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Art and the Brain
Neuroscientist Eric Kandel analyzes our biological response to modernism
ARTnews, Summer 2012

Princely Treasures
Hans-Adam II of Liechtenstein revitalizes a dynastic legacy
ARTnews, April 2012

When 'No' Means 'Maybe'
Max Hollein is bringing a distinctly American approach to German art museums
ARTnews, January 2012

A More Nuanced Story
The Metropolitan Museum's expanded Islamic galleries reflect changes in the political, social and religious landscape
ARTnews, November 2011

Sunny Scenes, Direct From Pyongyang
North Korean propaganda art
The New York Times, August 11, 2010

Sacred Spaces
Tobi Kahn and the art of creative reverence
Tablet, November 4, 2009

Israel's Museums: The Next Generation
Israel is boosting its cultural infrastructure by expanding arts institutions and planning new ones
ARTnews, May 2009

Border Crossings Between Art and Life
Emily Jacir takes aim
The New York Times, February 1, 2009

From Lollipops to Zigzags
The American Craft Museum completes its transformation into the Museum of Arts and Design with a daring makeover of an eccentric New York landmark
ARTnews, October 2008

Bridging the Gulf
Is Doha, Qatar, the new cultural capital of the Middle East?
Travel + Leisure, July 2007

Quest for a Palestinian Museum
An idealistic lawyer hopes art can help forge a new identity for his people
The Los Angeles Times, July 1, 2007

Remapping the World of “Islamic Art”
Artists in MoMA exhibition challenge Muslim tradition
The Los Angeles Times, March 12, 2006

China Urges U.S. to Embargo Import of Cultural Artifacts
A chilling effect
Art + Auction, January 2006

The Pain Felt on Both Sides
In an Israeli Arab town that’s a political hot spot, a gallery has taken on a mission that transcends the aesthetic
The Los Angeles Times, December 25, 2005

A Rebel with a Cause: Francesca von Habsburg
Having grown up with a world class trove of Old Masters, she carves out her own niche as a major collector of edgy contemporary art
ARTnews, Summer 2005

The Sheikh Who Stopped Shopping
Sheikh Saud al-Thani's ouster sent shock waves through the art market and raised questions about his multi-million dollar projects
ARTnews, May 2005

America Starkly Drawn by Others
A timely exhibition at the Whitney Museum views the post-Cold War U.S. through foreign artists’ eyes.
The Los Angeles Times, July 5, 2003

Riches the Hapsburgs Sent to the Attic
Vienna's Imperial Furniture Collection
The New York Times, October 15, 2000

Auspiciously Austin
When a maverick curator added an International Style building to Hartford's stodgy art museum, it set off a Modernist invasion. Now Chick Austin's provocative house has been meticulously restored.
Travel + Leisure, July 2000

Totem and Taboo
The new Berlin struggles to build a Holocaust memorial
Lingua Franca, December/January 1999

Where the Past Haunts, Berlin Embraces the New
Germany orders up mammoth load of art
The New York Times, June 7, 1998

A Typeface as Symbol of National Pride
Looking at Germany's printed image
The New York Times, March 1, 1998

"You Will Work Only For Me"
Meeting the widow of Hitler's state sculptor Arno Breker
The Spectator, January 20, 1996

Tweaking the Beard of the Maximum Leader
Cuba's art scene
The New York Times, June 12, 1994

George Segal's Silhouetted World
A sculptor "forever baffled by the grimness and vitality of New York"
Forward, May 7, 1993

The Horror Foretold
Restored 1924 Austrian film depicts Jewish deportation
The Washington Post, November 18, 1991

The Artist as Eco-Architectural Iconoclast
Friedensreich Hundertwasser's "compost-modern" crusade
The Washington Post, November 18, 1990

Vienna's Statue of Limitations
The controversial Holocaust monument
The Washington Post, June 24, 1990

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