In dumping a fine artist such as Khaled Sabsabi from the Venice Biennale,Creative Australia has undermined the public’s faith in the capacity of art to open minds.
Locals in Rome,Venice,Barcelona and Paris reveal the train lines and tourist attractions where petty crime is rife.
Australia triumphed at the world’s most high-profile art event last year,but a controversy over Creative Australia’s choice of representatives threatens the nation’s participation in 2026.
Italian cities have a major problem with petty crime – as I discovered when strolling the crowded streets of Venice recently.
There may be a reason why your Venetian dining experience is not what it could be.
Venice’s brutal modernisers did not want to rebuild their collapsed bell tower. The city persevered,as should Sydney with its long-lost people movers,the trams.
Steadily rising water levels have scientists predicting that San Marco will be permanently underwater and uninhabitable by as early as 2100.
This regional Australian theatre has received one of the world’s biggest arts prizes. This is what makes them so remarkable.
There are other ways to sample the city’s pleasures than simply crowding into its most famous locations.
The Israeli government paid about half the costs of Israel’s pavilion at Venice and was not informed in advance about the protest.