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Three photography exhibitions in Tokyo to capture your attention this summer
From the National Museum of Modern Art to the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum and a traveling show landing at the Bunkamura Museum of Art, here are the photography shows to keep in your viewfinder.
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Global conflict sets a tone of controversy and contention at this year’s Venice Biennale
The preview week of the world’s most prestigious exhibition of contemporary art was an unruly spectacle – charged by political dissent, moments of beauty and works shining brightly through the chaos.
At 25, Vienna’s MuseumsQuartier remains a model for putting art and design at the centre of city life
In a city that, up until recent history, only allowed its residents limited access to urban resources, the MuseumsQuartier has helped to redefine what inclusive public spaces can be.
Manifesta makes a case for site-specific biennials as it arrives to Ruhr for its 16th edition
As major recurrent exhibitions have begun to rethink their models, the nomadic European biennial has long championed the value of the travelling art showcase.
Six beautiful travel books from Monocle to guarantee a well-spent summer
Whether you’re bound for breezy coastlines, vibrant cities or serene countryside, Monocle’s travel guides are your passport to a smarter season.
Storied US news programme ‘60 Minutes’ might be old but it doesn’t need to change
Unprecedented curbs on editorial independence and firings have put the US’s top television news programme into turmoil.
Spain’s newest art initiative Bienal Climática bridges Avilés’s industrial past with its ecological future
The three-month exhibition features 40 artists and connects contemporary art with ecological and industrial issues.
‘Everything has its perfect timing’: Káryyn on summer songs and the album that took 16 years to make
The American-Armenian-Syrian singer’s latest album drew inspiration from Buddhism, Princess Peach and synaesthesia.
Art Basel brings fun back to the fair with the element of surprise
In recent years the art world’s largest commercial fair has painted itself into a corner. But satellite shows and new initiatives at this year’s event are helping to offer fresh perspectives.
Is AI-created art worthy of display? A new Los Angeles museum thinks so
Co-founded by Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkılıç, Dataland opens with an immersive work that connects technology to the natural world.
The UK’s under-16 social-media ban won’t make Big Tech safer
The UK has unveiled one of the world’s harshest social-media bans for young people. Will it actually work? Or will it simply hand more private data to tech giants?
