> World's fairs seem to have tapered off after the 40s. Presumably the adoption of television?
I was just at the Biennale di Venezia [1]. It, like Art Basel, was well attended.
These art-oriented fairs may have supplanted science and technology. (It coïncides with the 1970s and 80s’ anti-intellectualism in America.) On the other hand, science and technology discussion is far more realistic today, at the average dinner table, than it was in the 1950s.
I was just at the Biennale di Venezia [1]. It, like Art Basel, was well attended.
These art-oriented fairs may have supplanted science and technology. (It coïncides with the 1970s and 80s’ anti-intellectualism in America.) On the other hand, science and technology discussion is far more realistic today, at the average dinner table, than it was in the 1950s.
[1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venice_Biennale