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Venice art fest a tonic for global woes

Published Thu, May 11, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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WEARY of the modern-day "global disorder" of politics and conflicts? The 57th Biennale art festival promises to lift the spirits of those frazzled by everything from "Brexit" to global warming.

"Viva Arte Viva", which opens on Saturday in Venice, is "a passionate outcry for art" in a world "full of conflicts and shocks", curator Christine Macel said ahead of the opening.

Ms Macel, chief curator of the Pompidou Center in Paris, has brought together 120 artists from 50 countries - with t…

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Venice art fest a tonic for global woes

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Former Zouk morphs into mod-Asian Jiak Kim House, serving laksa pasta and mushroom bak kut teh

Massimo Bottura lends star power to pizza and pasta at Torno Subito

Victor Liong pairs Aussie and Asian food with mixed results at Artyzen’s Quenino restaurant

If Jay Chou likes Ju Xing’s zi char, you might too

Mod-Sin cooking izakaya style at Focal

What the fish? Diving for flavour at Fysh – Aussie chef Josh Niland’s Singapore debut

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