Venice [Monocle]

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In our second film from the Venice Art Biennale, Monocle’s culture editor Robert Bound goes off piste to explore the curatorial instincts at François Pinault’s new Punta Della Dogana. 30.06.09

In the first of two films from the 53rd Venice Art Biennale, Monocle culture editor Robert Bound reports on national pavilions as shop windows for contemporary art and national identity. 19.06.09

In our second film report from the Venice Architecture Biennale, Sarah Balmond visits the curated exhibitions in the Giardini, where national pavilions were transformed into temples to architectural thought. 24.10.08

Hosted every other year, the Venice Architecture Biennale invites some of the most conceptual thinkers from around the world to flex their creative muscles to interpret a set theme. 17.10.08

Caffé Florian is Italy's oldest coffee bar and we can tell by the quality of service that they've had almost three centuries' practice. Its alimentari is also well worth a whizz-round. 02.10.07