Life in a Globalizing World. Rapid globalization has had a profound impact on many aspects of society and culture. Here spectators view i-city, an interactive artwork in the Russian Pavilion at the 2012 Venice Biennale exhibition of contemporary art. By pointing their tablet iPads at the QR codes embedded in the pavilion’s walls, they download bits of information on the city of the future. (© Giulia Candussi/XianPix/Corbis)