdity and dark philosophical undertones, the show has built a cult following that doesn't seem to have diminished — despite its co-creator and star Justin Roiland being dropped in 2023. In fact, the show is currently locked into a 10 season contract (so won't be leaving our universe any time soon). Sparks: Mad! When: 23 May 2025 Before Chappell Roan was being called "your favourite artist's artist", Sparks were. Throughout the course of their 50+ year career, the American band has remained a cult gem of the pop world, notable for their playful experimentation and Anglophile-inspired idiosyncrasies. They're also nothing if not prolific — the release of 'Mad!' marks their 28th studio album, which includes sweet synthy singles like "My Devotion" and shows the band's continued ability to evolve. PS: For those curious to know more about the band, we'd recommend watching Edgar Wright's 2021 documentary The Sparks Brothers! Morcheeba: Escape The Chaos When: 23 May 2025 Another album to look out for this week — the return of trip hop band Morcheeba. Founded in 1995 by Skye Edwards and brothers Paul and Ross Godfrey, 'Escape The Chaos' is a nostalgic pastiche that pays tribute to their 30-year career. In reference to lead single 'We Live And Die', Edwards told Rolling Stone: "[It's] about my duration in the band and the music world and life in general. The lines become blurred after all this time. In a way, it's a homage to the thirty years of being in Morcheeba which is 60% of my existence.' Bonus suggestions: Skunk Anansie's 'The Painful Truth' and our top ten live albums.
Otago Daily Times
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Otago Daily Times
Name suppression for party-goer who damaged $333k art piece
By Louise Ternouth of RNZ A woman who damaged a piece of artwork worth $333,000 while attending a ball at Auckland Art gallery last month has been granted interim name suppression. Guests at The Curious Ball in early March were served alcohol and given exclusive after-hours access to the exhibition of works by Olafur Eliasson. One of the guests was charged with wilful damage after allegedly headbutting a hanging sculpture during the evening. According to the art gallery's website, the event was tipped as an "unforgettable night of art, dance, music and culinary delights", with performances from contemporary dance groups, a soprano singer and DJ. Canapés and cocktails were served throughout the night. About 200 people attended, with VIP tickets costing $300 dollars and general admission was $200. Notable New Zealanders at the event included fashion designer Karen Walker and model/actor Colin Mathura-Jeffree. The highlight of the event was exclusive after-hours access to Eliasson's exhibition, which was a mix of installations, sculptures and photographs. His work had been on display at the gallery since early last December, the first time his work had been exhibited in Aotearoa. The damaged piece of artwork is titled Firefly biosphere (falling magma star) - a large hanging coloured sphere of glass, stainless steel and aluminium with a motor and lights inside that hung from the ceiling at head height. Auckland Art Gallery would not reveal the value of the artwork but in a police summary of facts obtained by Checkpoint it was valued at $333,000. According to summary, the guest had consumed alcohol before and during the event. At 9:45pm she walked into a large open room which had the Firefly Biosphere art piece and approached the artwork. Police say she stopped just before it, stepped back on one foot and then intentionally lurched forward, headbutting the glass sphere and breaking a piece of the glasswork. The woman stated she was slightly intoxicated and meant her actions to be a joke in front of her friends. She acknowledged her actions were reckless but that she had not intended to break the artwork. It has been taken down and fixed at a cost of $3440, which the defendant has been ordered to pay. The cost to repair the sculpture was initially covered by Auckland Art Gallery's insurance with no excess payment. In a written statement to Checkpoint, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Chief Executive Nick Hill said the gallery expressed sincere regret to the artist's studio and owner following the incident. He stressed the gallery does not allow food or drinks in exhibition spaces specifically to help protect artworks. "When alcohol is available at an event, it is served responsibly, away from artworks. "Staff are located in and outside exhibition spaces to monitor artworks and prevent visitors from walking into the exhibition with food or alcohol." The Art Gallery has reviewed the event and incident to see if anything could have been done differently.
RNZ News
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Party-goer who damaged Olafur Eliasson artwork worth $333,000 granted name suppression
Olafur Eliasson, Firefly biosphere (falling magma star), 2023; Installation view: Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, Auckland, 2024. Photo: Olafur Eliasson A woman who damaged a piece of artwork worth $333,000 while attending a ball at Auckland Art gallery last month has been granted interim name suppression. Guests at The Curious Ball in early March were served alcohol and given exclusive after-hours access to the exhibition of works by Olafur Eliasson. One of the guests was charged with wilful damage after allegedly headbutting a hanging sculpture during the evening. According to the art gallery's website, the event was tipped as an "unforgettable night of art, dance, music and culinary delights", with performances from contemporary dance groups, a soprano singer and DJ. Canapés and cocktails were served throughout the night. About 200 people attended, with VIP tickets costing $300 dollars and general admission was $200. Notable New Zealanders at the event included fashion designer Karen Walker and model/actor Colin Mathura-Jeffree. The highlight of the event was exclusive after-hours access to Eliasson's exhibition, which was a mix of installations, sculptures and photographs. His work had been on display at the gallery since early last December, the first time his work had been exhibited in Aotearoa. The damaged piece of artwork is titled Firefly biosphere (falling magma star) - a large hanging coloured sphere of glass, stainless steel and aluminium with a motor and lights inside that hung from the ceiling at head height. Auckland Art Gallery would not reveal the value of the artwork but in a police summary of facts obtained by Checkpoint it was valued at $333,000. According to summary, the guest had consumed alcohol before and during the event. At 9:45pm she walked into a large open room which had the Firefly Biosphere art piece and approached the artwork. Police say she stopped just before it, stepped back on one foot and then intentionally lurched forward headbutting the glass sphere and breaking a piece of the glasswork. The woman stated she was slightly intoxicated and meant her actions to be a joke in front of her friends. She acknowledged her actions were reckless but that she had not intended to break the artwork. It has been taken down and fixed at a cost of $3440 which the defendant has been ordered to pay. Auckland Art Gallery would not reveal the value of the artwork. Photo: IAN TROWER / ROBERT HARDING PREMIUM / ROBERTHARDING / AFP The cost to repair the sculpture was initially covered by Auckland Art Gallery's insurance with no excess payment. In a written statement to Checkpoint Tātaki Auckland Unlimited Chief Executive Nick Hill said the gallery expressed sincere regret to the artist's studio and owner following the incident. He stressed the gallery does not allow food or drinks in exhibition spaces specifically to help protect artworks. "When alcohol is available at an event, it is served responsibly, away from artworks. "Staff are located in and outside exhibition spaces to monitor artworks and prevent visitors from walking into the exhibition with food or alcohol." The Art Gallery has reviewed the event and incident to see if anything could have been done differently.
RNZ News
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- RNZ News
Woman damaged 333k artwork at Auckland Art gallery ball
A woman who damaged a piece of artwork worth 335,000 dollars while attending a ball at Auckland Art gallery last month has been granted name suppression. Guests at The Curious Ball last month were served alcohol and given exclusive after-hours access to the exhibition of works by Olafur Eliasson. A guest has been charged with wilful damage after headbutting a hanging sculpture and ordered to pay $3400 to cover its repairs. Reporter Louise Ternouth spoke to Lisa Owen. To embed this content on your own webpage, cut and paste the following: See terms of use.
1News
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- 1News
Partygoer charged over damage to Auckland Art Gallery exhibition
An artwork has been damaged at a glitzy event held at the Auckland Art Gallery, leading to a criminal charge. Guests at The Curious Ball last month were served alcohol and given exclusive after-hours access to the exhibition of works by Olafur Eliasson. His art sells for hundreds of thousands of dollars and the damaged piece is a hanging sculpture. The Curious Ball was held at Auckland Art gallery on March 1 and 208 people attended. The event was held there for the second time, after what Auckland Art Gallery described as a "successful debut in 2024". According to the art gallery's website, the event was tipped as an "unforgettable night of art, dance, music and culinary delights", with performances from contemporary dance groups, a soprano singer and DJ. Canapés, and cocktails were served throughout the night. VIP tickets cost $300 and general admission was $200. Notable New Zealanders at the event included fashion designer Karen Walker and model/actor Colin Mathura-Jeffree. The highlight of the event was exclusive after-hours access to Eliasson's exhibition, which was a mix of installations, sculptures and photographs. His work had been on display at the gallery since early last December, the first time his work had been exhibited in Aotearoa. Auckland Art Gallery declined to be interviewed, but in a statement, Tātaki Auckland Unlimited chief executive Nick Hill said the main event, where attendees could dance and were served refreshments, was held in the gallery's Te Ātea North Atrium. He said one of the guests damaged one of the artworks "One of the patrons at this event damaged a hanging sculpture that was on loan for the exhibition Olafur Eliasson: Your curious journey." The gallery's conservation team assessed the sculpture and confirmed it was broken. "It was found that one of the outer sheets of the artwork was cracked and a glass shard was broken off. "The lender was notified and the artwork is being repaired — there will be no lasting damage." The gallery said it needed Eliasson's permission to discuss the specific piece of artwork further. Some of his works sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars, Christies in New York recently valued a piece of his work at US$150,000. The gallery undertook an investigation of the incident and the matter was reported to police. Police confirmed to RNZ that a 29-year-old woman was charged with wilful damage and remanded on bail, due to appear in the Auckland District Court later in April. By Louise Ternouth of
