El universo freudiano de Dalí es el título de la nueva exposición temporal del Museo Thyssen de Madrid que, a priori, puede sonar a antológica ya vista o a otra exposición que redunda sobre una influencia ya conocida en el argumento pictórico del gran artista del surrealismo. Pero que, sin embargo, tiene la habilidad del descubrimiento de nuevos aspectos de un creador del que a veces parece que ya se ha descifrado hasta la entraña todo su universo paranoico. Jaime Brihuega, comisario de la muestra y ojo experto en las vanguardias, define esta retrospectiva de más de 130 piezas como “una colección de obras maestras a las que te asomas como a una ventana, las abres y te absorben hasta tal punto que no encuentras el final”. Por eso, recomienda una cita con el psiquiatra a la salida. Aviso para visitantes.

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Culture has once again placed the Palestinian cause at the center of social conversation, while political leaders — especially those from the Global North — have progressively dropped the issue from their public remarks. In less than a month, rapper Macklemore was dropped from opening for Ed Sheeran on his tour after shouting: “Free Palestine!” Actresses Susan Sarandon and Hannah Einbinder were arrested in New York for calling on the United States to stop funding Israel’s war while Benjamin Netanyahu was attending the UN General Assembly. Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor, directors of NAZA, after being branded traitors by the Israeli government and threatened with revocation of their citizenship, decided to release online and for free the documentary that won an award at the Venice Film Festival. The Festival of Ideas in Madrid hung by a thread when more than 30 participants demanded the organizers withdraw Allianz’s sponsorship because the company holds Israeli bonds. At the same time, at the Cultura Alh festival in Granada, the exchange of manifestos continues between those who oppose and those who support the decision to rescind an invitation to Argentine writer Ariana Harwicz for denying a genocide in Gaza.

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