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How exploring the death-care industry brought Anselm Chan the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong movie history
Chan explains how a personal loss inspired him to make the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong history and what it will take for the local industry to usher in a new golden age.
The Venice Biennale jury resigns just days before the annual art festival is set to begin
There is disquiet among the gardens and waters of La Serenissima as protest grows against the inclusion of the Russian and Israeli pavilions.
Muzeu Braga, Portugal’s newest art museum bridging art and critical thought
The museum’s inaugural exhibition brings together works by Alex Katz, Nan Goldin and Annie Leibovitz, alongside leading Portuguese artists such as Ângela Ferreira, Pedro Calapez and Ana Vidigal.
Our May issue celebrates exceptional timepieces and the people who wear them
Andrew Tuck reveals how Monocle’s journalists came to document hours spent on an extraordinary train ride through the Canadian wilderness and report from a Cairo neighbourhood striving to keep its soul in changing times.
‘Expresso’ editor in chief João Vieira Pereira on how the Portuguese weekly remains a trusted democratic source in today’s polarised times
In this month’s Editor’s Chair, Pereira tells Monocle how the newspaper has solidified its identity in the digital age and why he still retains faith in the future of independent journalism.
Brilliant music, books, art and TV to have on your radar in May
This month’s most exciting cultural happenings include a Beninese musician’s pop-star-packed album, an exhibition examining the work of Icelandic star Björk and a film told from the perspective of a plucky hen.
‘I love the immediacy of taking a picture’: Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Yorgos Lanthimos turns to photography in debut exhibition
With his first major European photography exhibition on display, film director Yorgos Lanthimos discusses his dark optimism, artistic freedom and how getting behind a different type of lens has granted him a new perspective.
How African art is taking over the Venice Biennale – and the world
For decades, African art occupied the international margins. But several fairs and exhibitions, including the Venice Biennale, are bringing the continent’s creative heritage to the centre.
