Professor Lise explains to you and your uncle what a Biennale is and why they're important.

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Remember that time your friend said, "Oh, I'm just so tired — the Venice Biennale was exhausting," and your uncle was like, "What is a bee-nal-er?" and you stopped speaking to both of them forever?

I'm Professor Lise (not really a professor) and this is Art 101 (not really a class) and I'm here to clear up this Venice beenaler business, right now. What is this word and what does it mean?? How do you pronounce it? And why is it such a big deal?

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