UAE goes to Venice

A sense of play is very much at the fore at the UAEs presentation at this years Venice Biennale (13 May-26 November). Rock, Paper, Scissors: Positions in Play is curated by London-based Hammad Nasar, who is at Art Dubai this week to speak about the pavilion (with Kevin Jones at the Julius Baer Lounge on 15 March).
His line up is notable for including, for the first time, UAE-national and resident artists, while the overall curatorial concept looks to examine artistic practices within the Emirate