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Shades Of Gray

Andrew Lambirth Eileen Gray Design Museum, Shad Thames, London SE1, until 8 January 2006 A lthough marginalised or ignored for much of her long life, the designer and architect......

Far From Barbarians

Russell Chamberlin Forgotten empire: the world of Ancient Persia British Museum, until 8 January 2006 S ome years ago, just before the Shah went into exile, I was touring the......