Venice’s crowded corridors will be teeming more than ever as design and art-hungry crowds descend on the lagoon city for the biggest event on its cultural calendar. The 58th Venice Biennale (11 May – 24 November) is well underway, with Ralph Rugoff taking the curatorial reins of central exhibition ‘May You Live In Interesting Times’ at the Arsenale and Giardini. There’s plenty of action spilling over into Venice’s labyrinthine waterways, from inventive installations and soaring sculptures, to monastic manuscripts and a design collection inspired by the city’s high tide. Here’s the Wallpaper* pick of the must-see national pavilions and exhibitions...