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Architecture

Leading by example

Gropius Bau was among the first major museums to reopen after pandemic-enforced closure. Director Stephanie Rosenthal reveals how she did it.

  • Issue #137
  • 9 min read
Curators all together for a photo
Society

Bosphorous blues

A decade ago Istanbul was seen as an open, liberal city where culture still came together with ease. But now people are facing tougher times.

  • Issue #136
  • 8 min read
Two men sitting together in a modern restaurant with teal subway tile walls and industrial lighting
Urbanism

Rough diamond

The creative residents of Sicily’s delightfully unpolished capital have claimed their home town as a hub for art and design – and a haven for anyone looking to soak up the sun and sea.

  • Issue #135
  • 6 min read
Rough diamond
Art

Making a scene

Mexico’s second city, Guadalajara, is dynamic yet intimate. It entices emerging artists as well as collectors on the hunt for fresh talent.

  • Issue #132
  • 11 min read
Grand neoclassical arch monument on a busy tree-lined street.
Culture

The Ten

From Caribou's most intimate album yet to Tefaf Maastricht's encyclopaedic treasures and a bold new Oklahoma arts space — ten reasons to listen, visit and explore this week.

  • Issue #131
  • 8 min read
Two women touching foreheads intimately on a beach with ocean and cliffs in background
Affairs

Out with the old

A nation once known for being at the cultural avant garde is reasserting its revolutionary status.

  • Issue #131
  • 18 min read
Out with the old
Culture

Shared passion

Art collectors Mera and Don Rubell have found a suitably generous new space to display their remarkable collection.

  • Issue #130
  • 8 min read
Shared passion
Art

Showing their colours

Tokyo's contemporary-art scene is growing, thanks to energetic gallerists with a passion for their country's creativity. We profile four of them and their key artists.

  • Issue #129
  • 12 min read
Woman with glasses and shoulder-length hair sits at wooden desk in front of floor-to-ceiling bookshelves

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