The key facts
- Art Basel Paris will take place at the Grand Palais from Friday to Sunday — over 200 galleries from 41 countries
- Metallica will continue the Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere in Las Vegas with two No Repeat Weekend shows
- The 21st Rome Film Festival concludes on Sunday; Melbourne and Sydney host a jazz festival and anniversary screenings
Art Basel Paris returns to the Grand Palais
The Art Basel Paris fair will be held at the Grand Palais from Friday to Sunday, bringing together more than 200 galleries from 41 countries and territories. It is divided into three sections: established galleries, emerging artists and specially curated projects. The public program starts on Wednesday and will span nine Paris venues with works by Robert Indiana, Tracey Emin, Niki de Saint Phalle and Yinka Shonibare. Turkish artist Kutluğ Ataman will present the video installation Kuba in the chapel of Petit-Augustins at the École des Beaux-Arts; the work is based on interviews with residents of one Istanbul neighborhood and is devoted to identity, community and forced displacement.
Exhibitions in New York and Lagos
On Thursday, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York will open the exhibition Designing the Gilded Age: Drawings from the Studios of Louis C. Tiffany — about 120 works, including rarely shown and recently restored drawings, revealing the process of creating stained glass, lamps, mosaics and interiors at Tiffany Studios. The exhibition runs until February 7. In Nigeria, Design Week Lagos continues until Sunday under the theme Making a New Africa: exhibitions, trade shows, lectures and educational programs dedicated to African design, manufacturing and sustainable economic growth.
Cinema: finale of the Rome Film Festival
The 21st Rome Film Festival concludes on Sunday at the Auditorium Parco della Musica and other venues in the Italian capital. The program includes an international competition, public discussions, special screenings and tributes. This week — a screening of the film Make Some Noise: Mano Negra! about the Franco-Spanish rock band on Monday and a program dedicated to women pioneers of early cinema on Friday.
Concerts: Metallica, Los Angeles and Dubai
Metallica will continue the Life Burns Faster residency at Sphere in Las Vegas with performances on Thursday and Saturday. As part of the No Repeat Weekend format, the band has prepared different setlists for the two shows, and the visuals were created specifically for the venue's wraparound screen and immersive sound system. At Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles on Friday, Andrew Bird will perform with the Los Angeles Philharmonic; also scheduled are A Symphonic Ballet with Elim Chan (Thursday, Saturday, Sunday) and a recital by French organist Lucile Dolla on Sunday. Dubai Opera's program will open with a symphonic concert by Gipsy Kings on Thursday, on Saturday Indian singer-songwriter Prateek Kuhad brings his Full Moon Chamber Tour, and on Sunday a classical program titled Romantic Masters will take place.
Jazz in Melbourne and an anniversary in Sydney
The Melbourne International Jazz Festival runs until Sunday. On Wednesday, Grammy-winning pianist and composer Kris Davis will perform with students of the Melbourne Conservatorium, and at the closing evening at JazzLab, South African trumpeter and vocalist Mandisi Dyanthys will perform. At the Sydney Opera House on Friday and Saturday, a production of the musical 'My Fair Lady' will be staged to mark its 70th anniversary, and from Wednesday to Saturday the Sydney Symphony Orchestra will perform John Williams' music for 'Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back' live to the film screening.
