Venice Biennale Sneak Peek: Impostor Cities Venice Biennale Sneak Peek: Impostor Cities By Share The 2021 Venice Architecture Biennale—postponed from 2020—is posting sneak peaks of its national pavilions, a highlight of the exhibition. Canadian cities often appear in movies, but standing in for other places. The official Canadian representation to the Biennale, Impostor Cities, examines how Canadian cities stand in for other places in movies. It is curated by McGill professor David Theodore and Montreal-based T B A / Thomas Balaban Architect. “You can almost say that in Canada, the measure of success of any piece of architecture is how badly movies want to make it look like the States,” says Douglas Coupland, who is interviewed as part of the two-minute video sneak peek.