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Although the university has been central in the world of American art scholarship for centuries, its formal relationship to the field has been awkward at best. Some of the biggest names were trained in fair Cambridge and classes on the topic have been taught since the 1930s. Nevertheless, it is only in the past couple of decades that a formal push towards recognition and cultivation of American art history has really come to fruition...
...fighting for space with those touting stylish bars, clubs and cosmopolitan restaurants. And the eclectic mix of styles is a surefire draw. Recently given a welcome face-lift, buildings lining downtown K.L.'s restored heritage rows boast soaring ceilings, wrought-iron balconies and timber balustrades. Some of these 1930s gems-in an Art Deco style adapted for the tropics-also have air wells open to the sky. "People are beginning to realize the past has value," says Lim Huck Chin, a conservation architect. "Going out now has a more human face." See for yourself in one of the city...
...1930s walk-up building that houses Sabina Swims was formerly a hip art gallery, and it still shows: floorboards are stripped, ceilings are high, and jazz and cappuccino are on tap. Apart from Wong's signature line, you can expect to find fashionable international brands like Sexy Little Beach, Siddhartha and Kooshi. "Bikinis are a big deal," enthuses Wong. If Hong Kong women didn't know it before, they will...
...Starflyer Is Born In-flight comfort with an internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder Recently given a welcome face-lift, buildings lining downtown K.L.'s restored heritage rows boast soaring ceilings, wrought-iron balconies and timber balustrades. Some of these 1930s gems - in an Art Deco style adapted for the tropics - also have air wells open to the sky. "People are beginning to realize the past has value," says Lim Huck Chin, a conservation architect. "Going out now has a more human face." See for yourself in one of these heritage...
...evasive, it can also be angry and hot. In the late 1940s and the '50s, anger came back into hip through the improvisational bebop style of jazz developed by saxophonist Charlie Parker and trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie. In response to the domestication of jazz by the swing bands of the 1930s, Parker developed a defiantly anti-commercial style, one with solos so rapid-fire they were too fast to dance to--and almost too fast to listen to. Real hipsters have always disdained the mass market...