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PEOPLE & ARTS Saturday 17 November 2018
Jorge Drexler dominates Latin Grammys with 3 wins

By REGINA GARCIA CANO ronmental protection and
SIGAL RATNER-ARIAS human rights causes.
Associated Press "We will continue fighting
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Uru- for the rights of the immi-
guayan Jorge Drexler grants who have made this
owned the Latin Gram- country great in the last
mys on Thursday, picking century," lead singer Fher
up three awards includ- Olvera said, referring to the
ing song and record of United States. "They were
the year for "Telefonia" at the difference for this coun-
a ceremony where other try to be as big as it is. We
stars used their platform to will fight for Mother Earth,
promote messages of unity we will fight for women's
and justice. rights and we will continue
Drexler also won best singer- fighting to make songs from
songwriter album with "Sal- the heart and soul."
vavidas de Hielo." Spanish The band took the opportu-
sensation Rosalia followed nity to announce that after
him with two awards, best two years without playing
urban fusion/performance live, they will start a world
and best alternative song, tour next year.
for the flamenco and trap Marc Anthony, Will Smith
hit "Malamente." and Bad Bunny kicked off
"I do not know what to say," Jorge Drexler poses in the press room with the awards for best singer-songwriter album for the night with a perfor-
Drexler said when receiving "Salvavidas De Hielo," song of the year and record of the year for "Telefonia" at the Latin Grammy mance of their racy single
the last award of the night Awards on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. "Esta Rico."
for "Telefonia," which he Associated Press Laura Pausini won for best
also played during the cer- traditional pop vocal al-
emony with Mon Laferte, en in the studio," she said. views, artists alluded to migrated to the U.S. bum with "Hazte Sentir,"
Natalia Lafourcade and El "Without them, I wouldn't such topics as immigration Mexican rock band Mana, while the trophy for best
David Aguilar, all playing be here." and violence affecting sev- honored Wednesday as salsa album was given to
string instruments. Colombian reggaeton star eral countries. the Latin Recording Acad- Victor Manuelle with "25/7."
Rosalia said she owed her J Balvin walked the red car- "In these times of crisis, art emy's Person of the Year, "Daddy, this is for you,"
success to flamenco, which pet as the evening's nomi- becomes a medium that also took the stage per- Manuelle said looking up
she described as her "foun- nations leader with eight reminds us of the urgency of forming a medley that in- after mentioning his father's
dation," and dedicated her nods, but took home only justice and the need to find cluded its hits "Labios Com- death earlier this year.
awards to her brother and the trophy for best urban solutions that invite unity ... partidos" and "Clavado en The coveted Latin Grammy
other women in the music music album. tolerance and inclusion," un Bar." for best new artist went
industry who have "made The Latin Grammys are host Ana de la Reguera The academy bestowed to Karol G. She defeated
her take strength." known as an awards show said before norteño group the honor on the band for nine other artists, including
"I'm not going to stop fight- where artists take political Calibre 50 performed "Cor- its achievements and con- Angela Aguilar, Anaadi,
ing until I see the same stands. During the show rido de Juanito," which tells tributions to the Latin com- El David Aguilar and Alex
number of men and wom- and in backstage inter- the story of a man who im- munity and support of envi- Ferreira.q

David Hockney painting fetches record $90M at NYC auction

Associated Press rary art at Christie's, said in A depiction of two men —
NEW YORK (AP) — A paint- September. He noted that one swimming the breast-
ing by the British artist David it reflects both the Europe- stroke underwater, the
Hockney fetched $90.3 mil- an and the American per- other standing by the pool
lion at Christie's on Thursday spectives of an artist who looking down — the paint-
night, easily breaking the came to live in sunny Cali- ing was originally inspired,
record for a work by a living fornia in the '60s, and saw according to background
artist sold at auction. himself as living on both provided by Christie's, by
Among his famous "pool continents. two photographs Hockney
paintings," ''Portrait of an "It has all the elements that found juxtaposed on his stu-
Artist (Pool with Two Fig- you would want in a Hock- dio floor, one of a swimmer
ures)" is considered one of ney painting," Rotter said in Hollywood in 1966, and
his premier works. The previ- in an interview. He noted another of a boy staring at
ous record by a living artist that writers have referred to something on the ground.
was set by Jeff Koons' "Bal- the swimming pool as be- The rocky landscape is in
loon Dog," which sold for ing sort of a self-portrait of southern France, and the
$58.4 million in 2013. Hockney, though he never standing figure is said to In this undated photo provided by Christie's Images LTD, a 1972
painting entitled "Portrait of an Artist (Pool with Two Figures)," by
The 1972 painting by Hock- confirmed that, just saying represent Peter Schlesing- British artist David Hockney is shown.
ney, now 81, is "the holy he was fascinated to paint er, whom the artist met in Associated Press
grail of his paintings, from moving water. 1966, when the younger
both the historical and the The painting, whose buyer man was a student in one tie's, he was both "the great 1971. Hockney had already
market perspectives," Alex was not immediately re- of Hockney's art classes love of Hockney's life" and begun the painting and
Rotter, co-chairman of vealed, had been long at UCLA. For the next five one of his favorite models. he abandoned it, starting
post-war and contempo- held by a private collector. years, according to Chris- The relationship ended in again the following year.q