Series with Diane Kruger, Dior Photography Award, Coco Album… Madame Figaro Cultural Week

S:swim with sharks cruel intentions

Carried by a ruthless and powerful director of a Hollywood studio (Diane Kruger), as well as an intern, a priori naive and innocent (Kiernan Shipka) Swimming with Sharks starts with tunes The Devil Wears Prada . But the series quickly turns into a darker version, where both heroines reveal themselves to be much more ambitious and Machiavellian than they seem. Adapted from George Huang’s 1994 film, the six episodes play with effective codes (murder, betrayal, deception, troubled and obsessive characters, etc.). Actor Donald Sutherland was added to the cast Twelve bastardsdied on June 20. M.G.

Swimming with Sharkscreated by Kathleen Robertson, with Diane Kruger, Kiernan Shipka… Premieres in Paris from July 15.

The Meaning of Silence by Chia Huang

The Dior Prize supports creativity and the artists of tomorrow by rewarding a young photographer or videographer. This year’s theme Face to face was offered to the thirteen finalists and it was Chia Huang, born in 1990 in Taiwan, who won for her series. Silence speaks. The photographer, a student at the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts in Paris, built it around two autistic boys who live alone with their father in Taiwan and whom she followed for six months. Covered in their silence, the two models express themselves through very expressive sketches. The photographer initiates a dialogue with them through a creative gesture to “document the silent voice behind their being.” The 7th edition of this prize, created by Christian Dior perfumer, was chaired by photographer Brigitte Lacombe, flanked by Julie Jones, art historian at the Center Pompidou Photo Studio, artist Laurent Montaron and Peter Phillips, Dior’s director of makeup creation and image. Meanwhile, Maya Hoffmann, director and founder of the Luma Foundation, and Simon Baker, director of the European Parliament in Paris, resumed their roles as jurors this year. AM
Dior Prize for Young Talents in Photography and Visual Arts, until September 29, in Arles, Lampisterie, Parc des Ateliers, Luma, Luma. luma.org:

Kokoko, the voice of Kinshasa!

From the first notes of the Kokoko album, we are immersed in a sonic and visual atmosphere that recreates the excitement of the streets of Kinshasa. All the senses are engaged when listening to this magnificent symphony of horns, voices, bells, cars and distantly inspiring melodies. Each sound of Kinshasa has been selected by Kokoko! by the band and rearranged with a musical score of amazing energy. Hailing from the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, this music collective in the style of the famous African artist Cheri Samba recovers the country’s deep and intricate roots. Kinshasa’s experimental creativity has always accompanied Congo’s turbulent political history, spawning groups such as TPOK Jazz that marked the 1950s. perpetuates this legacy and breathes new life into it. Fongola, the first studio album of this variable geometry collective, formed in 2016 by French producer Debrut, was already a worldwide success. Radical, melodic and DIY, Butu is interspersed with wild rhythmic scans produced by electronic drums, bass drums, and homemade instrument beats. The singing voices seem to come from distorted speakers and Kokoko. radiates an infectious energy in a frenzied atmosphere. PG:

ButuTransgressive Records-Pias.