The Venice Biennale, Eurovision and Cannes are framed as artists representing their nations. But in a fractured world, national identity seems increasingly futile • Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The Venice Biennale, Eurovision and Cannes are framed as artists representing their nations. But in a fractured world, national identity seems increasingly futile Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Are the arts being drowned out by politics? A