Wael Shawky interview
The National, January 2014 Black camels amble through the desert near Abu Dhabi. Silhouetted against the hot sun, they look both indignant and regal. They’re certainly unlikely stars. But with a single majahim camel selling […]
Ben East
India Art Fair
The National, January 2014 It felt like a major moment in Indian art – and it could have repercussions for the Middle Eastern art scene, too. In December 2013, a painting by the late Vasudeo […]
Ken Kalfus interview
The National, January 2014 Is there life on Mars? While H G Wells, C S Lewis and the cult 1996 B-movie Mars Attacks! might have enjoyably proposed the presence of little green men, sadly we still find […]
Claire Messud interview
The National, November 2013 “How angry am I? You don’t want to know. Nobody wants to know about that.” The very first line of Claire Messud’s The Woman Upstairs is surely one of the most […]
FATIMA BHUTTO INTERVIEW
The National, December 2013 Fatima Bhutto is staring out of the window of her publisher’s office. The view down the Thames is remarkable. But Benazir Bhutto’s niece – and the daughter of the activist Murtaza […]