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Culture
Culture editor Robert Bound's column on Alan Bennett's play The History of Art, as well as our latest book, film and music reviews.
Art Market
Seven Tokyo galleries put aside their rivalry and form a collective, while London prepares to pull out the stops for Frieze week.
Living the art
New York-based performance artist Marina Abramović eschews ‘easy’ art. For one show, she and 39 others lived in a barn with no food or talking for three days. Here she explains her process.
Media
TV screens at US petrol pumps, Iceland's PM-turned-newspaper editor and Australia vinyl resurgence.
Bouncing back
Solid economic growth and foreign investment have transformed Mozambique’s fortunes since its civil war. But challenges remain in tackling the poverty and corruption that block the capital Maputo’s path to prosperity.
Rebrand Britain
Great Britain's image has been damaged in recent years. With a new government and the Olympics on the horizon, experts from politics, culture, and academia discuss how Britannia can rebrand itself once more.
Culture
Culture editor Robert Bound's column on the hilarity and banality of comments left by people on newspaper websites, as well as reviews on new books, films, and music,and previews of art exhibitions.
Art Market
A Q&A with Christie's Australian art specialist, plus the Muscovite gallery Regina moves into London's Fitzrovia.
New media circus
It seems that every news presenter has a blog or Twitter feed – but post personal opinions at your peril. Monocle investigates the pleasures and sorrows of social media in the news.
Observation
Our global network of shops are better forums for debate than any social network. The great response to our new newspaper edition is a case in point, says Tyler Brûlé.
