Jennifer Lopez’s new album, Anne Rearick exhibition, Thomas Schlesser’s novel…Madame Figaro Culture Week

Jennifer Lopez in all her glory

J.Lo wants to remind us that the glamor of Hollywood and the glitz of the music industry from Prince’s glory days won’t come crashing down. The global superstar, buoyed by his extraordinary success (80 million albums sold and 18 billion views for his videos), is embarking on a monumental campaign for the release of his new album, which has the eloquent title: This is me… Now. Jennifer Lopez’s first studio album since AkaPublished nearly ten years ago, this autobiographical narrative chronicles twenty years of the career and personal journey of the Puerto Rican-born singer and actress. A fusion of fiery RnB, rap, pop and hip-hop beats from the single This is me… Now, a record-breaker, is undoubtedly one of Jennifer Lopez’s most candid and insightful works to date. Both poignant and self-deprecating in a music video Can’t get enoughJLo stages her fairy tale (she married actor Ben Affleck in 2022) in a parody tone and sings in a wedding dress in such a setting. Umbrellas of Cherbourg – a valuable reference for him. This auditory and visual feast serves as a musical prelude to a sonorous feature film directed by Dave Meyers, Ben Affleck and the singer herself: This is me… Now!, the film (on Amazon’s Prime Video platform, February 16). Intimate, thoughtful, sexy and fun, this double bill reveals a formidable performer and embodies the perfect American dream. PG:

This is me… Now! BMG.

Such a sweet look

Anne Rearick, born in Idaho in 1960, belongs to the great tradition of American documentary photography, which works with long-term subjects and deepens its relationship with people and places over time. In the US, South African townships, the French Basque Country, Perche and even Kazakhstan, Anne Rearick’s photographs celebrate the everyday life of these worlds. Working on film in black and white, he raises himself and has been working at Vu agency since 1993. never looks at his belly, which does not look for his ego or his identity, but goes to meet the other, his equal,” says Christian Coyol, founder of Vu agency. His new Paris exhibition at the Galerie Clémentine de la Féronnière features portraits of Renaissance Madonnas, agricultural scenes like Millet’s compositions or landscapes that look like something out of American cinema. When reality becomes a symbol. L.K.

“Anne Rearick,” through March 9, at Galerie Clementine de la Ferroniere, Paris. galleryclementinedelaferonniere.fr:

Thomas Schlesser’s transmission story

The first sentence: “Everything went dark. It was like a mourning dress.’ The author: This true “one man band” runs the Hartung-Bergman Foundation, is also a professor at the Polytechnic School, organizes talks on memory (he’s awesome) and hosts a program on gardening, h. Radio Nova. In 2013, after the intimate tragedy of losing a child, she began writing this novel with the characters of a little girl and a grandfather. A great way to pay tribute to his grandmother who taught him so many things about life. History: At age 10, Mona is at risk of losing her sight. Doctors advise her family to send her to a child psychiatrist to deal with this terrible ordeal. But her grandfather, whom she calls Daddy, has a much better idea. Every Wednesday he invites her to go to the museum to discover a work of art. And here begins a beautiful adventure on the way to the Louvre, the Musée d’Orsay or the Center Pompidou to the works of Vermeer, Goya, Courbet, Turner, Frida Kahlo or Van Gogh… Wonderful visits to discover the beauties and colors of the world and to discover yourself. This rich novel is at once a tender tale, a beautiful story of transmission, a valuable guide to the mystery of art and painting, complete with reflections on life, love, friendship, courage or endurance. Majority. All you have to do is open the cover to see the fifty-two pictures Mona discovers with her grandfather. Mona’s eyes also published in large print and braille by Éditions Voir deprès. BB:

Mona’s eyesBy Thomas Schleser, Éditions Albin Michel, 496 p., €22.90.