RCR Architects; Ibon Errazkin; Muñoz Molina...

ABC Cultural visits the RCR Arquitectes studio in Olot (Girona). We chat with this successful trio of architects, Carme Pigem, Rafael Aranda, and Ramón Vilalta, winners of the 2017 Pritzker Prize. Today, from their refuge, they project ideas to the most remote places on the planet and note, among other revealing confessions about their way of working: "The starting point must be the concept. It's a big mistake to be loose-lipped."

On the other hand, the supplement's critics examine some of the most relevant recently published titles. Among them, in Fiction, "On All Fours" (Random House). The title by French writer Miranda July alludes to sexual practice, but her novel also asks: why do we do what we do?; "Prohibido morir aquí" (Libros del Asteroide) by Elizabeth Taylor. The British writer of the same name as the famous actress immerses us in a twilight gerontological work where the eclipse of a few lives barely conceals veritable black holes; "Lo que falta" (Periférica). Stories by Munir Hachemi that intertwines the real, the metaphysical, and the phantasmagorical.

In Essay, 'The Summer of Cervantes' (Seix Barral). Antonio Muñoz Molina offers us a suggestive personal and literary reading of 'Don Quixote' and its author, in which the almost seventy-year-old Muñoz Molina recovers the world he experienced as a child; 'You Shall Not Speak' (Alianza). Welsh writer and journalist James Griffiths studies the current state of the seven thousand living languages ​​that exist today.

Also, "Five American Chronicles" (Ladera Norte). Manuel Burón takes us on a historical journey through the lives of those who once crossed the Atlantic, including Christopher Columbus, and debunks stereotypes; "The Beat Generation in India" (Fórcola). American essayist Deborah Baker recreates, with a novelistic flair, Allen Ginsberg's trip to the Asian country, which marked him forever; "Moderaditos" (Debate). Philosopher and columnist Diego S. Garrocho advocates moderation in these turbulent times.

In Poetry, 'Devotions' (Lumen). An anthology prepared by its author, Mary Oliver , who understands poetry as a place of wisdom.

We interviewed artist and comic book author Richard McGuire , who had a post-punk band in 1980s New York. His work can now be seen at MoMA and the Met. He reviews his career and his book "Here" (Salamandra), one of the most innovative graphic novels in the genre, which was adapted into a film in 2024 by Robert Zemeckis.

In Music, we chat with Ibon Errazkin . The San Sebastian-born composer is screening Antonio Morales' interesting and unusual film "Nubes y Claros" in Madrid. The film, which accompanies his music and vice versa, was shot entirely in Tangier and inspired by the "walker" series by Chinese-Malaysian director Tsai Ming-liang.

The Art section opens its pages with a focus on the Pontevedra Art Biennial . Thus, after a hiatus, one of the most sought-after and long-standing biennials returns. Renewed impetus for an event, running until September 30, which invites us from the very title to "Become Human Again. In the Face of the Pain of Others." We also speak with Roberto González Fernández, the father of LGBTQ art. After decades of work, his dedication is beginning to be recognized.

And, among other exhibitions, we explore the group exhibitions "After All. Photography in the Helga de Alvear Collection" and "Parsifal." Under the auspices of PhotoEspaña, a well-deserved double tribute to Helga de Alvear, gallery owner, collector, and key figure in the modernization of contemporary art in our country, who left us just a few months ago; and "The Movement of the Idea," starring Isidoro Valcárcel Medina at the Valencian Institute of Modern Art (IVAM).

In Pantallas, we explore the career of the Sevillian duo Los Volubles , brothers Pedro and Benito Jiménez, who have been creating audiovisual flamenco and electronic shows with a political undertone for three decades.

The signatures of Piedad Bonnett ; Jesús García Calero ; the writer and academic Clara Janés ; Pedro G. Cuartango ; María José Solano ; Elvira Navarro and Rebeca Argudo , along with a new installment of the hilarious series "Pues dice tú" (You Say It) by Rodrigo Cortés, enrich a large number.