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Amsterdam Pfeffer (1972) and others. dance Galerie Clairefontaine “Sonia Gaskell” explores the life and Sept. 9-12 work of the Russian-born dancer and % 352-47-23-24 choreographer Sonia Gaskell www.photomeetings.lu (1904-74) through photographs, cos- tumes and video clips. Paris Jewish Historical Museum photography Sept. 11-Jan. 31 “August Sander: Look, Observe and % 31-20-5310-310 Think” showcases a selection of impor- www.jhm.nl tant works by German photographer August Sander (1876-1964). design Fondation Cartier Bresson “Made in Britain” displays bags and Sept. 9-Dec. 20 purses designed by English designers % 33-1-5680-2700 selected from recent collections by Vi- vienne Westwood, Alexander Mc- www.henricartierbresson.org Queen, Stella McCartney, Paul Smith and others. art Museum of Bags and Purses “Bruegel, Memling, Van Eyck ... The Sept. 7 to Feb. 21 Brukenthal collection” brings together % 31-20-5246-452 50 works by masters of the Flemish www.tassenmuseum.nl school, including Van Eyck (ca. 1395-1441) and Bruegel (1525-69), alongside works by Titian (ca. Berlin 1490-1576) Lorenzo Lotto fireworks (1480-1556) and others. “Pyronale 2009” brings six interna- Musee Jacquemart-André tional pyrotechnical companies to com- Sept. 11-Jan. 11 pete on the Maifeld area of Berlin’s % Olympiastadion for two nights of spar- 33-1-4562-1159 kle and noise. www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com Olympia Stadium Sept. 4-5 Rotterdam % 49-30-3157-5413 art www.pyronale.biz “New Horizons: The Hague School and the modern Dutch Landscape” juxta- Bonn poses 30 historic 19th-century photo- music graphs with a selection of The Hague Empire bag in gold solid “Beethovenfest 2009” is a classical- School paintings by Willem Roelofs, brass, red enamel and music festival featuring performances Anton Mauve, the Maris brothers and Swarovski crystals by by Kent Nagano, Ingo Metzmacher, Johan Weissenbruch and others Alexander McQueen (2008) Sol Gabetta, Valery Gergiev, Gustavo Kunsthal at the Museum of Bags and Dudamel and others. Sept. 12-Dec. 6 Purses in Amsterdam; below, Leo Potma % 31-10-4400-301 Beethovenhalle ‘After the Bath’ (circa 1893) www.kunsthal.nl Until Oct. 3 by Edgar Degas in Vienna. % 49-228-20-1034-5 en.beethovenfest.de Turin art Hamburg from the 20th Century” examines 19th-century war photography, show- “Gianni Colombo” is a retrospective of Brussels photography works by 20th-century artists con- ing the earliest photos in the National work by Italian artist Gianni Colombo fronting the theme of war, including opera “Veto—Contemporary Positions in Ger- Army Museum’s collection. (1937-93), showing about 100 works Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945), Ernst “Semele” stages Handel’s opera based man Photography” displays works by National Army Museum retracing the artist’s career. Barlach (1870-1938), Max Beckmann on a Greco-Roman myth, staged by eight German photographers con- Until Jan. 2 Castello di Rivoli (1884-1950) and Otto Dix Chinese artist Zhang Huan and con- fronted with the concept of reality, in- % 44-20-7730-0717 Sept. 16-Jan. 10 (1891-1969). ducted by Christophe Rousset, leading cluding Andreas Gefeller (born 1970) www.national-army-museum.ac.uk % 39-011-9565-222 Sprengel Museum Les Talens Lyriques orchestra. and Beate Gütschow (1970). www.castellodirivoli.org La Monnaie Deichtorhallen Hamburg Sept. 9-Nov. 29 music Sept. 8-30 Until Nov. 15 % 49-511-1684-3875 “Rockwell” presents performances by Vienna % 32-2-2291-206 % 49-40-3210-30 www.sprengel-museum.de Tom Jones, Robert Plant, Razorlight, art www.lamonnaie.be www.deichtorhallen.de Joss Stone, David Gray and others as a benefit for the Nordoff-Robbins Mu- “Impressionism—Painting Light” show- London sic Therapy charity. cases 170 works of Impressionist and Düsseldorf Hannover O2 Arena Post-Impressionist painting, including glass art art photography Sept. 11 work by Caillebotte (1848-94), Manet “Neighbours, Glass from the Nether- “Artists and War—War and Art. Art “First Shots” explores the evolution of 49-0844-2774-442 (1832-83), Monet (1840-1926) and lands” exhibits 50 glass objects, includ- www.ticketmaster.co.uk Renoir (1841-1919). ing designs by A.D. Copier (1901-91), Albertina Karel de Bazel (1969-23), Chris Leb- theater Sept. 11-Jan. 10 eau (1878-1945) and Sybren Valkema “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” is Samuel Ad- % 43-1-5348-30 (1916-96). amson’s stage adaptation of Truman www.albertina.at Glasmuseum Hentrich Capote’s novel and the Blake Edwards Until Oct. 24 film. It stars Anna Friel as Holly Zurich % 49-211-8992-461 Golightly and Joseph Cross as William art Champions league www.glasmuseum-hentrich.de “Fred” Parsons. Theatre Royal Haymarket “Treasures from Ancient Gandhara, Pa- Edinburgh Sept. 9-Jan. 10 kistan” exhibits objects of Gandharan Norwegian cooks bring imagination to the table art % 44-0845-4811-870 art, focusing on stone reliefs depicting “As Others See Us” features photo- www.breakfastattiffanys.co.uk the life of the Buddha created from graphic portraits by Tricia Malley the first to the fifth century A.D. (born 1955) and Ross Gillespie of note- Luxembourg Werner Abegg Gallery-Museum Rietberg worthy Scots, including actors, writers photography Sept. 6-Jan. 3 and politicians, reflecting on the life “Photomeetings Luxembourg 2009” and work of poet Robert Burns. presents workshops, lectures and exhi- % 41-44-2063-131 National Gallery Complex bitions around the theme “Taboo” in stadt-zuerich.ch Until Nov. 8 contemporary photography, with % 44-131-6246-200 works by Marla Rutherford (born Source: ArtBase Global Arts News Ser- www.nationalgalleries.org 1971), Michel Medinger (1941), Roman vice, WSJE research. Jan Krugier and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, Geneva Stylish return of the ‘King of Cool’ Greek island rocks for climbers

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6-7 | Cover story Food | By A.J. Goldmann haus in the three different insti- merge the arts under the wing of course, stressed a study of na- other European modernist move- 3 | Fashion 8 Film tutions,” says Annemarie Jaeggi, architecture. In 1923, he pro- ture to “freely design abstract ments; but it was also an acad- Berlin director of the Bauhaus Archive nounced a new ideal: “art and shapes that go beyond the forc- emy, a community, a social entity.

t No artistic movement of the Berlin. “There isn’t one Bauhaus, technology—the new unity.” edly schematic and arrive at a The photos of everyday life at the On Style: ‘September Issue’ is old news 20th century has been more but many Bauhäuser,” she adds, The bursts of creativity and ex- new naturalness, the naturalness Bauhäuser—students playing A league lauded, debated, misunderstood stressing the amount of transfor- uberance are seen in the roles of the work.” The exhibit show- sports, attending parties, playing The ‘King 9 | Books and maligned than the Bauhaus, mation within the Bauhaus itself that Bauhaus masters and stu- cases teaching materials and ex- music and creating their art—af- the interdisciplinary workshop during the years of the school’s dents took in Expressionism, Cub- ercises from the Vorkurs, includ- firm this rapturous description in of Cool’ for modernity whose name has existence first in Weimar, then ism, Constructivism and Dadaism. ing myriad studies in composi- Tom Wolfe’s otherwise critical of extraordinary Fall books feature literary stars become practically synonymous in Dessau, and finally (briefly) It is discernible in a list of the tion, contrast, rhythm, material book “From Bauhaus to Our returns with the stripped-down function- in Berlin. school’s teachers: Oskar Schlem- and form. What all these class- House”: “It was more than a 10 | Top Picks alism that the movement brought “Bauhaus” is often tossed mer, László Moholy-Nagy, Lyonel room analyses show is the in- school; it was a commune, a spiri- chefs to architecture and design in the around as a catchall phrase for Feininger, Paul Klee, Wassily Kan- tense dissection and experimen- tual movement, a radical ap- short-lived Weimar Republic. the constellation of modernism, dinsky and Josef Albers were in- tation being pursued by both proach to art in all its forms, a design and architecture. Another ternationally recognized artists masters and disciples. philosophical center comparable Norwegian cooks Clark pumps up the volume misconception is that Bauhaus re- all, but the Bauhaus was for The exhibit progresses both to the Garden of Epicurus.” bring imagination to the table Bauhaus: A Conceptual fers to a specific architectural many of them just one stage in a chronologically and thematically, In the artistically and experi- style noted for its clarity and long and varied career. with different colors correspond- mentally charged atmosphere of Braunschweig Model functionality; in ing to periods the Weimar Republic, the Bau- celebrates Emperor Year Martin-Gropius-Bau, fact, this was and topics. Most haus strove to be exemplary and 4 | Sports Berlin true of only one of the time, dis- exceptional. To this end, its 11 | Taste Through Oct. 4 phase of the Bau- played items are members harnessed propaganda haus, a two-year left to speak for to spread their message. Many Greece lures climbers to grottoes period in Dessau themselves, with- items on display deal with how Bauhaus at 90 Bauhaus turns 90 this year under the direc- out much in the the school ensured it was talked 5 | Art and Berlin is celebrating with torship of way of accompa- about. Its name became a seal “Bauhaus: A Conceptual Model.” Hannes Meyer. nying text. of quality and a label. This 12 | Time Off The exhibit presents a comprehen- “Many people One of the branding is responsible for the sive overview of the school in all think that Bau- most extraordi- enduring misunderstandings U.K. Web platform aggregates its plurality and paradox. The ex- haus is a style, nary items is about Bauhaus, as well as its t Our arts and culture calendar hibit is organized by Germany’s or a period, or Moholy-Nagy’s lasting successes. museum merchandise three main Bauhaus institutes, that Bauhaus “Light Space Ninety years on, it’s tough to the Bauhaus Archive Berlin, the stands for mod- Modulator” pin the Bauhaus down, and the Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau and the ernism, for every- (1922-30), a me- exhibit shies away from raising

Tom Haga Tom Klassik Stiftung Weimar, with as- thing that was chanical appara- critical questions about its guid- Evan Ramsik (far right) at the Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany, in 2008. Craig Winneker Editor sistance from the Museum of created between tus that fuses ing philosophy. Concentrating on Barbara Tina Fuhr Deputy editor Modern Art in New York, where a the two World light and color the 14 years of the school’s exist- Elisabeth Limber Art director more modest version of the show Wars and maybe Jirka Jansch with movement ence, the exhibit doesn’t interest Brian M. Carney Taste page editor will be mounted in November. even after- ‘Light-Space Modulator’ by László Moholy-Nagy inside of a blue itself in the Bauhaus’s origins or With nearly 1,000 objects—in- wards,” Ms. Jae- and purple dis- reception: neither the parallel the- Questions or comments? Write to [email protected]. cluding models, studies, paint- ggi said. But, she noted, Bauhaus At the Bauhaus, Gropius had a play. In his Vorkurs, Moholy-Nagy ories of art education in Germany Please include your full name and address. ings, photographs and furniture— was only a piece in the puzzle of tough time controlling all the emphasized visual and tactile per- during the Weimar Republic nor ‘London in a Bag,’ a play set sold online by the Museum of London COVER, Chef Geir Skeie. Photograph: Paal André Schwital spread over the ground-floor gal- European modernism. egos he had gathered around ception. The importance that he the world-wide spread of Bau- leries of this stately neoclassical Walter Gropius, who founded him. The Bauhaus masters could attached to light can be gleaned haus in the postwar era. building, the exhibit is the largest the Bauhaus in Weimar in 1919, often outdo Gropius in the lofti- through his photography and film- But even without these per- Bauhaus retrospective ever was fueled by populist ideas. He ness of their proclamations. Jo- making, and this kinetic sculpture spectives, the show brings the mounted and the first time that spoke of Bauhaus’s ability to hannes Itten, who structured was, in a sense, a logical outcome Bauhaus vividly to life as a move- the three Bauhaus institutes, unite individuals “using the idea and taught the school’s prelimi- of his fascination. ment in a constant state of flux THE JOURNAL CROSSWORD / Edited by Mike Shenk 59 Its business is booming 4 Its national anthem 49 Court contests 82 Water-to-wine once separated by the Iron Cur- of new producing, working and nary course, the Vorkurs, told The exhibition makes clear the between idealism and indecision. 61 Many a Jonas Brothers fan is “Nashid as-Salaam 50 Groom’s charge miracle site tain, have collaborated. living communities.” Responding his students “to awaken the per- double sense in which Bauhaus as-Sultani” 83 To distant places 22 Likes 31 Output of Yogo 44 “Must’ve been 62 Stuffy 51 White House resident “There are different notions, to the “eclecticism” of contempo- sonal life that is inherent in the was a school: It was a new ap- Mr. Goldmann writes about cul- Across 5 Socks Gulch’s mines something ___” 65 Checking device of the 1940s 84 David’s co-anchor or different views of the Bau- rary trends in art, his goal was to form.” Klee, who later taught the proach to art, comparable to ture from Berlin and New York. 1 Person who 24 Formed to 6 Draft pick 52 Blundering 86 Sheep trills might flip for you tackle a single 37 Angled pipes 45 Make the cut 66 “The Good Shepherd” subject 67 They make a lot of calls 7 Stretching muscle 54 Sorry! inspiration 89 Intensifies 8 Spice blend problem 39 Newspaper 46 Unmanned solar- section powered aircraft 8 Sporty Mazda 90 Item, so to speak of India 25 Bids one club, say 68 Couldn’t be missed 55 Preposterous Bookshelf / By Sadanand Dhume 40 PayPal tested in the 9 Curry of “Today” 91 Tomfoolery 7 14 Frère de ma mère 26 Campaign goal 70 Not barefoot 56 View from Masada owner 1980s and 1990s 10 Band offering 93 Keep busy 27 Make out 71 Symbol of punishment 59 Family divisions 19 2001 reality 41 Mia Farrow 53 Flat 72 Green feature 11 Pound sound 60 “Norma Rae” 94 Music’s Horne show hosted by 29 Ortiz of graced its 57 Opposition group 73 Heartburn medicine brand 12 “You Make Me Feel Like director Martin 95 With no promise A Peek Into Pakistan Anderson Cooper “Ugly Betty” first cover 58 Chestnut with Dancing” singer of profit 20 Maroon 30 Flo and 42 Pennywhistle white mixed in, 74 Chart makeup 62 Missing, in a way 13 Campaign manager 97 Important 21 Bow application Alice’s boss or pinwheel e.g. 75 Shiny paints 63 Where you may find On the face of it, few countries dition to an already glittering ros- Bally Sagoo). Ostensible trips to As though to make up for this America, that Pakistan belongs to 14 ___ pro nobis a sweater 98 Degas subject 77 Clearly not latched the beauty salon to have her up- less than rigorous plotting, Mr. the Middle East. Lahore may 99 Pool input are in as dire need of a public im- ter is 25-year-old Ali Sethi, a pre- Right Here, Right Now / by Colin Gale 78 “One O’Clock Jump” 15 Green light 64 Lengthy tales age makeover as Pakistan. Its best- cocious Harvard graduate who re- per lip threaded, and to private Sethi’s prose, always lucid, often boast a stadium named for Libyan composer 16 The key of D major 65 Move borders, perhaps 101 Nose separators 1234567 89101112131415161718 known exports are the Taliban and sides in Lahore. classes to sharpen her math skills, soars to illuminate the quotidian. strongman Moammar Gadhafi; the has one 102 Minimal amount 79 Nisan feast 69 Basketball’s Bell contraband nukes. Its airspace In “The Wish Maker,” his first serve as cover for trysts forbid- A pre-wedding party dissolves math teacher at Zaki’s elite public 19 20 21 80 Nixon’s “Western 17 Company that offers 70 Feather parts 107 Cardinal commands more attention from novel, Mr. Sethi explores modern den by a deeply conservative soci- into a “democracy of dance.” A school may venerate the Arab con- White House” little training? 108 Source of ATM money 22 23 24 72 Valiant Predator drones than from com- Pakistan through the lives of Zaki ety. As detail piles well-groomed ho- tribution to his subject; the ban 85 Knock over 18 Protect, in a way 76 Nice nicety 110 Comic strip squeal mercial airlines. Its immediate fu- and Samar, near-siblings who upon detail, the tel manager has on alcohol in public places may 25 26 27 28 29 87 Thunderbirds’ org. 20 “___ shaking?” 78 Book jacket paragraph 111 Hang out, perhaps ture rests more in the hands of come of age together in 1990s reader cannot help the manner of drive the trendy to sheesha bars; 88 All the rage 23 Change item 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 80 “Stand Up” rapper 113 Meditation chants NATO than in those of the WTO. Lahore before circumstances but feel a mounting someone “who the evening news may be read in 89 Thorny tree 28 Omar of “House” 81 Right now, as hidden 114 Arg. neighbor launch their lives on sharply diver- sense of dread, seemed to reside Arabic in addition to Urdu. But 37 38 39 40 41 92 “Two Years Before 31 Uxmal inhabitant in this puzzle’s 115 Slow on the uptake gent paths. Zaki, the book’s narra- heightened by Sa- permanently in culturally, Zaki and Samar’s Paki- the Mast” writer The Wish Maker 42 43 44 45 32 Denial in Deutschland longest answers 116 Mendes of “Hitch” tor, is a sensitive fatherless boy mar’s conscription morning.” In its stan continues to cleave to idol- 93 Moisturizer ingredient 33 Bon Jovi’s “You Give By Ali Sethi raised in a home bursting with of the hapless Zaki heyday in the worshipping India. At the Lahore 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 96 Covers a bald spot Love ___ Name” (Riverhead Books, 432 pages, strong-willed women. Samar, as a co-conspirator. 1950s, the cosmo- store where the duo borrows pi- 100 Setting of many 57 58 59 60 34 Quench Last Week’s Solution $25.95) though technically Zaki’s aunt Less convincing politan port city rated Bollywood videos, the selec- “Friends” scenes 35 Kingdom come GMAN GNU C ARA E Y E L A S H once removed, is for all intents is the book’s histori- of Karachi, its cab- tion ranges from “Abhimaan” 61 62 63 64 65 66 103 Budgetary excess 36 Tom Harkin, for one YOG I BEAR ONEG MEDULLA and purposes an older sister. cal reach. Though arets filled with near the entrance to “Zanjeer” on 104 Call’s counterpart 67 68 69 70 38 Deck treatments PRENT I SS AGAR PA I NFUL In recent years, the permanently Their lives become shorthand for most of the action dancers from the the opposite wall. Spying the In- 105 Wall St. watchdog ADJUSTABLER8MORTGAGE 43 Some are covert enraged Pakistani mob—protesting the decisive role family and gen- takes place in the Levant and East- dian actor Amrish Puri in an Indi- 71 72 73 74 106 Bank worries AST I MI L DAWNS der play in shaping the landscape 1990s, the story ern Europe, ap- ana Jones movie evokes an in- 46 Characters Danish cartoons, rumors of Koran 107 Gratuitous benefit SIB EMIT SEXES AFRO desecration, obscure references to of life’s possibilities for even rela- spans 60 years of pears poised to stant gasp of recognition. 75 76 77 78 47 Buttercup’s cousin 109 Entered the Bond trade? PL8GLASS IMPAIR TALON Byzantine history by the Pope— tively privileged Pakistanis. Pakistani history. have the “vision of Mr. Sethi’s narrative may be at REAL I STS OREL GOHOME 79 80 81 82 83 84 112 Oozing hubris 48 Johnny Cash, has become almost emblematic of The book’s sharpest insights At times this its successes be- times forced, but all in all this re- to Carlene Carter ANNALS ANEW IMOK RAN 85 86 87 88 117 Duodenal woe TEDDY EER DEST INY IND the ongoing culture war between are reserved for matters of the makes the book come its totality.” mains a novel worth reading, a 118 “The Lion King” lyricist WSJ.com SEWERAGE DOESGOOD radical Islam and the West. heart. Mr. Sethi is especially alive groan under The city’s subse- worm’s eye view of the kinds of 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 119 Removed letter? CAW H I STORY AMT R I ATA Somewhat paradoxically, Paki- to the emotional contours of the burden of quent decline is cap- lives that rarely make their way 100 101 102 103 120 Vexing Crossword online AR I I RES RACK BONGOS stan also happens to be home to young love, its modes of court- trying to include tured by a picture of black, to the pages of a newspaper or 121 Seize For an interactive PET I TE COLA I CESK8RS some of Asia’s most vibrant new ship, its methods of subterfuge. Sa- too much—the poetry of the swampy water stinking of fish in magazine. 104 105 106 107 108 ENCRE SORREL LONESOME 122 Lopes version of The Wall writing in English. Indeed, the mar, hopelessly smitten, seeks to iconic communist Faiz Ahmed the afternoon, and surrounded by RAHS SOLOS L I EN RET country now churns out brilliant win the affections of her love in- Faiz, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s famous “territorial seagulls that were al- Mr. Dhume is a Washington, D.C. 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 Street Journal Crossword, SHOES CWT SYST Down WSJ.com subscribers TENTH I NGS I H8ABOUTYOU novelists the way its cricket team terest by gifting him imported co- promise to give the poor “food, ways in a panic.” based writer and the author of 117 118 119 1 In can go to ALEWI FE BNAI ALCAPONE could once be counted on to pro- logne (Blue Jeans by Versace) and clothing and shelter,” the impor- Throughout the book, Mr. “My Friend the Fanatic: Travels 120 121 122 2 Hitching post? WSJ.com/WeekendJournal PLAINTS ODIN DECREPIT duce a stream of the world’s best an audiotape filled with love tance to Pakistan of the three Sethi is at pains to debunk the with a Radical Islamist” (Sky- 3 Scalp, e.g. EARNEST WONG USA ASTA fast bowlers. The most recent ad- songs (Meat Loaf, Mariah Carey, A’s, Army, Allah and America. idea, not entirely uncommon in horse Publishing, 2009).

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Live album is Eva Hesse: A Pioneer of modern sculpture Fashion channels the Steve McQueen mojo Edinburgh: One of Edinburgh new ground festival director Jonathan Mills’s By Ray A. Smith way Steve McQueen has,” explains Queen’s influence further into a quiet triumphs is to have integrated TEVE MCQUEEN DIED in 1980. Tom Julian, a trend expert and au- younger generation of men. One for Jan Garbarek the visual arts into the program. In- Today, he is a rising star in thor of “Nordstrom Guide to Men’s 19-year-old, Alex Kizewski, of Wau- It has taken leading Euro- deed, there’s an Edinburgh Art Festi- Smenswear. Style,” published earlier this year. sau, Wis., recently “discovered” the pean saxophonist Jan Garbarek val, with its own fat brochure, along- Dolce & Gabbana has created a Menswear’s love affair with Mr. star after stumbling upon one of his 30 years to bring out a live al- side the International, the Fringe, line of $285 T-shirts decorated with McQueen also reflects a yearning for movies on TV. Now, he says, “every bum of his own. Recorded in and the Book, Film and TV Festivals. pictures of the 1960s and ’70s movie acertaintypeofmasculinity.Hisstint timeIwatchamovieofhis,Ipickupon 2007, the new quartet album, At the ever-enterprising Fruit- star for spring, building on the suc- as a U.S. Marine, rugged athleticism, thingsthat hewearsthat Iwanttoin- “Dresden,” has a harder-edged market Gallery is a small show cess of a limited-edition line in less-is-moreactingstyleandreal-life corporate into my own wardrobe.” sound compared with previous called “Eva Hesse Studiowork,” fea- spring 2008. Thom Browne, a de- love of car racing and motorcycles— Though he took pride in the way lineups, in part due to new mem- turing about 50 mostly small sculp- signer known for his extremely fit- which meant he performed some of he dressed, Mr. McQueen might bers Yuri Daniel on bass and tural pieces by the German-born, ted clothing, cites Mr. McQueen’s his own film stunts—have earned have found it amusing to be held up Manu Katché on drums, who American experimental artist look in “The Thomas Crown Affair” him scores of cool points. as a style icon. “My dad was pretty join stalwart Rainer Brüning- (1936-70). Because of her early as an inspiration. Of course, some say McQueen humble about stuff like that,” says haus on keyboards. The album death and evident talent, the art es- Furthermore: Gucci featured rac- worship reflects something more Chad McQueen, the actor’s son, who highlights Mr. Garbarek’s inter- tablishment treasures her limited ing-driver looks inspired by Mr. Mc- disheartening. “It speaks to the fact has been selective about agreeing to est in World and specifically output, including this collection of Queen in its spring 2008 runway we are in dire need of some new licensing deals and has sued brands Latin-American rhythms, which (mostly) considered trifles, pro- show; A.P.C. sells a bomber called style icons,” says Tyler Thoreson, ex- over unauthorized use. “How would have been played down in recent duced, throughout her career, along- “the old-school jacket” that looks ecutive editor of fashion Web site Dad feel? I don’t think he would studio efforts. “Dresden” opens side her larger-scale sculptures. like the Harrington jacket Mr. Mc- men.style.com. While he likes Mr. have taken himself too seriously,” with Indian violinist L. Shan- The show is the result of new re- Queen wore; and Hermès and McQueen, “everyone keeps going to he says. “When I was growing up, he Warner Bros/Kobal Collection kar’s “Paper Nut” and along the search by curator and Hesse scholar Michael Kors have recently based the same well.” was really stylish, but his persona way there is Milton Nascimeto’s Briony Fer, who says in her fine exhi- clothing and bags on the man once For now, though, fashion market- was about flying under the radar, be- Steve McQueen, shown here in the 1968 movie ‘Bullitt,’ has had a lasting “Milagre Dos Peixes” and “Once bition catalog that Hesse not only pi- dubbed the “King of Cool.” ers are hoping to extend Mr. Mc- ing stylish but low-key.” influence on menswear and recently inspired a new clothing line. I Dreamt A Tree Upside Down,” oneered the use of new materials With so many brands channeling first heard on a Trilok Gurtu al- for sculpture (such as combinations Mr. McQueen—Tag Heuer and Per- bum. The album finishes with of latex, adhesive, wax, wire, sol have resurrected a watch and avi- well-reworked “Voy Cantando” screens, mesh, wood, plaster and ator shades identified with him—it from Mr. Garbarek’s own “Leg- rubber tubing), but that she also ex- was only a matter of time before end of the Seven Dreams.” It tended the techniques of sculpture— there was a Steve McQueen clothing also has several new composi- for example, by folding and extrud- line. Such a collection quietly made tions by Mr. Garbarek, which ing materials—and so changed the its debut last winter and will be car- find him in a much more upbeat definition of what sculpture is. ried this fall in stores including Saks and rhythmic mood, rounding It is apparent from these small, Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom. out a set that shows a new direc- often playful objects, that Hesse The made-in-America line was Oxana Panchenko (left) tion for one of Europe’s leading was making, at the same time and of- produced with the blessing of the and Clair Thomas jazz lights. ten with similar materials, the sort star’s son by motorcycle maker perform in a dance by —Paul Sharma of things familiar to those who Johnson Motors Inc. and Green- Michael Clark (below). Released Sept. 4 across Eu- know the work of British artist Light, which manages Steve Mc- rope, Sept. 18 in the U.K. Barry Flanagan (1941-2009), well Queen licensing rights. It includes known for making massive represen- $65 to $70 T-shirts made of Supima tational bronzes of good-humoured cotton, $130 sweat shirts and hares or patient elephants. Pieces leather jackets and pea coats (be- such as Hesse’s “Contingent” tween $400 and $850) that are (1969), which features curtain-like based on ones Mr. McQueen wore. sheets of fibreglass and cheese- Mr. McQueen, who starred in ac-

cloth, are uncannily like works The Fruitmarket Gallery, 2009, Photo: Alan Dimmick tion, adventure and suspense films made by Flanagan in the 1960s. such as “The Great Escape,” “Bul- Not surprisingly, the most inter- litt” and “The Getaway,” has a esting things in this show are larger built-in audience among over-50 Clark’s dance troupe sculptures hanging in the upstairs ‘Studiowork’ (1966) by Eva Hesse. males and movie buffs. His coolness gallery. But this is a show that will and “guy’s guy” persona were ad- amuse viewers who don’t already mired in his day. But that doesn’t know the experimental sculpture of den Arts Centre in London, Dec. fully explain the current obsession pumps up the volume the 1960s; the show seriously en- 11-March 7, 2010; then to Barcelona; with him in the fashion world. gages the attention of anyone who Toronto; and Berkeley, Calif. His look is so restrained—and in- Edinburgh: Signs in the vast Ed- since 1988. Nowadays, at age 47, Mr. has a special interest in bold depar- —Paul Levy corporates so many of today’s ba- inburgh Playhouse warned ticket Clark is taken seriously and not re- tures from standard sculptural prac- Until Oct. 25 sics—that those who haven’t seen holders for the Edinburgh Interna- garded simply as the buttock-bar- tice. The show is headed to the Cam- www.fruitmarket.co.uk his movies can strain to understand Getty Images tional Festival’s world premiere of ing, platform-shoe-wearing bad boy the allure. His clothes were neutral- the Michael Clark dance company’s of the dance world. His work genu- colored and plain: flat-front chinos, new work that the noise levels could inely has evolved into making pat- suede desert boots, straight-leg endanger their hearing. terns of exquisite beauty, though his jeans, windbreakers, shawl-collar As we had a pre-curtain drink, the dancers retain many of his poten- Braunschweig’s Emperor Year celebrates Otto IV cardigans, T-shirts and sweat young barman pressed pairs of ear- tially awkward signature gestures shirts. plugs on us, for which we had reason and postures, listed by critic Debra Braunschweig: Most Ger- art to horseshoes. It is also a “Sure, some consider him to be a to be grateful almost immediately,as Craine in her program note as “the mans associate the House of unique chance to view a range of style icon and a pioneer, but from heavy-duty speakers exaggerated arched backs, the balances left hang- Guelph, one of Europe’s oldest dy- medieval manuscripts, including what I have seen, he doesn’t really the decibels of songs by Wire and ing in the air, the tilted torsos and nastic families, with its current tit- Otto’s last will and testament, do anything that was that extraordi- Bruce Gilbert, in Mr. Clark’s first flattened profiles.” ular head, Ernst August, husband dated May 18, 1218. nary by today’s standards,” says piece, a revival of “Swamp.” I was almost taken aback to see of Princess Caroline of Monaco The highlight of the show is un- 20-year-old Derek Yegan, of Mission “Homecoming” was one of this dancers on point in the new piece and perennial tabloid target. The doubtedly the “Ptolemy Cameo,” a Viejo, Calif. year’s themes in Edinburgh, and the “come, been and gone,” but this sym- northern German city of Braunsch- spectacular double portrait of In- But that understatement is an es- Scottish-born, convention-shatter- bolic feature of classical ballet has weig would like to change all that dian onyx dating back to the third sential part of his appeal to design- ing choreographer was making his been subtly incorporated into the with a huge historical exhibition century B.C., which Otto had set in ers today. Mr. McQueen wore first appearance at the festival pulsating choreography, which is called “Otto IV—Dream of a Guelph gold and then made part of a Co- clothes that didn’t scream to be set to the ear-splitting 1970s music Empire.” logne shrine. The oversize cameo, seen. In an economic environment of Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and David Devoted to the life and times of which was stolen from the shrine where conspicuous fashion is Bowie. You can feel it in your bones Ernst August’s medieval ancestor, in the 16th century, eventually frowned upon, sobriety may be an even with full-on ear protection; Otto (around 1175-1218), the exhibi- made its way to Vienna, where it is easier sell, especially for men, who you leave the auditorium in a state tion commemorates Otto’s corona- one of the signature treasures of generally don’t want their clothes of high excitement and wonder. The tion as Holy Roman Emperor eight the Kunsthistorisches Museum. to draw too much attention. gorgeous, frequently-changed cos- centuries ago in 1209, when he A treasure of a more mysteri- It helps that Mr. McQueen looked

tumes, and Charles Atlas’s sumptu- briefly ruled much of Europe in the The Royal Library, Copenhagen ous sort is the “tomb crown” of Em- as at ease in a sweatshirt and chinos ous, ever-appropriate lighting, to- family’s name. The show is meant press Richenza, Otto’s great-grand- as he did in a three-piece suit, wear- gether with performances of breath- to be a publicity bonanza for the The Otto IV exhibition includes this mother, circa 1141. Discovered in ing both looks effortlessly, says taking precision by the dancers, city of Braunschweig, which has Copenhagen Psalter (circa 1175-1200). an archaeological dig in the 1970s, menswear historian Robert E. make this a piece dance buffs will be set up a number of related events the simple lead object has a weath- Bryan, whose book, “Men’s Ameri- thrilled to see on its tour to Stock- for its “Emperor Year.” By all ered grandeur. A potent symbol of can Fashion,” comes out this month. holm, Maubeuge and Creteil. Then means, have fun at the planned lection of works from many of Eu- the passage of time, it reminds us “It wasn’t just what he wore, but it’s on to the Barbican Theatre in jousting tournament, or just play- rope’s leading museums. of the mortality of all human en- how he wore things, so naturally London from Oct. 28-Nov. 7, and ing with your Otto IV cut-out pa- Spread out over three adjacent deavors, especially empires. and with confidence. He had a re- later headed for Berlin. per dolls, but don’t forget to linger buildings in the city’s Burgplatz, —J.S. Marcus laxed un-self-conscious way of —Paul Levy in the actual exhibition, which the exhibition presents everything Until Nov. 8 dressing” that appeals to men. www.michaelclarkcompany. brings together an astonishing col- from priceless works of decorative www.braunschweig.de/otto “We’ve never had an actor who’s com/diary.php presented a sportswear story in the Jake Walters (2)

W10 FRIDAY - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 6, 2009 | WEEKEND JOURNAL WEEKEND JOURNAL | FRIDAY - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 6, 2009 W3 v Sports v Books

Exploring ancient cities and remote beaches How to get there offers more traditional hotel accommo- A heavy crop of fall books Kalymnos is located in Greece’s southeastern Dodecanese archipelago, dation and apartments for rental. Call % By Alexandra Alter near Turkey. Fly to the Greek tourist for pricing. 30-22430-48094. adopted, mixed-race daughter. ing a prophecy by a latter-day reli- hub of Kos, which is reachable via sev- Where to eat HIS SEASON, MANY publish- gious leader named Adam One. ers are counting on star- The Anthologist Survivors include a trapeze artist eral European holiday-flight carriers. A Fish, octopus and oysters are the studded fall catalogues to Nicholson Baker who is trapped inside a sex club brief taxi ride and 20 minutes on a ferry staples of Kalymnian cuisine and are T turn around a dismal year. Bat- Aug. 20, Simon & Schuster U.K. and a devotee of Adam One who is take you to the main town in Kalymnos caught and harvested by local fisher- tered by the drop in consumer Novelist Nicholson Baker’s lat- barricaded in a spa where, luckily, of Pothia. men. The bistro Exotic Ambeli serves spending, most major publishing est work is narrated by a heartbro- many of the treatments are edible. Most climbers stay in the village of up homemade stuffed grape leaves, oc- houses have cut staff and trimmed ken poet who is struggling to Ms. Atwood has written a one- Massouri, which is closest to the is- topus and tzatziki on one of the island’s costs in recent months. write the introduction to a poetry hour musical theater piece to ac- land’s main climbing areas and offers most scenic beaches. Owner Stavros Publishers often save their anthology. The poet, Paul Chow- company the book, which will be numerous hotels and studios. For more Solanakis will lend you a snorkel and splashiest works for the autumn der, muses on the lives and work performed during her book tour. information: www.kalymnos-isl.gr. fins for a post-lunch swim. months, but this year’s crop of fall of poets such as Tennyson, Roet- % 30-69428-69722 Spring and fall are the best times to books is unusually heavy with big hke and Yeats, and reflects on his Juliet, Naked go, with June and September typically What to see names. The releases run across writing and failed relationship. Nick Hornby offering enjoyable climbing tempera- Mountain bikes, scooters and small the literary spectrum, from Dan Sept. 3, Viking tures and warm water for swimming. boats are available for rent in Massouri. Brown’s sequel to “The Da Vinci The Lost Symbol Pop music figures heavily— It’s busiest each May when the island The climbing information center and Code,” which kicks of with a mas- Dan Brown once again—in this latest novel by hosts an international climbers’ festi- two climbing shops in town can provide sive first printing of 6.5 million Sept. 15, Transworld Mr. Hornby, author of “High Fidel- val, where pro climbers and amateurs information for hikers. copies, to a final, posthumous Harvard symbologist and Vati- ity” and “About a Boy.” The book’s which Mr. Eggers co-wrote with The Humbling mingle at competitions and parties af- The ancient port of Vathi in Kalym- work by Vladimir Nabokov. can nemesis Robert Langdon re- heroine, Annie, is having doubts director Spike Jonze. Philip Roth ter a day out on the rock. nos is today lined with foreign yachts turns in Dan Brown’s sequel to his about her boyfriend Duncan, who Nov. 5, Jonathan Cape Last Night in Twisted River Learning to climb and small bistros. A pre-lunch swim in A Gate at the Stairs bestseller “The Da Vinci Code.” is obsessed with a reclusive folk In Philip Roth’s 30th book, a the fjord-like aqua waters offers a Lorrie Moore The publisher is fiercely guarding singer. Annie captures the folk John Irving washed up stage actor in his 60s Aris Theodoropoulos offers guided worthwhile break from Massouri. Oct. 1, Faber & Faber against plot leaks, and the book’s singer’s attention when she writes Oct. 19, Bloomsbury laments his loss of talent. The pro- climbing and instruction for beginners. The Archeological Museum and Ma- Fans of Lorrie Moore have official Web site has little informa- an online critique of his latest al- Mr. Irving’s 12th novel starts in tagonist, Simon Axler, imagines Mr. Theodoropoulos is the author of rine Museum in the main town of waited more than a decade for a tion beyond the enigmatic phrase bum. 1954 in a New Hampshire logging that audiences are laughing at the Kalymnos guidebook, which experi- Pothia have exhibits on the island’s div- new novel from the author of “All Will Be Revealed,” and a clock settlement and spans five de- him. enced climbers will want to pick up for ing history, sea life and archaeology. “Self-Help” and “Birds of Amer- counting down the seconds until The Wild Things cades. The plot is set in motion descriptions and maps of the island’s The Kalymnos House Museum has ex- ica.” Ms. Moore returns with a the book is released. Dave Eggers when a 12-year-old boy and his fa- The Original of Laura climbing sectors. (Sold at mini-marts hibits depicting life in a traditional Ka- post-9/11, coming-of-age novel Oct. 29, Hamish Hamilton ther become fugitives after the Vladimir Nabokov and climbing stores in Massouri.) lymnian household. that’s stamped with her character- The Year of the Flood Fans of Maurice Sendak’s boy mistakes the constable’s girl- Nov. 17, Penguin % 30-6944-505-279; Aritheo@ote- The remains of the ancient city of istic blend of wit, humor and trag- Margaret Atwood iconic children’s book “Where the friend for a bear and bludgeons The draft of Nabokov’s final net.gr. Chora, outside of Pothia, are also of his- edy. The first-person narrative un- Sept. 7, Bloomsbury Wild Things Are” are bracing her with a frying pan. Mr. Irving novel will hit shelves more than Where to stay torical interest. Small, often isolated folds from the perspective of Margaret Atwood’s post-apoca- themselves for Dave Egger’s new says on his Web site that he wrote 30 years after the author’s death, monasteries are located throughout Tassie Keltjin, a Midwestern col- lyptic novel begins in the after- take on the story—a novelization, the last sentence first, as he often following his son’s decades-long Pricing can depend on season and the island, though they are often only lege student who becomes a part- math of a natural disaster that based loosely on the children’s does, and worked his way back- deliberation over whether to pub- A rock climber is scaling a bluff above availability, and the selection ranges reached after a rigorous hike. time nanny for a white couple’s wiped out most of humanity, fulfill- book, and a big screen version, ward. lish the novel or destroy it. the sea on Kalymnos, Greece. from clean but rustic studios to more Telendos: A 10-minute ferry ride traditional hotel accommodation. At from Massouri is the neighboring is- Marias Studios at Myrties Beach, out- land of Telendos, which offers a hand- side of Massouri, a three-person studio ful of quaint cafés and a secluded costs Œ30 per night during June. beach within walking distance of its % 30-6937-9874-03. The owners will DISTINCTIVE PROPERTIES &ESTATES port. With no cars and a population of bring you to and from the ferry upon re- around 60 full-time residents, the is- quest. land has a remote, untouched feel. UNITED STATES UNITED STATES Apollonia Hotel in central Massouri —William Launder Philip and Karen Smith

      
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W4 FRIDAY - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 6, 2009 | WEEKEND JOURNAL WEEKEND JOURNAL | FRIDAY - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 6, 2009 W9 v Film v Art ‘September Issue’ is old news Museum shops link up on Web

N THE LAST MINUTES of the By Paul Sonne documentary “The September OST PEOPLE SEE the Tate IIssue”—R.J. Cutler’s behind-the- Modern and the British Mu- scenes look at the birth of a behe- Sotheby's Mseum as bastions of fine art. moth (the four-pound September Peter Tullin, however, thinks of 2007 issue of the fashion bible them as powerful brands. Vogue)—Anna Wintour, the maga- Deborah Bell’s ‘Triumph II’ (2008) Mr. Tullin is the co-founder of zine’s legendary long-time editor-in- symbolizes transformation and power. CultureLabel.com, an online portal chief, considers a rack of clothes for that aggregates merchandise from possible inclusion in the October is- the gift shops of 70 museums and sue. “So,” she says, clearly dissatis- cultural organizations in the U.K. fied with what’s been set before her, Charity auction The Web site, which launched in “what else?” July, is a one-stop shop for creative My sentiments exactly. The benefits Africa and quirky commerce, marketing ev- press notes boast that Mr. Cutler erything from the Saatchi Gallery’s niche, online gallery shopping to be- HE BEAUTY AND energy of Af- limited-edition prints to the Natural come more mainstream. Trica have become tainted by the History Museum’s radio-controlled Initially, the concept was a tough Film shadow of poverty and AIDS, says tarantulas. sell, with museum executives ex- JOANNE KAUFMAN South African artist Beezy Bailey. “In utility purposes, it is almost pressing concern about damaging “The continent seems to act as a cru- likeanAmazonforculture,whereyou their brands. But gradually the gal- cible for the world’s ills.” make it really easy for the consumer leries signed on. Helen Watts, direc- Items featured on CultureLabel.com include was given “unprecedented access” Mr. Bailey hopes to change that and put everything in one place,” Mr. tor of finance and administration (clockwise from top left) a radio-controlled and the right of final cut; these ad- through art. On Sept. 21, under the Tullin said. “But these [museums] for the British Museum Company tarantula offered by the Natural History vantages don’t seem to have done direction of Mr. Bailey, Sotheby’s have always said no to joining Ama- Ltd., the charity retail operation Museum (£24.47); a designer gas mask print much for this listless film. London will host “Art for Africa,” an zon and other Web retailers because owned by the British Museum’s by Diddo (£1,031); a necklace, inspired by the Itdoesn’thelp,ofcourse,thatmov- auction featuring works donated by no one has created a bespoke plat- trustees, said she was sold by the cu- dinosaur at the Natural History Museum, sold ies like “The Devil Wears Prada,” an Vogue editor Anna Wintour South African and British artists. form that’s just for them.” ratorial element of the Web site, by Tatty Devine (£96); and a street-sign table adaptation of Lauren Weisberger’s is the imperious center The proceeds will go to the Africa Enter CultureLabel, whose where CultureLabel’s editors make offered by the Museum of London (£350). vengeful roman à clef about a maga- of the documentary Foundation and Ikamva Labantu founders spent two years convinc- suggestions and bloggers explore zine modeled on Vogue and an editor ‘The September Issue.’ (the Future of Our Nation), charities ing executives at U.K. galleries like the connection between products modeled on Ms. Wintour, and “Ugly that care for orphaned and vulnera- the Ashmolean and the Tate that a and museum shows. The Web site Roadside Attractions Betty,” the popular TV series set at a combined online platform could now includes only the “best” items glossyfashionmagazine,havedemys- in a bottle when Ms. Wintour came sional faint twinkle of humor. We tins, apparently to add a sense of ur- boost retail revenues without cheap- from each gallery shop, but Mr. Tul- tified such supposedly recherché ac- on board. The woman who’s de- learn that she’s a fool for her family gency and suspense to the proceed- Collecting ening the museum brands. The pitch lin plans to offer full catalogs soon. tivities as photo shoots, fashion scribed in a voice-over as “the sin- and that she’d like a better back- ings—three months until the close MARGARET STUDER worked, and though Mr. Tullin Ms. Watts hopes CultureLabel shows, editorial confabs, energetic gle most important figure in the hand, but nothing that we’d really of the issue, six weeks, a month, a won’t divulge visitor statistics, he will steer shoppers directly to the debates about accessories or the $300 billion fashion world”—and like to know: What happens when week, etc.—it’s a completely false says traffic on the Web site has ex- British Museum’s online store. Cur- need for the cover subject (in this no, not simply “the high priestess,” she cools on a designer? How has sense of urgency. None of the doings ble children in South Africa. ceeded expectations. The next step rently, most traffic comes from visi- case actress Sienna Miller) to wear a but “the pope”—has been the focus Vogue evolved during her tenure? In on-screen suggest a desperate race After organizing “Art for AIDS is to add international retailers, he tors who spot the link accidentally wig.Thus,ascenethatshowsMs.Win- of myriad magazine and newspaper an industry where change is the against the clock. Orphans” auctions in Cape Town says—20% of CultureLabel’s traffic on the museum’s main site, she said. tourvoicingbarelyconcealeddisplea- stories. All tend to center on her only thing you can count on, how A larger problem is that fashion and Johannesburg, Mr. Bailey de- already comes from the U.S. “People are looking for some- sureaboutthemutedpaletteofanew ever-present sunglasses and her has she held on for 20 years? How is all about the moment—this mo- cided to take his initiative interna- The Web site, which features thing for research purposes, and collection, and the designer trying to ever-present hauteur. would she define her personal ment. “The September Issue” is old tional. He approached philanthro- about 2,000 products, markets a ro- they happen to see that there’s a convince her that dark green is too a Unfortunately for audiences, Ms. style? (It does seem to involve a news, all the more so given the re- pists Tara and Jessica Getty, trust- bust mix of uncommon gifts: The Na- shop,” Ms. Watts said. “It’s difficult color, doesn’t register as dramati- Wintour, perhaps mindful of her icy necklace with flat amber beads that cent recession-driven transforma- ees of the Africa Foundation, for sup- tional Maritime Museum offers cos- for us to get traffic directly, and cally as it might have a decade ago. reputation, perhaps simply mindful she wears throughout the documen- tion of the magazine landscape. port. The Gettys enthusiastically metic bags made of seat belts that’s what we’re hoping CultureLa- Even so, Mr. Cutler surely must of the cameras, is on her best behav- tary.) Because Ms. Wintour’s lightest took to the idea, and “Art for Africa” (£19.95); the Royal Parks Founda- bel can help us with—getting a di- have thought he’d caught lightning ior: cool and distant with an occa- Despite the movie’s use of bulle- word is law—this keeps meetings was born. The auction’s offerings in- tion sells artist-designed deck rect link in from the outside world.” brief and conversations briefer— clude paintings, sculptures, draw- chairs (£86); and the Royal Acad- CultureLabel’s venture comes at and because the magazine’s staff ings, photography and ceramics. emy of Arts vends linear, stainless- a time when museums find them- communicates in the shorthand of Former President Nelson Man- steel vases designed by British-Iraqi selves under continued pressure to glances and gestures and seems ex- dela features prominently in two of architect Zaha Hadid (£130). So far, be more entrepreneurial. Mr. Wil- perienced at heading trouble off at the photographs on sale. An iconic the most popular item is “London in cox said that U.K. museums and gal- Iron Man moves to Baker Street the pass, nothing much happens in 1957 image, taken by photographer a Bag,” a children’s play set sold by leries have become more commer- By Lauren A.E. Schuker gevity with, something we could se- “The September Issue.” Bob Gosani, shows a young Mr. Man- the Museum of London (£12.99). cially minded since funding cuts be- E’S PLAYED a member of the rialize, especially in this age of the The only drama—much needed dela sparring with local boxer Jerry There is bona fide art as well: A port- gan in the 1980s. “There is a grow- Hbrat pack and a superhero, but last 10 years where everything in —is provided by Vogue’s creative di- Moloi on a Johannesburg rooftop folio of artwork from Studio Vol- ing emphasis on the need to exploit Robert Downey Jr. says that none Hollywood is sequel-driven. But it rector, Grace Coddington. A former (estimate: £2,500-£3,500). A sec- taire goes for £1,560, while the Insti- all commercial activity and to be sus- of those roles hold a candle to his took [producer] Lionel Wigram to model with an incomparable style ond photograph flashes forward tute for Contemporary Art offers a tainable,” Ms. Watts noted. latest challenge: becoming Sher- reignite interest in the property, sense, Ms. Coddington rolls her eyes more than half a century to 2008, print by Turner Prize-winning art- The result is museums and cul- lock Holmes. even though it was immensely pop- extravagantly and expresses out- some 18 years after Mr. Mandela ist Mark Leckey for £200. tural organizations that have be- The 44-year-old actor will star ular. And Holmes was like a cross rage and frustration to colleagues was released from prison. Looking “I don’t think people realize how come multi-million dollar commer- asthegreatsleuthinthecomingGuy between two previous parts I’d and to the camera when her boss knowingly into the lens of photogra- inexpensive good art can be,” said cial entities. In the U.K., the Na- Ritchie film “Sherlock Holmes,” done, Tony Stark and Chaplin, shortens a carefully assembled fash- pher Terry O’Neill, a 90-year-old Tom Wilcox, managing director of tional Trust reported a commercial which debuts on the silver screen which I loved. ion folio or rejects the clothes that Mr. Mandela has changed much the Whitechapel Gallery in London. operations income of £35 million in this Christmas. British author have been painstakingly chosen for since his rooftop boxing days (esti- Mr. Wilcox said CultureLabel would 2008, and the Science Museum ArthurConanDoylewrotefournov- Q: “Iron Man” wasn’t a big a shoot. mate: £4,000-£6,000). help small galleries like his grow a boasts an external licensing turn- els and 56 short stories about Sher- enough franchise for you? In her editor’s letter in the Sep- Inspired by ancient civilizations, more robust retail operation. “We over of around £18 million each lock Holmes. Over the years there “Iron Man” was not enough. I tember 2009 issue of Vogue, Ms. Johannesburg sculptor Deborah may be successful brands globally, year. The British Museum’s retail have been countless portrayals of wanted something else. And “Sher- Wintour makes a point of applaud- Bell’s bronze “Triumph II” (2008) but we’re not massive commercial wing has a yearly turnover of about the detective, who first appeared in lockHolmes”wassuchano-brainer, ing Ms. Coddington’s verve and cre- features a Shaman rider atop a lion, enterprises.” £9 million, according to Ms. Watts. print in 1887, in smaller films and evenasastandaloneprojectbutpar- ativity. Nowhere in “The September symbolizing transformation and A number of U.K. museums and Despite retail success, museum television series. ticularly with Guy [Ritchie’s] re- Issue” does Ms. Coddington return power (estimate: £2,000-£4,000). cultural organizations boast widely stores continue to operate largely The coming film, which is ported interest and involvement. I the compliment. British rock star David Bowie recognizable brands. For instance, as appendages of the main attrac- Village Roadshow Films based on a graphic novel by former knew he would find a way to make it met Mr. Bailey while his wife, So- the Tate Galleries ranked above Cad- tion, though some U.S. museums movie executive Lionel Wigram, Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock palatable for an audience. WSJ.com mali supermodel Iman, was on a bury and Visa in this year’s annual have developed stand-alone stores. promises to provide a provocative Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. Watson photo shoot in South Africa. Mr. Centre for Brand Analysis survey, New York’s Museum of Modern Art twist on what audiences have pre- in ‘Sherlock Holmes.’ Q: How did you prepare? Opening this week in Europe Bowie has collaborated with Mr. which identified the top 500 super- (MoMA), for instance, has opened viously seen on screen: kung-fu I really wanted to portray Bailey on a painting, set to go on brands in the U.K. through a public design stores in New York and To- fighting. Holmes as Doyle wrote him. When n 500 Days of Summer U.K. sale at the auction, which depicts a poll. Royal Albert Hall outstripped kyo that are separate from the main Mr. Downey, who did many of shooting extra scenes for the film. I played Chaplin I flew all over the n District 9 Bulgaria, U.K. man looking thoughtfully out of a soccer club Manchester United. museum, and the Metropolitan Mu- the fight scenes himself, says the planet looking for clues, but the de- n Funny People Netherlands, Spain train window at the passing land- But despite high-profile brand- seum of Art operates seven stores in film hews very closely to Mr. Q: Sherlock Holmes is a big finitive Western expert on Holmes n Inglourious Basterds Finland, Romania scape (estimate: £2,000-£3,000). A ing, many British museums struggle the U.S. in addition to the ones on Doyle’s original descriptions of the leap from previous characters lives 20 minutes up the road in Mal- n Julie & Julia Austria, Germany number of Mr. Bailey’s individual with underdeveloped online retail the museum premises. But for galler- British investigator, which focused you’ve played. What got you in- ibu. So I went and hung out with n Taking Woodstock paintings will be on sale as well. operations. Among CultureLabel’s ies that lack the resources to roll out on his superb martial-arts skills as terested in the role? him, I read through his book, a de- Denmark, Germany, Portugal Works by U.K. artists include partner museums and galleries, stores or undertake complex licens- well as the close, intimate relation- As I remember it, I went in for a finitive annotated Sherlock n The Taking of Pelham 123 Mark Quinn’s painted bronze sculp- only about 3% of retail turnover was ing agreements, online retail offers ship that Holmes has with his meeting with [longtime producing Holmes, which was probably the Hungary, Portugal, Slovakia ture of star fashion model Kate on the Web as of 2008, Mr. Tullin a low-risk alternative. friend and roommate, Watson partner] Joel Silver and said, modern data center for us. n The Ugly Truth Moss in a gymnastic pose (estimate: said, whereas 15% of overall retail “I don’t think the Tate and the (played by Jude Law). “Dude, where’s my franchise?” Denmark, Norway, Poland, Romania £90,000-£120,000) and Antony sales in the U.K. was online in British Museum are going to be Mr. Downey spoke about play- And this came up as the answer. Q: Did you read a lot of Doyle’s Gormley’s “Standing Matter XX” 2007-08, according to Web retail as- opening up stores around the ing an “intellectual action hero” We had been looking for some- stories? Source: IMDB (2009), a sculpture of a man con- sociation IMRG. That disparity rang world,” Mr. Tullin said. “But they WSJ.com subscribers can read reviews of from London, where Mr. Ritchie is thing that we could have some lon- I read them all. these films and others at WSJ.com/FilmReview structed out of steel-forged balls (es- bells of opportunity for CultureLa- can connect to people through the timate: £100,000-£150,000). bel’s founders, who saw room for Internet.”

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ORWEGIAN CUISINE—which Geir Skeie The 26-year-old chef won this year’s Linie typically involves a lot of curing Award with a creative mix of tastes: aquavit- How do some Norwegian chefs manage to and drying (think gravlaks and marinated halibut on glazed apple with horse- excel at nouvelle cuisine, particularly in a salted lamb ribs) and produces radish and fried beetroot jelly, king crab and country where fresh and varied ingredients such famously bland dishes as potato cake with tomato and dill, potato dump- N can be hard to come by and the food traditions boiled fish balls, dried cod ling with swede and peas, and poached hali- favor dishes that could be stored through soaked in lye, and potato dumpling with but with juniper-smoked bacon and a plum salted mutton—isn’t usually hailed in gour- harsh winters? Geir Skeie believes the answer vinegar and wild garlic seed sauce. He com- met circles. lies partly in the fact that Norwegians don’t peted in August for the Norwegian cooking But diners at Restaurant Solvold in Sandef- have much of a culinary tradition of their own. championship, but lost to Halvard Ellingsen, jord, where Geir Skeie is chef, get something a Instead, they are influenced by French and commis at the Culinary Academy of Norway. bit different. An eight-course meal at this Spanish cuisine, which they mix with Nordic Signature dish: The restaurant has been slick, modern restaurant an hour and a half seasonal ingredients. He also cites the conge- through 300 different dishes since it opened a outside of Oslo might begin with an amuse- nial nature among Norwegian chefs—some- year and a half ago. But if he had to pick one bouche of oxtail terrine with potato aioli and thing rare in the rest of Europe and in the thing, Mr. Beyer says, it would be the “rough pickled pumpkins and culminate with a plate highly competitive profession in general. terrine” with meat and liver. “I call Eyvind Hellstrøm [of two-star Nor- of architecturally precise small desserts: ha- Tom Victor Gausdal zelnut and chocolate mousse, blood orange wegian restaurant Bagatelle] for ideas,” Mr. sorbet, citrus terrine and warm vanilla bub- Skeie says. “But in other countries, they are Tom Victor Gausdal is perhaps most fa- ble. more like enemies.” mous for losing the Bocuse d’Or in 2005—by The 28-year-old Mr. Skeie, winner of the Mr. Skeie is chef at Restaurant Solvold, a just one point. (French chef Serge Vieira was 2009 Bocuse d’Or, a top international culinary high-end nouvelle-cuisine treasure hidden 117 the winner.) But the same year he received the prize, is one of several Norwegian chefs being kilometers south of Oslo, owned by Odd Ivar © Paal André Schwital, Metro Branding Gourmand Award for his cookbook, “Hus- hailed for adventurous nouvelle cuisine, award- Solvold. Mr. Skeie has worked at exclusive Red beet cubes, beef chop with truffles, and mannskost,” on traditional Norwegian home winning cookbooks and Michelin star restau- gourmet restaurants, such as Palace Grill in shrimp mousse and carpaccio (clockwise cooking. The book’s full title doesn’t aim for Tom Haga rants. They aren’t just shaking up Norwegian Oslo and Michel Rostang in Paris, but the avid above) are some of the more artistic modesty: “Tom Victor Gausdal: The world’s Tom Victor Gausdal (right) and a colleague compete gastronomy; like Mr. Skeie, they’re scoring well diver prefers the slower paced, seaside living creations of Geir Skeie, the chef at next best chef.” in the 2008 culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany, in international culinary competitions. in Sandefjord. Restaurant Solvold (right). The 33-year-old Mr. Gausdal started his ca- with a bouillabaise of scallops, crayfish, salmon, Rather than preparing starchy, salty foods, Some of his best dishes come in the smallest reer as an apprentice to Bent Stiansen, Nor- clams, shrimps and mackerel in its own juices, served these chefs are focusing on the kinds of dishes packages: a pizzaladiere of onions, olives and way’s first Bocuse d’Or winner (1993) and chef with croutons and a spicy rouille (left). that would make Paul Bocuse, the nouvelle cui- anchovies as aperitif, and a dollop of pink Earl of Michelin star restaurant Statholder- sine pioneer and namesake of the prestigious Grey tea sorbet on an oversized white porcelain gaarden in Oslo, and was commis to Odd Ivar Thomas Mala Terje Svendsen award, proud: delicate variations on seasonal spoon as a palate cleanser between courses. Solvold when he won the Bocuse bronze dishes, creative food pairings and high-art Mr. Skeie plans to leave Solvold this Octo- serving a replica of his winning Bocuse menu— Petter Beyer of Norwegian west coast rap artists with medal in 1997.Mr. Gausdal was member of the ster with caviar and sea bass with crab ri- spot that caters to the downtown Oslo busi- ber to promote his cookbook coming out this local cod with fennel and coriander seeds, ar- Tommy Tee. But he has bigger ambitions for Norwegian culinary team from 1997-2008 and sotto. Come September, he introduces more ness crowd. He charges 229 kroner for a three- presentation. In fact, Mr. Skeie’s victory this Hip-hop artist Petter Beyer became a chef year was Norway’s fourth in the annual con- fall, “Geir Skeie, World Cooking Champion: A tistically arranged alongside tiny baked red the kitchen and hopes one day to make it on the won the Culinary Olympics gold medal in dishes with seasonal wild game such as course lunch. That’s a good deal in a city that because he needed a day-job. He had decided test, making it the country with the second taste journey from childhood to Bocuse d’Or.” beet cubes, Jerusalem artichokes with black 11-member Norwegian culinary team, which 2008. He also placed first in the Global Chal- grouse and venison. It is half the size of Oro, frequently ranks among the world’s most ex- that his band Freakshow wasn’t exactly the most after the French in the history of the com- The book includes dishes dating back to when truffles and a delicate fried cod and potato competes in prestigious international competi- lenge in Tallin 2007. serves only dinner and presents the menu ver- pensive. way to provide for a family. petition. he was six years old in Fitjar making walnut ball, followed by grilled Angus beef served on tions such as the Culinary Olympics and Ameri- After his Bocuse near-miss, Mr. Gausdal bally. Mr. Ness was chef at Bagatelle in Oslo in So he started working at The Potato Cellar “Norway does not have a good culinary tra- muffins and plum compote. top of an onion tart with baked carrots, white can Culinary Classics. “They are both creative chose to skip opening up his own restaurant Mr. Ness has no plans to recreate Haga at 1997 when it became the first—and still only— in the west coast city of Bergen and was en- dition, but when it comes to competition, it is “I thought it was interesting working in asparagus, haricot verts, fiddlehead ferns and and demanding businesses,” says Mr. Beyer, and instead formed a collective catering and Oro. He wants to make Oro Restaurant more Norwegian restaurant to earn two Michelin the world’s best,” Mr. Skeie says. the kitchen and being creative,” he says of his a potato puree with morels. couraged by owner Øystein Sjøtun to pursue his head bent low as he talks and his tattoos consultancy company with three other chefs simple and affordable, but still focusing on stars. He trained with Eyvind Hellstrøm, Baga- cooking seriously. Mr. Beyer worked a brief Here, we look at five Norwegian chefs mak- early interest in cooking. “I liked working Even Ramsvik just visible underneath his rolled-up white in Oslo called Flavours. The food goes beyond good cuisine. Still, a nine-course Degustation telle’s owner, for the 1999 Bocuse. ing a name for themselves with inventive new with my hands and did embroidery. I always stint in Oslo at Bagatelle, but currently works chef’s jacket. “You get feedback every day.” French cuisine. It offers all sorts of cooking Terje Ness without wine pairing will run you Signature dish: His award-winning pigeon dishes—and even some unusual takes on the had to do something with my hands.” A one-week internship during junior high at Jacobs Bar & Kjøkken in Bergen. It is a low- (Asian, Spanish, Italian)—mixing flavors 995 Norwegian kroner (about Œ115) for treats à la rotisserie with sultanas and spiced jus classics. Signature dish: Up until May, Mr. Skeie was school at the restaurant of Arne Brimi—the key restaurant with a simple and affordable based on Norwegian ingredients—from inti- such as scallops with carrot and orange, sweet- from the Bocuse d’Or competition. The sauce, first Norwegian cook ever to enter the Bocuse menu, but high-quality cuisine, similar to the mate dinners for 10 to large canapé parties breads with capers and lemon beurre noi- dubbed Marco Polo, is an exotic blend of competition—gave Even Ramsvik his first bistronomique concept in France or gastro- with 2,000 guests. sette, and filet of cod in a boullabaisè jelly and spices from the adventurer’s journey: cumin, taste for the culinary trade. pub model in Britain. He favors local and ethi- His menus have something for every pal- red wine jus. curry, ginger, chile, anise and cinnamon. “That made me hungry for more,” says the cal food (no foreign or farmed fish), and his ate: sashimi of Norwegian salmon with was- Next door he owns, but does not cook at —Valeria Criscione is a 26-year-old chef from northern Norway. menu—which changes daily—includes every- abi and cashew nuts, barbeque free-range Oro Bar, an affordable lunch and late night hot writer based in Oslo. Mr. Ramsvik’s dream is to win the Bocuse thing from sushi to duck leg confit with fennel pork with date and ginger, and pepper fried himself. He placed second to Gunnar Hvarnes and onion in a wild cherry sauce. Norwegian king crab, spinach salad with to- this year for Chef of the Year—the competi- Mr. Beyer has put his musical career on hia- mato compote with ginger and orange. tion that determines the country’s Bocuse can- tus to concentrate on cooking. His last contri- “I wanted to start something new and the didate—on just his first try. bution was a CD collection released last month idea was to revitalize the catering concept,” Mr. Ramsvik won gold medals in the World Mr. Gausdal says. “I always dreamed of a small Cup in Luxembourg and in the Culinary Olym- and crazy eating place.” pics in Erfurt, Germany. He was working as com- Mr. Gausdal also co-owns and contributes mis, or apprentice, at the Gastronomic Institute to Norwegian food magazine Appetitt and has in Oslo, now known as the Culinary Academy of written two other cookbooks, “Food and Chef Petter Beyer (right) won the Linie Award

Tom Haga Norway, when he won the Linie Award in 2005, Wine” and “More (Food and Wine 2).” He is fin- this year with a herb risotto with a galette of one of the most prestigious in the Nordic region. ishing up his latest book “The Family Cook Chef Even Ramsvik skate and mussels, chervil, wild cress The Linie prize catapulted Mr. Ramsvik’s Book,” due out this month. (left) serves up and ramps flowers (below). avant-garde dishes career with an internship at three-star Miche- Signature dish: Fresh Norwegian spicy Right, Terje Ness at the at Oslo’s Arakataka lin restaurant Auberge Le Clos des Cimes in salmon with a cream of Jerusalem artichokes, Haga restaurant in Oslo; restaurant. France. He ended up staying three months cress salad and a soy honey dressing. below, one of the chef’s Mr. Ramsvik longer than planned and still aspires to work dishes, the rack of lamb prepared fillet of abroad. But his destiny seems to be in Oslo. He Terje Ness with seasonal vegetables lamb and lamb confit with worked two years at Palace Grill and one year Terje Ness won the Bocuse d’Or over a de- and thyme jus. sweetbread and as co-chef at Restaurant Oscarsgate when it cade ago, but the 41-year-old chef and restau- potato sherry gained its one Michelin star in 2008. rateur is still continuing to dominate the Nor- sauce (above) for Now he has sold his stake in Oscarsgate and wegian restaurant scene. His most recent ven- the 2006 Culinary is co-owner and chef at Arakataka, a trendy res- ture is a comeback at Oro, where he first World Cup in taurant with avant-garde dishes such as hali- worked after winning the Bocuse. Luxembourg. but and shrimp carpaccio in watermelon and Mr. Ness opened Oro in 2000 and earned lemon vinaigrette with sesame seeds. one Michelin star in 2002. After his departure Mr. Ramsvik plans to open up an Italian res- in 2004 to establish Haga in a suburban Oslo taurant next year and an innovative nouvelle cui- golf club, Oro lost its Michelin star rating, sine “rock gourmet” restaurant in two years that while Haga earned one. will feature courses with Asian, French and Nor- Now he has decided to go back to Oro to dic inspiration and “a lot of heart and humor.” help restore it to its former glory, hoping to Signature dish: Mr. Ramsvik says he’s still get a Bib Gourmand, Michelin’s award for high too young to have one and likes to come up quality food at good prices, and maybe later with new things. His latest creation is a foie one star. But the two restaurants are quite dif- gras terrine with pork knuckle and apple and ferent. corn bouillon, followed by a lamb carré with Haga is known for its exclusive European lightly fermented cabbage and smoked heel, and Mediterranean inspired seven-course gnocchi and white wine garlic broth. menu dominated 80% by seafood, such as lob- Terje Ness (2) Arcus Christopher Haatuft/www.spiseplikt.no Tom Haga

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ORWEGIAN CUISINE—which Geir Skeie The 26-year-old chef won this year’s Linie typically involves a lot of curing Award with a creative mix of tastes: aquavit- How do some Norwegian chefs manage to and drying (think gravlaks and marinated halibut on glazed apple with horse- excel at nouvelle cuisine, particularly in a salted lamb ribs) and produces radish and fried beetroot jelly, king crab and country where fresh and varied ingredients such famously bland dishes as potato cake with tomato and dill, potato dump- N can be hard to come by and the food traditions boiled fish balls, dried cod ling with swede and peas, and poached hali- favor dishes that could be stored through soaked in lye, and potato dumpling with but with juniper-smoked bacon and a plum salted mutton—isn’t usually hailed in gour- harsh winters? Geir Skeie believes the answer vinegar and wild garlic seed sauce. He com- met circles. lies partly in the fact that Norwegians don’t peted in August for the Norwegian cooking But diners at Restaurant Solvold in Sandef- have much of a culinary tradition of their own. championship, but lost to Halvard Ellingsen, jord, where Geir Skeie is chef, get something a Instead, they are influenced by French and commis at the Culinary Academy of Norway. bit different. An eight-course meal at this Spanish cuisine, which they mix with Nordic Signature dish: The restaurant has been slick, modern restaurant an hour and a half seasonal ingredients. He also cites the conge- through 300 different dishes since it opened a outside of Oslo might begin with an amuse- nial nature among Norwegian chefs—some- year and a half ago. But if he had to pick one bouche of oxtail terrine with potato aioli and thing rare in the rest of Europe and in the thing, Mr. Beyer says, it would be the “rough pickled pumpkins and culminate with a plate highly competitive profession in general. terrine” with meat and liver. “I call Eyvind Hellstrøm [of two-star Nor- of architecturally precise small desserts: ha- Tom Victor Gausdal zelnut and chocolate mousse, blood orange wegian restaurant Bagatelle] for ideas,” Mr. sorbet, citrus terrine and warm vanilla bub- Skeie says. “But in other countries, they are Tom Victor Gausdal is perhaps most fa- ble. more like enemies.” mous for losing the Bocuse d’Or in 2005—by The 28-year-old Mr. Skeie, winner of the Mr. Skeie is chef at Restaurant Solvold, a just one point. (French chef Serge Vieira was 2009 Bocuse d’Or, a top international culinary high-end nouvelle-cuisine treasure hidden 117 the winner.) But the same year he received the prize, is one of several Norwegian chefs being kilometers south of Oslo, owned by Odd Ivar © Paal André Schwital, Metro Branding Gourmand Award for his cookbook, “Hus- hailed for adventurous nouvelle cuisine, award- Solvold. Mr. Skeie has worked at exclusive Red beet cubes, beef chop with truffles, and mannskost,” on traditional Norwegian home winning cookbooks and Michelin star restau- gourmet restaurants, such as Palace Grill in shrimp mousse and carpaccio (clockwise cooking. The book’s full title doesn’t aim for Tom Haga rants. They aren’t just shaking up Norwegian Oslo and Michel Rostang in Paris, but the avid above) are some of the more artistic modesty: “Tom Victor Gausdal: The world’s Tom Victor Gausdal (right) and a colleague compete gastronomy; like Mr. Skeie, they’re scoring well diver prefers the slower paced, seaside living creations of Geir Skeie, the chef at next best chef.” in the 2008 culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany, in international culinary competitions. in Sandefjord. Restaurant Solvold (right). The 33-year-old Mr. Gausdal started his ca- with a bouillabaise of scallops, crayfish, salmon, Rather than preparing starchy, salty foods, Some of his best dishes come in the smallest reer as an apprentice to Bent Stiansen, Nor- clams, shrimps and mackerel in its own juices, served these chefs are focusing on the kinds of dishes packages: a pizzaladiere of onions, olives and way’s first Bocuse d’Or winner (1993) and chef with croutons and a spicy rouille (left). that would make Paul Bocuse, the nouvelle cui- anchovies as aperitif, and a dollop of pink Earl of Michelin star restaurant Statholder- sine pioneer and namesake of the prestigious Grey tea sorbet on an oversized white porcelain gaarden in Oslo, and was commis to Odd Ivar Thomas Mala Terje Svendsen award, proud: delicate variations on seasonal spoon as a palate cleanser between courses. Solvold when he won the Bocuse bronze dishes, creative food pairings and high-art Mr. Skeie plans to leave Solvold this Octo- serving a replica of his winning Bocuse menu— Petter Beyer of Norwegian west coast rap artists with medal in 1997.Mr. Gausdal was member of the ster with caviar and sea bass with crab ri- spot that caters to the downtown Oslo busi- ber to promote his cookbook coming out this local cod with fennel and coriander seeds, ar- Tommy Tee. But he has bigger ambitions for Norwegian culinary team from 1997-2008 and sotto. Come September, he introduces more ness crowd. He charges 229 kroner for a three- presentation. In fact, Mr. Skeie’s victory this Hip-hop artist Petter Beyer became a chef year was Norway’s fourth in the annual con- fall, “Geir Skeie, World Cooking Champion: A tistically arranged alongside tiny baked red the kitchen and hopes one day to make it on the won the Culinary Olympics gold medal in dishes with seasonal wild game such as course lunch. That’s a good deal in a city that because he needed a day-job. He had decided test, making it the country with the second taste journey from childhood to Bocuse d’Or.” beet cubes, Jerusalem artichokes with black 11-member Norwegian culinary team, which 2008. He also placed first in the Global Chal- grouse and venison. It is half the size of Oro, frequently ranks among the world’s most ex- that his band Freakshow wasn’t exactly the most after the French in the history of the com- The book includes dishes dating back to when truffles and a delicate fried cod and potato competes in prestigious international competi- lenge in Tallin 2007. serves only dinner and presents the menu ver- pensive. way to provide for a family. petition. he was six years old in Fitjar making walnut ball, followed by grilled Angus beef served on tions such as the Culinary Olympics and Ameri- After his Bocuse near-miss, Mr. Gausdal bally. Mr. Ness was chef at Bagatelle in Oslo in So he started working at The Potato Cellar “Norway does not have a good culinary tra- muffins and plum compote. top of an onion tart with baked carrots, white can Culinary Classics. “They are both creative chose to skip opening up his own restaurant Mr. Ness has no plans to recreate Haga at 1997 when it became the first—and still only— in the west coast city of Bergen and was en- dition, but when it comes to competition, it is “I thought it was interesting working in asparagus, haricot verts, fiddlehead ferns and and demanding businesses,” says Mr. Beyer, and instead formed a collective catering and Oro. He wants to make Oro Restaurant more Norwegian restaurant to earn two Michelin the world’s best,” Mr. Skeie says. the kitchen and being creative,” he says of his a potato puree with morels. couraged by owner Øystein Sjøtun to pursue his head bent low as he talks and his tattoos consultancy company with three other chefs simple and affordable, but still focusing on stars. He trained with Eyvind Hellstrøm, Baga- cooking seriously. Mr. Beyer worked a brief Here, we look at five Norwegian chefs mak- early interest in cooking. “I liked working Even Ramsvik just visible underneath his rolled-up white in Oslo called Flavours. The food goes beyond good cuisine. Still, a nine-course Degustation telle’s owner, for the 1999 Bocuse. ing a name for themselves with inventive new with my hands and did embroidery. I always stint in Oslo at Bagatelle, but currently works chef’s jacket. “You get feedback every day.” French cuisine. It offers all sorts of cooking Terje Ness without wine pairing will run you Signature dish: His award-winning pigeon dishes—and even some unusual takes on the had to do something with my hands.” A one-week internship during junior high at Jacobs Bar & Kjøkken in Bergen. It is a low- (Asian, Spanish, Italian)—mixing flavors 995 Norwegian kroner (about Œ115) for treats à la rotisserie with sultanas and spiced jus classics. Signature dish: Up until May, Mr. Skeie was school at the restaurant of Arne Brimi—the key restaurant with a simple and affordable based on Norwegian ingredients—from inti- such as scallops with carrot and orange, sweet- from the Bocuse d’Or competition. The sauce, first Norwegian cook ever to enter the Bocuse menu, but high-quality cuisine, similar to the mate dinners for 10 to large canapé parties breads with capers and lemon beurre noi- dubbed Marco Polo, is an exotic blend of competition—gave Even Ramsvik his first bistronomique concept in France or gastro- with 2,000 guests. sette, and filet of cod in a boullabaisè jelly and spices from the adventurer’s journey: cumin, taste for the culinary trade. pub model in Britain. He favors local and ethi- His menus have something for every pal- red wine jus. curry, ginger, chile, anise and cinnamon. “That made me hungry for more,” says the cal food (no foreign or farmed fish), and his ate: sashimi of Norwegian salmon with was- Next door he owns, but does not cook at —Valeria Criscione is a 26-year-old chef from northern Norway. menu—which changes daily—includes every- abi and cashew nuts, barbeque free-range Oro Bar, an affordable lunch and late night hot writer based in Oslo. Mr. Ramsvik’s dream is to win the Bocuse thing from sushi to duck leg confit with fennel pork with date and ginger, and pepper fried himself. He placed second to Gunnar Hvarnes and onion in a wild cherry sauce. Norwegian king crab, spinach salad with to- this year for Chef of the Year—the competi- Mr. Beyer has put his musical career on hia- mato compote with ginger and orange. tion that determines the country’s Bocuse can- tus to concentrate on cooking. His last contri- “I wanted to start something new and the didate—on just his first try. bution was a CD collection released last month idea was to revitalize the catering concept,” Mr. Ramsvik won gold medals in the World Mr. Gausdal says. “I always dreamed of a small Cup in Luxembourg and in the Culinary Olym- and crazy eating place.” pics in Erfurt, Germany. He was working as com- Mr. Gausdal also co-owns and contributes mis, or apprentice, at the Gastronomic Institute to Norwegian food magazine Appetitt and has in Oslo, now known as the Culinary Academy of written two other cookbooks, “Food and Chef Petter Beyer (right) won the Linie Award

Tom Haga Norway, when he won the Linie Award in 2005, Wine” and “More (Food and Wine 2).” He is fin- this year with a herb risotto with a galette of one of the most prestigious in the Nordic region. ishing up his latest book “The Family Cook Chef Even Ramsvik skate and mussels, chervil, wild cress The Linie prize catapulted Mr. Ramsvik’s Book,” due out this month. (left) serves up and ramps flowers (below). avant-garde dishes career with an internship at three-star Miche- Signature dish: Fresh Norwegian spicy Right, Terje Ness at the at Oslo’s Arakataka lin restaurant Auberge Le Clos des Cimes in salmon with a cream of Jerusalem artichokes, Haga restaurant in Oslo; restaurant. France. He ended up staying three months cress salad and a soy honey dressing. below, one of the chef’s Mr. Ramsvik longer than planned and still aspires to work dishes, the rack of lamb prepared fillet of abroad. But his destiny seems to be in Oslo. He Terje Ness with seasonal vegetables lamb and lamb confit with worked two years at Palace Grill and one year Terje Ness won the Bocuse d’Or over a de- and thyme jus. sweetbread and as co-chef at Restaurant Oscarsgate when it cade ago, but the 41-year-old chef and restau- potato sherry gained its one Michelin star in 2008. rateur is still continuing to dominate the Nor- sauce (above) for Now he has sold his stake in Oscarsgate and wegian restaurant scene. His most recent ven- the 2006 Culinary is co-owner and chef at Arakataka, a trendy res- ture is a comeback at Oro, where he first World Cup in taurant with avant-garde dishes such as hali- worked after winning the Bocuse. Luxembourg. but and shrimp carpaccio in watermelon and Mr. Ness opened Oro in 2000 and earned lemon vinaigrette with sesame seeds. one Michelin star in 2002. After his departure Mr. Ramsvik plans to open up an Italian res- in 2004 to establish Haga in a suburban Oslo taurant next year and an innovative nouvelle cui- golf club, Oro lost its Michelin star rating, sine “rock gourmet” restaurant in two years that while Haga earned one. will feature courses with Asian, French and Nor- Now he has decided to go back to Oro to dic inspiration and “a lot of heart and humor.” help restore it to its former glory, hoping to Signature dish: Mr. Ramsvik says he’s still get a Bib Gourmand, Michelin’s award for high too young to have one and likes to come up quality food at good prices, and maybe later with new things. His latest creation is a foie one star. But the two restaurants are quite dif- gras terrine with pork knuckle and apple and ferent. corn bouillon, followed by a lamb carré with Haga is known for its exclusive European lightly fermented cabbage and smoked heel, and Mediterranean inspired seven-course gnocchi and white wine garlic broth. menu dominated 80% by seafood, such as lob- Terje Ness (2) Arcus Christopher Haatuft/www.spiseplikt.no Tom Haga

W6 FRIDAY - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 6, 2009 | WEEKEND JOURNAL WEEKEND JOURNAL | FRIDAY - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 6, 2009 W7 v Film v Art ‘September Issue’ is old news Museum shops link up on Web

N THE LAST MINUTES of the By Paul Sonne documentary “The September OST PEOPLE SEE the Tate IIssue”—R.J. Cutler’s behind-the- Modern and the British Mu- scenes look at the birth of a behe- Sotheby's Mseum as bastions of fine art. moth (the four-pound September Peter Tullin, however, thinks of 2007 issue of the fashion bible them as powerful brands. Vogue)—Anna Wintour, the maga- Deborah Bell’s ‘Triumph II’ (2008) Mr. Tullin is the co-founder of zine’s legendary long-time editor-in- symbolizes transformation and power. CultureLabel.com, an online portal chief, considers a rack of clothes for that aggregates merchandise from possible inclusion in the October is- the gift shops of 70 museums and sue. “So,” she says, clearly dissatis- cultural organizations in the U.K. fied with what’s been set before her, Charity auction The Web site, which launched in “what else?” July, is a one-stop shop for creative My sentiments exactly. The benefits Africa and quirky commerce, marketing ev- press notes boast that Mr. Cutler erything from the Saatchi Gallery’s niche, online gallery shopping to be- HE BEAUTY AND energy of Af- limited-edition prints to the Natural come more mainstream. Trica have become tainted by the History Museum’s radio-controlled Initially, the concept was a tough Film shadow of poverty and AIDS, says tarantulas. sell, with museum executives ex- JOANNE KAUFMAN South African artist Beezy Bailey. “In utility purposes, it is almost pressing concern about damaging “The continent seems to act as a cru- likeanAmazonforculture,whereyou their brands. But gradually the gal- cible for the world’s ills.” make it really easy for the consumer leries signed on. Helen Watts, direc- Items featured on CultureLabel.com include was given “unprecedented access” Mr. Bailey hopes to change that and put everything in one place,” Mr. tor of finance and administration (clockwise from top left) a radio-controlled and the right of final cut; these ad- through art. On Sept. 21, under the Tullin said. “But these [museums] for the British Museum Company tarantula offered by the Natural History vantages don’t seem to have done direction of Mr. Bailey, Sotheby’s have always said no to joining Ama- Ltd., the charity retail operation Museum (£24.47); a designer gas mask print much for this listless film. London will host “Art for Africa,” an zon and other Web retailers because owned by the British Museum’s by Diddo (£1,031); a necklace, inspired by the Itdoesn’thelp,ofcourse,thatmov- auction featuring works donated by no one has created a bespoke plat- trustees, said she was sold by the cu- dinosaur at the Natural History Museum, sold ies like “The Devil Wears Prada,” an Vogue editor Anna Wintour South African and British artists. form that’s just for them.” ratorial element of the Web site, by Tatty Devine (£96); and a street-sign table adaptation of Lauren Weisberger’s is the imperious center The proceeds will go to the Africa Enter CultureLabel, whose where CultureLabel’s editors make offered by the Museum of London (£350). vengeful roman à clef about a maga- of the documentary Foundation and Ikamva Labantu founders spent two years convinc- suggestions and bloggers explore zine modeled on Vogue and an editor ‘The September Issue.’ (the Future of Our Nation), charities ing executives at U.K. galleries like the connection between products modeled on Ms. Wintour, and “Ugly that care for orphaned and vulnera- the Ashmolean and the Tate that a and museum shows. The Web site Roadside Attractions Betty,” the popular TV series set at a combined online platform could now includes only the “best” items glossyfashionmagazine,havedemys- in a bottle when Ms. Wintour came sional faint twinkle of humor. We tins, apparently to add a sense of ur- boost retail revenues without cheap- from each gallery shop, but Mr. Tul- tified such supposedly recherché ac- on board. The woman who’s de- learn that she’s a fool for her family gency and suspense to the proceed- Collecting ening the museum brands. The pitch lin plans to offer full catalogs soon. tivities as photo shoots, fashion scribed in a voice-over as “the sin- and that she’d like a better back- ings—three months until the close MARGARET STUDER worked, and though Mr. Tullin Ms. Watts hopes CultureLabel shows, editorial confabs, energetic gle most important figure in the hand, but nothing that we’d really of the issue, six weeks, a month, a won’t divulge visitor statistics, he will steer shoppers directly to the debates about accessories or the $300 billion fashion world”—and like to know: What happens when week, etc.—it’s a completely false says traffic on the Web site has ex- British Museum’s online store. Cur- need for the cover subject (in this no, not simply “the high priestess,” she cools on a designer? How has sense of urgency. None of the doings ble children in South Africa. ceeded expectations. The next step rently, most traffic comes from visi- case actress Sienna Miller) to wear a but “the pope”—has been the focus Vogue evolved during her tenure? In on-screen suggest a desperate race After organizing “Art for AIDS is to add international retailers, he tors who spot the link accidentally wig.Thus,ascenethatshowsMs.Win- of myriad magazine and newspaper an industry where change is the against the clock. Orphans” auctions in Cape Town says—20% of CultureLabel’s traffic on the museum’s main site, she said. tourvoicingbarelyconcealeddisplea- stories. All tend to center on her only thing you can count on, how A larger problem is that fashion and Johannesburg, Mr. Bailey de- already comes from the U.S. “People are looking for some- sureaboutthemutedpaletteofanew ever-present sunglasses and her has she held on for 20 years? How is all about the moment—this mo- cided to take his initiative interna- The Web site, which features thing for research purposes, and collection, and the designer trying to ever-present hauteur. would she define her personal ment. “The September Issue” is old tional. He approached philanthro- about 2,000 products, markets a ro- they happen to see that there’s a convince her that dark green is too a Unfortunately for audiences, Ms. style? (It does seem to involve a news, all the more so given the re- pists Tara and Jessica Getty, trust- bust mix of uncommon gifts: The Na- shop,” Ms. Watts said. “It’s difficult color, doesn’t register as dramati- Wintour, perhaps mindful of her icy necklace with flat amber beads that cent recession-driven transforma- ees of the Africa Foundation, for sup- tional Maritime Museum offers cos- for us to get traffic directly, and cally as it might have a decade ago. reputation, perhaps simply mindful she wears throughout the documen- tion of the magazine landscape. port. The Gettys enthusiastically metic bags made of seat belts that’s what we’re hoping CultureLa- Even so, Mr. Cutler surely must of the cameras, is on her best behav- tary.) Because Ms. Wintour’s lightest took to the idea, and “Art for Africa” (£19.95); the Royal Parks Founda- bel can help us with—getting a di- have thought he’d caught lightning ior: cool and distant with an occa- Despite the movie’s use of bulle- word is law—this keeps meetings was born. The auction’s offerings in- tion sells artist-designed deck rect link in from the outside world.” brief and conversations briefer— clude paintings, sculptures, draw- chairs (£86); and the Royal Acad- CultureLabel’s venture comes at and because the magazine’s staff ings, photography and ceramics. emy of Arts vends linear, stainless- a time when museums find them- communicates in the shorthand of Former President Nelson Man- steel vases designed by British-Iraqi selves under continued pressure to glances and gestures and seems ex- dela features prominently in two of architect Zaha Hadid (£130). So far, be more entrepreneurial. Mr. Wil- perienced at heading trouble off at the photographs on sale. An iconic the most popular item is “London in cox said that U.K. museums and gal- Iron Man moves to Baker Street the pass, nothing much happens in 1957 image, taken by photographer a Bag,” a children’s play set sold by leries have become more commer- By Lauren A.E. Schuker gevity with, something we could se- “The September Issue.” Bob Gosani, shows a young Mr. Man- the Museum of London (£12.99). cially minded since funding cuts be- E’S PLAYED a member of the rialize, especially in this age of the The only drama—much needed dela sparring with local boxer Jerry There is bona fide art as well: A port- gan in the 1980s. “There is a grow- Hbrat pack and a superhero, but last 10 years where everything in —is provided by Vogue’s creative di- Moloi on a Johannesburg rooftop folio of artwork from Studio Vol- ing emphasis on the need to exploit Robert Downey Jr. says that none Hollywood is sequel-driven. But it rector, Grace Coddington. A former (estimate: £2,500-£3,500). A sec- taire goes for £1,560, while the Insti- all commercial activity and to be sus- of those roles hold a candle to his took [producer] Lionel Wigram to model with an incomparable style ond photograph flashes forward tute for Contemporary Art offers a tainable,” Ms. Watts noted. latest challenge: becoming Sher- reignite interest in the property, sense, Ms. Coddington rolls her eyes more than half a century to 2008, print by Turner Prize-winning art- The result is museums and cul- lock Holmes. even though it was immensely pop- extravagantly and expresses out- some 18 years after Mr. Mandela ist Mark Leckey for £200. tural organizations that have be- The 44-year-old actor will star ular. And Holmes was like a cross rage and frustration to colleagues was released from prison. Looking “I don’t think people realize how come multi-million dollar commer- asthegreatsleuthinthecomingGuy between two previous parts I’d and to the camera when her boss knowingly into the lens of photogra- inexpensive good art can be,” said cial entities. In the U.K., the Na- Ritchie film “Sherlock Holmes,” done, Tony Stark and Chaplin, shortens a carefully assembled fash- pher Terry O’Neill, a 90-year-old Tom Wilcox, managing director of tional Trust reported a commercial which debuts on the silver screen which I loved. ion folio or rejects the clothes that Mr. Mandela has changed much the Whitechapel Gallery in London. operations income of £35 million in this Christmas. British author have been painstakingly chosen for since his rooftop boxing days (esti- Mr. Wilcox said CultureLabel would 2008, and the Science Museum ArthurConanDoylewrotefournov- Q: “Iron Man” wasn’t a big a shoot. mate: £4,000-£6,000). help small galleries like his grow a boasts an external licensing turn- els and 56 short stories about Sher- enough franchise for you? In her editor’s letter in the Sep- Inspired by ancient civilizations, more robust retail operation. “We over of around £18 million each lock Holmes. Over the years there “Iron Man” was not enough. I tember 2009 issue of Vogue, Ms. Johannesburg sculptor Deborah may be successful brands globally, year. The British Museum’s retail have been countless portrayals of wanted something else. And “Sher- Wintour makes a point of applaud- Bell’s bronze “Triumph II” (2008) but we’re not massive commercial wing has a yearly turnover of about the detective, who first appeared in lockHolmes”wassuchano-brainer, ing Ms. Coddington’s verve and cre- features a Shaman rider atop a lion, enterprises.” £9 million, according to Ms. Watts. print in 1887, in smaller films and evenasastandaloneprojectbutpar- ativity. Nowhere in “The September symbolizing transformation and A number of U.K. museums and Despite retail success, museum television series. ticularly with Guy [Ritchie’s] re- Issue” does Ms. Coddington return power (estimate: £2,000-£4,000). cultural organizations boast widely stores continue to operate largely The coming film, which is ported interest and involvement. I the compliment. British rock star David Bowie recognizable brands. For instance, as appendages of the main attrac- Village Roadshow Films based on a graphic novel by former knew he would find a way to make it met Mr. Bailey while his wife, So- the Tate Galleries ranked above Cad- tion, though some U.S. museums movie executive Lionel Wigram, Robert Downey Jr. as Sherlock palatable for an audience. WSJ.com mali supermodel Iman, was on a bury and Visa in this year’s annual have developed stand-alone stores. promises to provide a provocative Holmes and Jude Law as Dr. Watson photo shoot in South Africa. Mr. Centre for Brand Analysis survey, New York’s Museum of Modern Art twist on what audiences have pre- in ‘Sherlock Holmes.’ Q: How did you prepare? Opening this week in Europe Bowie has collaborated with Mr. which identified the top 500 super- (MoMA), for instance, has opened viously seen on screen: kung-fu I really wanted to portray Bailey on a painting, set to go on brands in the U.K. through a public design stores in New York and To- fighting. Holmes as Doyle wrote him. When n 500 Days of Summer U.K. sale at the auction, which depicts a poll. Royal Albert Hall outstripped kyo that are separate from the main Mr. Downey, who did many of shooting extra scenes for the film. I played Chaplin I flew all over the n District 9 Bulgaria, U.K. man looking thoughtfully out of a soccer club Manchester United. museum, and the Metropolitan Mu- the fight scenes himself, says the planet looking for clues, but the de- n Funny People Netherlands, Spain train window at the passing land- But despite high-profile brand- seum of Art operates seven stores in film hews very closely to Mr. Q: Sherlock Holmes is a big finitive Western expert on Holmes n Inglourious Basterds Finland, Romania scape (estimate: £2,000-£3,000). A ing, many British museums struggle the U.S. in addition to the ones on Doyle’s original descriptions of the leap from previous characters lives 20 minutes up the road in Mal- n Julie & Julia Austria, Germany number of Mr. Bailey’s individual with underdeveloped online retail the museum premises. But for galler- British investigator, which focused you’ve played. What got you in- ibu. So I went and hung out with n Taking Woodstock paintings will be on sale as well. operations. Among CultureLabel’s ies that lack the resources to roll out on his superb martial-arts skills as terested in the role? him, I read through his book, a de- Denmark, Germany, Portugal Works by U.K. artists include partner museums and galleries, stores or undertake complex licens- well as the close, intimate relation- As I remember it, I went in for a finitive annotated Sherlock n The Taking of Pelham 123 Mark Quinn’s painted bronze sculp- only about 3% of retail turnover was ing agreements, online retail offers ship that Holmes has with his meeting with [longtime producing Holmes, which was probably the Hungary, Portugal, Slovakia ture of star fashion model Kate on the Web as of 2008, Mr. Tullin a low-risk alternative. friend and roommate, Watson partner] Joel Silver and said, modern data center for us. n The Ugly Truth Moss in a gymnastic pose (estimate: said, whereas 15% of overall retail “I don’t think the Tate and the (played by Jude Law). “Dude, where’s my franchise?” Denmark, Norway, Poland, Romania £90,000-£120,000) and Antony sales in the U.K. was online in British Museum are going to be Mr. Downey spoke about play- And this came up as the answer. Q: Did you read a lot of Doyle’s Gormley’s “Standing Matter XX” 2007-08, according to Web retail as- opening up stores around the ing an “intellectual action hero” We had been looking for some- stories? Source: IMDB (2009), a sculpture of a man con- sociation IMRG. That disparity rang world,” Mr. Tullin said. “But they WSJ.com subscribers can read reviews of from London, where Mr. Ritchie is thing that we could have some lon- I read them all. these films and others at WSJ.com/FilmReview structed out of steel-forged balls (es- bells of opportunity for CultureLa- can connect to people through the timate: £100,000-£150,000). bel’s founders, who saw room for Internet.”

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Live album is Eva Hesse: A Pioneer of modern sculpture Fashion channels the Steve McQueen mojo Edinburgh: One of Edinburgh new ground festival director Jonathan Mills’s By Ray A. Smith way Steve McQueen has,” explains Queen’s influence further into a quiet triumphs is to have integrated TEVE MCQUEEN DIED in 1980. Tom Julian, a trend expert and au- younger generation of men. One for Jan Garbarek the visual arts into the program. In- Today, he is a rising star in thor of “Nordstrom Guide to Men’s 19-year-old, Alex Kizewski, of Wau- It has taken leading Euro- deed, there’s an Edinburgh Art Festi- Smenswear. Style,” published earlier this year. sau, Wis., recently “discovered” the pean saxophonist Jan Garbarek val, with its own fat brochure, along- Dolce & Gabbana has created a Menswear’s love affair with Mr. star after stumbling upon one of his 30 years to bring out a live al- side the International, the Fringe, line of $285 T-shirts decorated with McQueen also reflects a yearning for movies on TV. Now, he says, “every bum of his own. Recorded in and the Book, Film and TV Festivals. pictures of the 1960s and ’70s movie acertaintypeofmasculinity.Hisstint timeIwatchamovieofhis,Ipickupon 2007, the new quartet album, At the ever-enterprising Fruit- star for spring, building on the suc- as a U.S. Marine, rugged athleticism, thingsthat hewearsthat Iwanttoin- “Dresden,” has a harder-edged market Gallery is a small show cess of a limited-edition line in less-is-moreactingstyleandreal-life corporate into my own wardrobe.” sound compared with previous called “Eva Hesse Studiowork,” fea- spring 2008. Thom Browne, a de- love of car racing and motorcycles— Though he took pride in the way lineups, in part due to new mem- turing about 50 mostly small sculp- signer known for his extremely fit- which meant he performed some of he dressed, Mr. McQueen might bers Yuri Daniel on bass and tural pieces by the German-born, ted clothing, cites Mr. McQueen’s his own film stunts—have earned have found it amusing to be held up Manu Katché on drums, who American experimental artist look in “The Thomas Crown Affair” him scores of cool points. as a style icon. “My dad was pretty join stalwart Rainer Brüning- (1936-70). Because of her early as an inspiration. Of course, some say McQueen humble about stuff like that,” says haus on keyboards. The album death and evident talent, the art es- Furthermore: Gucci featured rac- worship reflects something more Chad McQueen, the actor’s son, who highlights Mr. Garbarek’s inter- tablishment treasures her limited ing-driver looks inspired by Mr. Mc- disheartening. “It speaks to the fact has been selective about agreeing to est in World and specifically output, including this collection of Queen in its spring 2008 runway we are in dire need of some new licensing deals and has sued brands Latin-American rhythms, which (mostly) considered trifles, pro- show; A.P.C. sells a bomber called style icons,” says Tyler Thoreson, ex- over unauthorized use. “How would have been played down in recent duced, throughout her career, along- “the old-school jacket” that looks ecutive editor of fashion Web site Dad feel? I don’t think he would studio efforts. “Dresden” opens side her larger-scale sculptures. like the Harrington jacket Mr. Mc- men.style.com. While he likes Mr. have taken himself too seriously,” with Indian violinist L. Shan- The show is the result of new re- Queen wore; and Hermès and McQueen, “everyone keeps going to he says. “When I was growing up, he Warner Bros/Kobal Collection kar’s “Paper Nut” and along the search by curator and Hesse scholar Michael Kors have recently based the same well.” was really stylish, but his persona way there is Milton Nascimeto’s Briony Fer, who says in her fine exhi- clothing and bags on the man once For now, though, fashion market- was about flying under the radar, be- Steve McQueen, shown here in the 1968 movie ‘Bullitt,’ has had a lasting “Milagre Dos Peixes” and “Once bition catalog that Hesse not only pi- dubbed the “King of Cool.” ers are hoping to extend Mr. Mc- ing stylish but low-key.” influence on menswear and recently inspired a new clothing line. I Dreamt A Tree Upside Down,” oneered the use of new materials With so many brands channeling first heard on a Trilok Gurtu al- for sculpture (such as combinations Mr. McQueen—Tag Heuer and Per- bum. The album finishes with of latex, adhesive, wax, wire, sol have resurrected a watch and avi- well-reworked “Voy Cantando” screens, mesh, wood, plaster and ator shades identified with him—it from Mr. Garbarek’s own “Leg- rubber tubing), but that she also ex- was only a matter of time before end of the Seven Dreams.” It tended the techniques of sculpture— there was a Steve McQueen clothing also has several new composi- for example, by folding and extrud- line. Such a collection quietly made tions by Mr. Garbarek, which ing materials—and so changed the its debut last winter and will be car- find him in a much more upbeat definition of what sculpture is. ried this fall in stores including Saks and rhythmic mood, rounding It is apparent from these small, Fifth Avenue and Nordstrom. out a set that shows a new direc- often playful objects, that Hesse The made-in-America line was Oxana Panchenko (left) tion for one of Europe’s leading was making, at the same time and of- produced with the blessing of the and Clair Thomas jazz lights. ten with similar materials, the sort star’s son by motorcycle maker perform in a dance by —Paul Sharma of things familiar to those who Johnson Motors Inc. and Green- Michael Clark (below). Released Sept. 4 across Eu- know the work of British artist Light, which manages Steve Mc- rope, Sept. 18 in the U.K. Barry Flanagan (1941-2009), well Queen licensing rights. It includes known for making massive represen- $65 to $70 T-shirts made of Supima tational bronzes of good-humoured cotton, $130 sweat shirts and hares or patient elephants. Pieces leather jackets and pea coats (be- such as Hesse’s “Contingent” tween $400 and $850) that are (1969), which features curtain-like based on ones Mr. McQueen wore. sheets of fibreglass and cheese- Mr. McQueen, who starred in ac-

cloth, are uncannily like works The Fruitmarket Gallery, 2009, Photo: Alan Dimmick tion, adventure and suspense films made by Flanagan in the 1960s. such as “The Great Escape,” “Bul- Not surprisingly, the most inter- litt” and “The Getaway,” has a esting things in this show are larger built-in audience among over-50 Clark’s dance troupe sculptures hanging in the upstairs ‘Studiowork’ (1966) by Eva Hesse. males and movie buffs. His coolness gallery. But this is a show that will and “guy’s guy” persona were ad- amuse viewers who don’t already mired in his day. But that doesn’t know the experimental sculpture of den Arts Centre in London, Dec. fully explain the current obsession pumps up the volume the 1960s; the show seriously en- 11-March 7, 2010; then to Barcelona; with him in the fashion world. gages the attention of anyone who Toronto; and Berkeley, Calif. His look is so restrained—and in- Edinburgh: Signs in the vast Ed- since 1988. Nowadays, at age 47, Mr. has a special interest in bold depar- —Paul Levy corporates so many of today’s ba- inburgh Playhouse warned ticket Clark is taken seriously and not re- tures from standard sculptural prac- Until Oct. 25 sics—that those who haven’t seen holders for the Edinburgh Interna- garded simply as the buttock-bar- tice. The show is headed to the Cam- www.fruitmarket.co.uk his movies can strain to understand Getty Images tional Festival’s world premiere of ing, platform-shoe-wearing bad boy the allure. His clothes were neutral- the Michael Clark dance company’s of the dance world. His work genu- colored and plain: flat-front chinos, new work that the noise levels could inely has evolved into making pat- suede desert boots, straight-leg endanger their hearing. terns of exquisite beauty, though his jeans, windbreakers, shawl-collar As we had a pre-curtain drink, the dancers retain many of his poten- Braunschweig’s Emperor Year celebrates Otto IV cardigans, T-shirts and sweat young barman pressed pairs of ear- tially awkward signature gestures shirts. plugs on us, for which we had reason and postures, listed by critic Debra Braunschweig: Most Ger- art to horseshoes. It is also a “Sure, some consider him to be a to be grateful almost immediately,as Craine in her program note as “the mans associate the House of unique chance to view a range of style icon and a pioneer, but from heavy-duty speakers exaggerated arched backs, the balances left hang- Guelph, one of Europe’s oldest dy- medieval manuscripts, including what I have seen, he doesn’t really the decibels of songs by Wire and ing in the air, the tilted torsos and nastic families, with its current tit- Otto’s last will and testament, do anything that was that extraordi- Bruce Gilbert, in Mr. Clark’s first flattened profiles.” ular head, Ernst August, husband dated May 18, 1218. nary by today’s standards,” says piece, a revival of “Swamp.” I was almost taken aback to see of Princess Caroline of Monaco The highlight of the show is un- 20-year-old Derek Yegan, of Mission “Homecoming” was one of this dancers on point in the new piece and perennial tabloid target. The doubtedly the “Ptolemy Cameo,” a Viejo, Calif. year’s themes in Edinburgh, and the “come, been and gone,” but this sym- northern German city of Braunsch- spectacular double portrait of In- But that understatement is an es- Scottish-born, convention-shatter- bolic feature of classical ballet has weig would like to change all that dian onyx dating back to the third sential part of his appeal to design- ing choreographer was making his been subtly incorporated into the with a huge historical exhibition century B.C., which Otto had set in ers today. Mr. McQueen wore first appearance at the festival pulsating choreography, which is called “Otto IV—Dream of a Guelph gold and then made part of a Co- clothes that didn’t scream to be set to the ear-splitting 1970s music Empire.” logne shrine. The oversize cameo, seen. In an economic environment of Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and David Devoted to the life and times of which was stolen from the shrine where conspicuous fashion is Bowie. You can feel it in your bones Ernst August’s medieval ancestor, in the 16th century, eventually frowned upon, sobriety may be an even with full-on ear protection; Otto (around 1175-1218), the exhibi- made its way to Vienna, where it is easier sell, especially for men, who you leave the auditorium in a state tion commemorates Otto’s corona- one of the signature treasures of generally don’t want their clothes of high excitement and wonder. The tion as Holy Roman Emperor eight the Kunsthistorisches Museum. to draw too much attention. gorgeous, frequently-changed cos- centuries ago in 1209, when he A treasure of a more mysteri- It helps that Mr. McQueen looked

tumes, and Charles Atlas’s sumptu- briefly ruled much of Europe in the The Royal Library, Copenhagen ous sort is the “tomb crown” of Em- as at ease in a sweatshirt and chinos ous, ever-appropriate lighting, to- family’s name. The show is meant press Richenza, Otto’s great-grand- as he did in a three-piece suit, wear- gether with performances of breath- to be a publicity bonanza for the The Otto IV exhibition includes this mother, circa 1141. Discovered in ing both looks effortlessly, says taking precision by the dancers, city of Braunschweig, which has Copenhagen Psalter (circa 1175-1200). an archaeological dig in the 1970s, menswear historian Robert E. make this a piece dance buffs will be set up a number of related events the simple lead object has a weath- Bryan, whose book, “Men’s Ameri- thrilled to see on its tour to Stock- for its “Emperor Year.” By all ered grandeur. A potent symbol of can Fashion,” comes out this month. holm, Maubeuge and Creteil. Then means, have fun at the planned lection of works from many of Eu- the passage of time, it reminds us “It wasn’t just what he wore, but it’s on to the Barbican Theatre in jousting tournament, or just play- rope’s leading museums. of the mortality of all human en- how he wore things, so naturally London from Oct. 28-Nov. 7, and ing with your Otto IV cut-out pa- Spread out over three adjacent deavors, especially empires. and with confidence. He had a re- later headed for Berlin. per dolls, but don’t forget to linger buildings in the city’s Burgplatz, —J.S. Marcus laxed un-self-conscious way of —Paul Levy in the actual exhibition, which the exhibition presents everything Until Nov. 8 dressing” that appeals to men. www.michaelclarkcompany. brings together an astonishing col- from priceless works of decorative www.braunschweig.de/otto “We’ve never had an actor who’s com/diary.php presented a sportswear story in the Jake Walters (2)

W10 FRIDAY - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 6, 2009 | WEEKEND JOURNAL WEEKEND JOURNAL | FRIDAY - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 - 6, 2009 W3 v Taste Contents Celebrating the Bauhaus at 90

6-7 | Cover story Food | By A.J. Goldmann haus in the three different insti- merge the arts under the wing of course, stressed a study of na- other European modernist move- 3 | Fashion 8 Film tutions,” says Annemarie Jaeggi, architecture. In 1923, he pro- ture to “freely design abstract ments; but it was also an acad- Berlin director of the Bauhaus Archive nounced a new ideal: “art and shapes that go beyond the forc- emy, a community, a social entity. t No artistic movement of the Berlin. “There isn’t one Bauhaus, technology—the new unity.” edly schematic and arrive at a The photos of everyday life at the On Style: ‘September Issue’ is old news 20th century has been more but many Bauhäuser,” she adds, The bursts of creativity and ex- new naturalness, the naturalness Bauhäuser—students playing A league lauded, debated, misunderstood stressing the amount of transfor- uberance are seen in the roles of the work.” The exhibit show- sports, attending parties, playing The ‘King 9 | Books and maligned than the Bauhaus, mation within the Bauhaus itself that Bauhaus masters and stu- cases teaching materials and ex- music and creating their art—af- the interdisciplinary workshop during the years of the school’s dents took in Expressionism, Cub- ercises from the Vorkurs, includ- firm this rapturous description in of Cool’ for modernity whose name has existence first in Weimar, then ism, Constructivism and Dadaism. ing myriad studies in composi- Tom Wolfe’s otherwise critical of extraordinary Fall books feature literary stars become practically synonymous in Dessau, and finally (briefly) It is discernible in a list of the tion, contrast, rhythm, material book “From Bauhaus to Our returns with the stripped-down function- in Berlin. school’s teachers: Oskar Schlem- and form. What all these class- House”: “It was more than a 10 | Top Picks alism that the movement brought “Bauhaus” is often tossed mer, László Moholy-Nagy, Lyonel room analyses show is the in- school; it was a commune, a spiri- chefs to architecture and design in the around as a catchall phrase for Feininger, Paul Klee, Wassily Kan- tense dissection and experimen- tual movement, a radical ap- short-lived Weimar Republic. the constellation of modernism, dinsky and Josef Albers were in- tation being pursued by both proach to art in all its forms, a design and architecture. Another ternationally recognized artists masters and disciples. philosophical center comparable Norwegian cooks Clark pumps up the volume misconception is that Bauhaus re- all, but the Bauhaus was for The exhibit progresses both to the Garden of Epicurus.” bring imagination to the table Bauhaus: A Conceptual fers to a specific architectural many of them just one stage in a chronologically and thematically, In the artistically and experi- style noted for its clarity and long and varied career. with different colors correspond- mentally charged atmosphere of Braunschweig Model functionality; in ing to periods the Weimar Republic, the Bau- celebrates Emperor Year Martin-Gropius-Bau, fact, this was and topics. Most haus strove to be exemplary and 4 | Sports Berlin true of only one of the time, dis- exceptional. To this end, its 11 | Taste Through Oct. 4 phase of the Bau- played items are members harnessed propaganda haus, a two-year left to speak for to spread their message. Many Greece lures climbers to grottoes period in Dessau themselves, with- items on display deal with how Bauhaus at 90 Bauhaus turns 90 this year under the direc- out much in the the school ensured it was talked 5 | Art and Berlin is celebrating with torship of way of accompa- about. Its name became a seal “Bauhaus: A Conceptual Model.” Hannes Meyer. nying text. of quality and a label. This 12 | Time Off The exhibit presents a comprehen- “Many people One of the branding is responsible for the sive overview of the school in all think that Bau- most extraordi- enduring misunderstandings U.K. Web platform aggregates its plurality and paradox. The ex- haus is a style, nary items is about Bauhaus, as well as its t Our arts and culture calendar hibit is organized by Germany’s or a period, or Moholy-Nagy’s lasting successes. museum merchandise three main Bauhaus institutes, that Bauhaus “Light Space Ninety years on, it’s tough to the Bauhaus Archive Berlin, the stands for mod- Modulator” pin the Bauhaus down, and the Stiftung Bauhaus Dessau and the ernism, for every- (1922-30), a me- exhibit shies away from raising

Tom Haga Tom Klassik Stiftung Weimar, with as- thing that was chanical appara- critical questions about its guid- Evan Ramsik (far right) at the Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany, in 2008. Craig Winneker Editor sistance from the Museum of created between tus that fuses ing philosophy. Concentrating on Barbara Tina Fuhr Deputy editor Modern Art in New York, where a the two World light and color the 14 years of the school’s exist- Elisabeth Limber Art director more modest version of the show Wars and maybe Jirka Jansch with movement ence, the exhibit doesn’t interest Brian M. Carney Taste page editor will be mounted in November. even after- ‘Light-Space Modulator’ by László Moholy-Nagy inside of a blue itself in the Bauhaus’s origins or With nearly 1,000 objects—in- wards,” Ms. Jae- and purple dis- reception: neither the parallel the- Questions or comments? Write to [email protected]. cluding models, studies, paint- ggi said. But, she noted, Bauhaus At the Bauhaus, Gropius had a play. In his Vorkurs, Moholy-Nagy ories of art education in Germany Please include your full name and address. ings, photographs and furniture— was only a piece in the puzzle of tough time controlling all the emphasized visual and tactile per- during the Weimar Republic nor ‘London in a Bag,’ a play set sold online by the Museum of London COVER, Chef Geir Skeie. Photograph: Paal André Schwital spread over the ground-floor gal- European modernism. egos he had gathered around ception. The importance that he the world-wide spread of Bau- leries of this stately neoclassical Walter Gropius, who founded him. The Bauhaus masters could attached to light can be gleaned haus in the postwar era. building, the exhibit is the largest the Bauhaus in Weimar in 1919, often outdo Gropius in the lofti- through his photography and film- But even without these per- Bauhaus retrospective ever was fueled by populist ideas. He ness of their proclamations. Jo- making, and this kinetic sculpture spectives, the show brings the mounted and the first time that spoke of Bauhaus’s ability to hannes Itten, who structured was, in a sense, a logical outcome Bauhaus vividly to life as a move- the three Bauhaus institutes, unite individuals “using the idea and taught the school’s prelimi- of his fascination. ment in a constant state of flux THE JOURNAL CROSSWORD / Edited by Mike Shenk 59 Its business is booming 4 Its national anthem 49 Court contests 82 Water-to-wine once separated by the Iron Cur- of new producing, working and nary course, the Vorkurs, told The exhibition makes clear the between idealism and indecision. 61 Many a Jonas Brothers fan is “Nashid as-Salaam 50 Groom’s charge miracle site tain, have collaborated. living communities.” Responding his students “to awaken the per- double sense in which Bauhaus as-Sultani” 83 To distant places 22 Likes 31 Output of Yogo 44 “Must’ve been 62 Stuffy 51 White House resident “There are different notions, to the “eclecticism” of contempo- sonal life that is inherent in the was a school: It was a new ap- Mr. Goldmann writes about cul- Across 5 Socks Gulch’s mines something ___” 65 Checking device of the 1940s 84 David’s co-anchor or different views of the Bau- rary trends in art, his goal was to form.” Klee, who later taught the proach to art, comparable to ture from Berlin and New York. 1 Person who 24 Formed to 6 Draft pick 52 Blundering 86 Sheep trills might flip for you tackle a single 37 Angled pipes 45 Make the cut 66 “The Good Shepherd” subject 67 They make a lot of calls 7 Stretching muscle 54 Sorry! inspiration 89 Intensifies 8 Spice blend problem 39 Newspaper 46 Unmanned solar- section powered aircraft 8 Sporty Mazda 90 Item, so to speak of India 25 Bids one club, say 68 Couldn’t be missed 55 Preposterous Bookshelf / By Sadanand Dhume 40 PayPal tested in the 9 Curry of “Today” 91 Tomfoolery 7 14 Frère de ma mère 26 Campaign goal 70 Not barefoot 56 View from Masada owner 1980s and 1990s 10 Band offering 93 Keep busy 27 Make out 71 Symbol of punishment 59 Family divisions 19 2001 reality 41 Mia Farrow 53 Flat 72 Green feature 11 Pound sound 60 “Norma Rae” 94 Music’s Horne show hosted by 29 Ortiz of graced its 57 Opposition group 73 Heartburn medicine brand 12 “You Make Me Feel Like director Martin 95 With no promise A Peek Into Pakistan Anderson Cooper “Ugly Betty” first cover 58 Chestnut with Dancing” singer of profit 20 Maroon 30 Flo and 42 Pennywhistle white mixed in, 74 Chart makeup 62 Missing, in a way 13 Campaign manager 97 Important 21 Bow application Alice’s boss or pinwheel e.g. 75 Shiny paints 63 Where you may find On the face of it, few countries dition to an already glittering ros- Bally Sagoo). Ostensible trips to As though to make up for this America, that Pakistan belongs to 14 ___ pro nobis a sweater 98 Degas subject 77 Clearly not latched the beauty salon to have her up- less than rigorous plotting, Mr. the Middle East. Lahore may 99 Pool input are in as dire need of a public im- ter is 25-year-old Ali Sethi, a pre- Right Here, Right Now / by Colin Gale 78 “One O’Clock Jump” 15 Green light 64 Lengthy tales age makeover as Pakistan. Its best- cocious Harvard graduate who re- per lip threaded, and to private Sethi’s prose, always lucid, often boast a stadium named for Libyan composer 16 The key of D major 65 Move borders, perhaps 101 Nose separators 1234567 89101112131415161718 known exports are the Taliban and sides in Lahore. classes to sharpen her math skills, soars to illuminate the quotidian. strongman Moammar Gadhafi; the has one 102 Minimal amount 79 Nisan feast 69 Basketball’s Bell contraband nukes. Its airspace In “The Wish Maker,” his first serve as cover for trysts forbid- A pre-wedding party dissolves math teacher at Zaki’s elite public 19 20 21 80 Nixon’s “Western 17 Company that offers 70 Feather parts 107 Cardinal commands more attention from novel, Mr. Sethi explores modern den by a deeply conservative soci- into a “democracy of dance.” A school may venerate the Arab con- White House” little training? 108 Source of ATM money 22 23 24 72 Valiant Predator drones than from com- Pakistan through the lives of Zaki ety. As detail piles well-groomed ho- tribution to his subject; the ban 85 Knock over 18 Protect, in a way 76 Nice nicety 110 Comic strip squeal mercial airlines. Its immediate fu- and Samar, near-siblings who upon detail, the tel manager has on alcohol in public places may 25 26 27 28 29 87 Thunderbirds’ org. 20 “___ shaking?” 78 Book jacket paragraph 111 Hang out, perhaps ture rests more in the hands of come of age together in 1990s reader cannot help the manner of drive the trendy to sheesha bars; 88 All the rage 23 Change item 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 80 “Stand Up” rapper 113 Meditation chants NATO than in those of the WTO. Lahore before circumstances but feel a mounting someone “who the evening news may be read in 89 Thorny tree 28 Omar of “House” 81 Right now, as hidden 114 Arg. neighbor launch their lives on sharply diver- sense of dread, seemed to reside Arabic in addition to Urdu. But 37 38 39 40 41 92 “Two Years Before 31 Uxmal inhabitant in this puzzle’s 115 Slow on the uptake gent paths. Zaki, the book’s narra- heightened by Sa- permanently in culturally, Zaki and Samar’s Paki- the Mast” writer The Wish Maker 42 43 44 45 32 Denial in Deutschland longest answers 116 Mendes of “Hitch” tor, is a sensitive fatherless boy mar’s conscription morning.” In its stan continues to cleave to idol- 93 Moisturizer ingredient 33 Bon Jovi’s “You Give By Ali Sethi raised in a home bursting with of the hapless Zaki heyday in the worshipping India. At the Lahore 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 96 Covers a bald spot Love ___ Name” (Riverhead Books, 432 pages, strong-willed women. Samar, as a co-conspirator. 1950s, the cosmo- store where the duo borrows pi- 100 Setting of many 57 58 59 60 34 Quench Last Week’s Solution $25.95) though technically Zaki’s aunt Less convincing politan port city rated Bollywood videos, the selec- “Friends” scenes 35 Kingdom come GMAN GNU C ARA E Y E L A S H once removed, is for all intents is the book’s histori- of Karachi, its cab- tion ranges from “Abhimaan” 61 62 63 64 65 66 103 Budgetary excess 36 Tom Harkin, for one YOG I BEAR ONEG MEDULLA and purposes an older sister. cal reach. Though arets filled with near the entrance to “Zanjeer” on 104 Call’s counterpart 67 68 69 70 38 Deck treatments PRENT I SS AGAR PA I NFUL In recent years, the permanently Their lives become shorthand for most of the action dancers from the the opposite wall. Spying the In- 105 Wall St. watchdog ADJUSTABLER8MORTGAGE 43 Some are covert enraged Pakistani mob—protesting the decisive role family and gen- takes place in the Levant and East- dian actor Amrish Puri in an Indi- 71 72 73 74 106 Bank worries AST I MI L DAWNS der play in shaping the landscape 1990s, the story ern Europe, ap- ana Jones movie evokes an in- 46 Characters Danish cartoons, rumors of Koran 107 Gratuitous benefit SIB EMIT SEXES AFRO desecration, obscure references to of life’s possibilities for even rela- spans 60 years of pears poised to stant gasp of recognition. 75 76 77 78 47 Buttercup’s cousin 109 Entered the Bond trade? PL8GLASS IMPAIR TALON Byzantine history by the Pope— tively privileged Pakistanis. Pakistani history. have the “vision of Mr. Sethi’s narrative may be at REAL I STS OREL GOHOME 79 80 81 82 83 84 112 Oozing hubris 48 Johnny Cash, has become almost emblematic of The book’s sharpest insights At times this its successes be- times forced, but all in all this re- to Carlene Carter ANNALS ANEW IMOK RAN 85 86 87 88 117 Duodenal woe TEDDY EER DEST INY IND the ongoing culture war between are reserved for matters of the makes the book come its totality.” mains a novel worth reading, a 118 “The Lion King” lyricist WSJ.com SEWERAGE DOESGOOD radical Islam and the West. heart. Mr. Sethi is especially alive groan under The city’s subse- worm’s eye view of the kinds of 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 119 Removed letter? CAW H I STORY AMT R I ATA Somewhat paradoxically, Paki- to the emotional contours of the burden of quent decline is cap- lives that rarely make their way 100 101 102 103 120 Vexing Crossword online AR I I RES RACK BONGOS stan also happens to be home to young love, its modes of court- trying to include tured by a picture of black, to the pages of a newspaper or 121 Seize For an interactive PET I TE COLA I CESK8RS some of Asia’s most vibrant new ship, its methods of subterfuge. Sa- too much—the poetry of the swampy water stinking of fish in magazine. 104 105 106 107 108 ENCRE SORREL LONESOME 122 Lopes version of The Wall writing in English. Indeed, the mar, hopelessly smitten, seeks to iconic communist Faiz Ahmed the afternoon, and surrounded by RAHS SOLOS L I EN RET country now churns out brilliant win the affections of her love in- Faiz, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto’s famous “territorial seagulls that were al- Mr. Dhume is a Washington, D.C. 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 Street Journal Crossword, SHOES CWT SYST Down WSJ.com subscribers TENTH I NGS I H8ABOUTYOU novelists the way its cricket team terest by gifting him imported co- promise to give the poor “food, ways in a panic.” based writer and the author of 117 118 119 1 In can go to ALEWI FE BNAI ALCAPONE could once be counted on to pro- logne (Blue Jeans by Versace) and clothing and shelter,” the impor- Throughout the book, Mr. “My Friend the Fanatic: Travels 120 121 122 2 Hitching post? WSJ.com/WeekendJournal PLAINTS ODIN DECREPIT duce a stream of the world’s best an audiotape filled with love tance to Pakistan of the three Sethi is at pains to debunk the with a Radical Islamist” (Sky- 3 Scalp, e.g. EARNEST WONG USA ASTA fast bowlers. The most recent ad- songs (Meat Loaf, Mariah Carey, A’s, Army, Allah and America. idea, not entirely uncommon in horse Publishing, 2009).

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Amsterdam Pfeffer (1972) and others. dance Galerie Clairefontaine “Sonia Gaskell” explores the life and Sept. 9-12 work of the Russian-born dancer and % 352-47-23-24 choreographer Sonia Gaskell www.photomeetings.lu (1904-74) through photographs, cos- tumes and video clips. Paris Jewish Historical Museum photography Sept. 11-Jan. 31 “August Sander: Look, Observe and % 31-20-5310-310 Think” showcases a selection of impor- www.jhm.nl tant works by German photographer August Sander (1876-1964). design Fondation Cartier Bresson “Made in Britain” displays bags and Sept. 9-Dec. 20 purses designed by English designers % 33-1-5680-2700 selected from recent collections by Vi- vienne Westwood, Alexander Mc- www.henricartierbresson.org Queen, Stella McCartney, Paul Smith and others. art Museum of Bags and Purses “Bruegel, Memling, Van Eyck ... 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Berlin 1490-1576) Lorenzo Lotto fireworks (1480-1556) and others. “Pyronale 2009” brings six interna- Musee Jacquemart-André tional pyrotechnical companies to com- Sept. 11-Jan. 11 pete on the Maifeld area of Berlin’s % Olympiastadion for two nights of spar- 33-1-4562-1159 kle and noise. www.musee-jacquemart-andre.com Olympia Stadium Sept. 4-5 Rotterdam % 49-30-3157-5413 art www.pyronale.biz “New Horizons: The Hague School and the modern Dutch Landscape” juxta- Bonn poses 30 historic 19th-century photo- music graphs with a selection of The Hague Empire bag in gold solid “Beethovenfest 2009” is a classical- School paintings by Willem Roelofs, brass, red enamel and music festival featuring performances Anton Mauve, the Maris brothers and Swarovski crystals by by Kent Nagano, Ingo Metzmacher, Johan Weissenbruch and others Alexander McQueen (2008) Sol Gabetta, Valery Gergiev, Gustavo Kunsthal at the Museum of Bags and Dudamel and others. Sept. 12-Dec. 6 Purses in Amsterdam; below, Leo Potma % 31-10-4400-301 Beethovenhalle ‘After the Bath’ (circa 1893) www.kunsthal.nl Until Oct. 3 by Edgar Degas in Vienna. % 49-228-20-1034-5 en.beethovenfest.de Turin art Hamburg from the 20th Century” examines 19th-century war photography, show- “Gianni Colombo” is a retrospective of Brussels photography works by 20th-century artists con- ing the earliest photos in the National work by Italian artist Gianni Colombo fronting the theme of war, including opera “Veto—Contemporary Positions in Ger- Army Museum’s collection. (1937-93), showing about 100 works Käthe Kollwitz (1867-1945), Ernst “Semele” stages Handel’s opera based man Photography” displays works by National Army Museum retracing the artist’s career. Barlach (1870-1938), Max Beckmann on a Greco-Roman myth, staged by eight German photographers con- Until Jan. 2 Castello di Rivoli (1884-1950) and Otto Dix Chinese artist Zhang Huan and con- fronted with the concept of reality, in- % 44-20-7730-0717 Sept. 16-Jan. 10 (1891-1969). ducted by Christophe Rousset, leading cluding Andreas Gefeller (born 1970) www.national-army-museum.ac.uk % 39-011-9565-222 Sprengel Museum Les Talens Lyriques orchestra. and Beate Gütschow (1970). www.castellodirivoli.org La Monnaie Deichtorhallen Hamburg Sept. 9-Nov. 29 music Sept. 8-30 Until Nov. 15 % 49-511-1684-3875 “Rockwell” presents performances by Vienna % 32-2-2291-206 % 49-40-3210-30 www.sprengel-museum.de Tom Jones, Robert Plant, Razorlight, art www.lamonnaie.be www.deichtorhallen.de Joss Stone, David Gray and others as a benefit for the Nordoff-Robbins Mu- “Impressionism—Painting Light” show- London sic Therapy charity. cases 170 works of Impressionist and Düsseldorf Hannover O2 Arena Post-Impressionist painting, including glass art art photography Sept. 11 work by Caillebotte (1848-94), Manet “Neighbours, Glass from the Nether- “Artists and War—War and Art. 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(born 1955) and Ross Gillespie of note- Luxembourg Werner Abegg Gallery-Museum Rietberg worthy Scots, including actors, writers photography Sept. 6-Jan. 3 and politicians, reflecting on the life “Photomeetings Luxembourg 2009” and work of poet Robert Burns. presents workshops, lectures and exhi- % 41-44-2063-131 National Gallery Complex bitions around the theme “Taboo” in stadt-zuerich.ch Until Nov. 8 contemporary photography, with % 44-131-6246-200 works by Marla Rutherford (born Source: ArtBase Global Arts News Ser- www.nationalgalleries.org 1971), Michel Medinger (1941), Roman vice, WSJE research. Jan Krugier and Marie-Anne Krugier-Poniatowski Collection, Geneva Stylish return of the ‘King of Cool’ Greek island rocks for climbers

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