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Ahmed mater take a part Throw The Abu Dhabi Authority for Culture & Heritage (ADACH) Wednesday announced that Abu Dhabi will feature for the first time at the Venice Biennale of Visual Art, in 2009. The Biennale, in its 53rd year, is the world's oldest and most prestigious event for the international display of contemporary art.

• video and film projections including filmed interviews and reflective works.
• 53rd Internat. Art Exhibition.

ADACH Platform for Visual Arts in Venice
7 June - 15 October 2009
Vernissage: 4 June, 2.15 pm - 4 pm

The ADACH Platform for Visual Arts in Venice will be designed as a meeting point for discourse and artistic production. A dynamic dispositif of presentations and exchanges will introduce, through a visual narrative, the conditions in which contemporary culture and visual art are emerging in Abu Dhabi / UAE today

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The works of the Saudi contemporary artists featured in Edge of Arabia in Venice explore the complex and diverse reality of 21st century life in Saudi Arabia, combining installation, performance and a variety of other media with a multidisciplinary approach to artistic practice.

Edge of Arabia
Contemporary Art from Saudi Arabia
5 June - 2 August 2009
Tuesday - Sunday, 10 am - 6 pm
Closed on Monday
Press Preview: 5 June, 4 pm
VIP Opening: 5 June, 8 pm