Word: lux
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...Among the cheerier works are striking portraits of children by Loretta Lux, including the one pictured here. In Lux's beguiling images, children gaze outward in a symbolic expression of young life seeking to know itself?work that's as emblematic of the new Germany as photos of rusting factories...
...autobahn (among the newest photographs displayed). Even when the subject matter isn't Germany - as in Andreas Gursky's vast photographs of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange - there is often an underlying fascination with the workings of capitalism. Among the cheerier works are striking portraits of children by Loretta Lux, including the one pictured here. In Lux's beguiling images, children gaze outward in a symbolic expression of young life seeking to know itself - work that's as emblematic of the new Germany as photos of rusting factories...
...East Berlin's budding Mitte district?home to edgy boutiques and cool caf?s?finally has a hotel to mirror its artsy ethos. Located in a row of whitewashed 18th century houses, Lux Eleven (lux-eleven.com) was once a key KGB listening post reporting directly to Moscow. Today, following two years of painstaking refurbishment (which, according to its general manager, Thomas T?nzer, included the removal of an inordinate amount of cable and a smattering of furtive contraptions), this historic edifice has been artfully transformed into 72 apartment-style rooms, outfitted in a pared-down combination of bleached wood and concrete...
...internet connection in every seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder East Berlin's budding Mitte district - home to edgy boutiques and cool cafés - finally has a hotel to mirror its artsy ethos. Located in a row of whitewashed 18th century houses, Lux Eleven (lux-eleven.com) was once a key KGB listening post reporting directly to Moscow. Today, following two years of painstaking refurbishment (which, according to its general manager, Thomas Tänzer, included the removal of an inordinate amount of cable and a smattering of furtive contraptions), this historic edifice has been artfully...
...chain that also controls Viacom. Redstone, 51, was named vice chairman of Viacom in July but still spends 60% of her time running the privately held cinema business. "It's my love," she says. Redstone takes particular pride in the growing number of screens being relaunched under Cinema de Lux, which was based on a Los Angeles prototype called the Bridges. At the sleek, modern cinema, couples cozy up around lamplit tables in the hip Lounge 12 bar, sipping themed cocktails tied to current movies. Seats in the VIP Directors' Halls, $15 on weekends, are leather. In one auditorium...