Olly Mann and The Week Unwrapped’s Suchandrika Chakrabarti are joined by Monocle's senior correspondent Robert Bound. This week: from de-urbanised art to slow fashion, and from multi-generational travel to virtual gigs, The Week Unwrapped takes a whirlwind tour through the best that is yet to come in the cultural year ahead.
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