Biennale Arte 2019: Contemporary art collides with cuisine

      In an elegant Venetian setting, the MICHELIN Guide and ILLY are blending art and haute cuisine through a limited series of dinners. To celebrate its bond with Biennale Arte 2019, illycaffè developed a project in which contemporary art collides with cuisine, creating contamination and proposing a truly one of a kind, unedited experience.  … Read more

Venice Biennale 2019 review – preaching to the converted

There is much to praise from Ghana, India, France, and a stunning international pavilion. Less admirable is a true horror on the Arsenale…

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