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Art Can’t Compete With Politics in Venice or New York

Plus: Astrocartography, Michael Jackson, and a “hotspan” hack

French artist JR remixed a Veronese work painted in Venice for a public art intervention in the city.Photographer: Marco Bertorello/Getty Images

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By Felix Salmon and Hannah Elliott

May 9, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC

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