ARTS, CULTURE, MEDIA, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN & SPORT
ARTS, CULTURE, MEDIA, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGN & SPORT
Writer Elif Shafak on how ‘difficult lover’ Istanbul shapes her work, why the kibbutz is alive and kicking in the shared workspace and a Greek island paperback outpost.
Edition 2 31/08—06/09
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2
Where’s the Bacon? This summer a series of highprofile art thefts have been solved – or the looters have failed in their attempts to ditch their booty. From Francis Bacons to a Willem de Kooning, this is the story of the masterpieces that are finally heading home. Page 27
Also inside this section DESIGN / GLOBAL
Design’s new day
Is mid-century old news? Is natural the way to go? Will we pay for good craftsmanship? Leading players predict their industry’s future. page 32
NATIONAL MUSEUM SEEKS NATION
For more than a year the troubled Palestinian Museum has remained largely empty, a building in search of an exhibition and a role in telling its people’s stories. As it finally opens, we ask its director about creating a gallery-cum-memory bank – and what went wrong. See page 28 writer Amalia Illgner photographer Tanya Habjouqa
Writer Elif Shafak on how ‘difficult lover’ Istanbul shapes her work, why the kibbutz is alive and kicking in the shared workspace and a Greek island paperback outpost.
Edition 2 31/08—06/09
Section
2
Where’s the Bacon? This summer a series of highprofile art thefts have been solved – or the looters have failed in their attempts to ditch their booty. From Francis Bacons to a Willem de Kooning, this is the story of the masterpieces that are finally heading home. Page 27
Also inside this section DESIGN / GLOBAL
Design’s new day
Is mid-century old news? Is natural the way to go? Will we pay for good craftsmanship? Leading players predict their industry’s future. page 32
NATIONAL MUSEUM SEEKS NATION
For more than a year the troubled Palestinian Museum has remained largely empty, a building in search of an exhibition and a role in telling its people’s stories. As it finally opens, we ask its director about creating a gallery-cum-memory bank – and what went wrong. See page 28 writer Amalia Illgner photographer Tanya Habjouqa
