Profiles

Giorgio Bassani’s “Tomb of Words” and the People Who Took It Personally

Looking for the Garden of the Finzi-Continis
September 16, 2015 The New Yorker,

Monarchy in the 21st Century?

Liechtenstein's billionaire royal family is threatening to abandon its tiny principality over a referendum to curtail its power
June 29, 2012 Foreign Policy,

When ‘No’ Means ‘Maybe’

Max Hollein is bringing a distinctly American approach to German art museums
January 2012 ARTnews,

Amos Schocken, publisher of Israel's most influential newspaper, Haaretz, has remained true to his grandfather's liberal ethos and unafraid to report thoroughly on Palestinian issues
February 2008 Monocle,

A Child Prodigy Who Grew Up Into a Wise Interpreter of Music

Pianist Angela Hewitt
May 4, 2006 The Wall Street Journal,

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
Summer 2005 ARTnews,

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
May 2005 ARTnews,

At Ground Zero, a Fresh Take

Michael Arad's life lessons shaped his winning design for the World Trade Center memorial, one that could inspire the nation to heal.
March 7, 2004 The Los Angeles Times,

What Works, What Doesn’t

Master-planning Ground Zero makes the pragmatic Alexander Garvin a local lightning rod
September 2002 Architecture,

The Burden of History

What's it like to be Albert Speer's son and namesake—practicing architecture in Germany?
June 2000 Architecture,

Totem and Taboo

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

Meeting the widow of Hitler’s state sculptor Arno Breker

January 20, 1996 The Spectator,

Spandau Spandex

Meet Austria's
December 25, 1995 The New Republic,

George Segal’s Silhouetted World

A sculptor
May 7, 1993 Forward,

Scraping the Sky: The Eternal Architect

Even at 86, Philip Johnson has no small plans
December 3, 1992 The Washington Post,

Duking It Out in Austria

Jörg Haider, would-be chancellor, is young, handsome and a little bit scary
December 27, 1991 The Washington Post,

Albee and Nothingness

The "angry older playwright" on life, death and his latest European premiere
June 23, 1991 The Washington Post,

The Artist as Eco-Architectural Iconoclast

Friedensreich Hundertwasser's "compost-modern" crusade
November 18, 1990 The Washington Post,

The Haus Hollein Built

Vienna's version of Trump Tower
September 30, 1990 The Washington Post,

The Final Curtain of The Austrian Playwright

Thomas Bernhard's last will & banishment
May 22, 1990 The Washington Post,