Official Opening of the UAE Pavilion at the Biennale di Venezia

The United Arab Emirates participates with its second National Pavilion in the Arsenale proudly presenting the work of three Emirati artists to the international community.

Reem Al Ghaith, Abdullah Al Saadi and Lateefa bint Maktoum who present individual concepts set in same-size spaces that are actually islands on their own. The exhibit is developed and presented under the leadership of its Commissioner, Dr. Lamees Hamdan and Curator Vasif Kortun, an internationally respected writer and Director of Research and Programs, SALT, Istanbul.

Images from the opening day (June 1, 2011) of the UAE Pavilion at the Venice Biennale:

Photo: HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs and Dr. Lamees Hamdan, Commissioner of the Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates at the 54th International Art Exhibition â€“ la Biennale di Venezia, Wednesday June 1, 2011 / Â© seeing things photography

Photo: HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs with one of the three exhibiting artists of Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates, Abdullah Al Saadi, Wednesday June 1, 2011 / Â© seeing things photography

Photo: HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs with one of the three exhibiting artists of Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates, Reem Al Ghaith, Wednesday June 1, 2011 / Â© seeing things photography

Photo: HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs talking to Reem Al Ghaith about her installation at the Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates, Wednesday June 1, 2011 / Â© seeing things photography

Photo: HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs talking to Curator of the Pavilion of the United Arab Emirates, Vasif Kortun about the works of Lateefa Bint Maktoum, Wednesday June 1, 2011 / Â© seeing things photography

Photo: HH Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, United Arab Emirates Minister of Foreign Affairs with the interns of the UAE Pavilion Venice Internship Program, Wednesday June 1, 2011 / Â© seeing things photography