The third Kuwaiti Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale, entitled ?Between East and West: A Gulf?, will "look past Kuwait?s borders to the contested hydrography of the Persian/Arabian Gulf" in order to propose a new masterplan for the region. Curated by Hamed Bukhamseen from Kuwait and Ali Karimi from Bahrain the pavilion will, in an area of physical, religious, and political division, "tell the story of the Gulf?s islands and the possibilities they hold for a greater territorial project."

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The third Kuwaiti Pavilion at the 2016 Venice Biennale, entitled ?Between East and West: A Gulf?, will "look past Kuwait?s borders to the contested hydrography of the Persian/Arabian Gulf" in order to propose a new masterplan for the region. Curated by Hamed Bukhamseen from Kuwait and Ali Karimi from Bahrain the pavilion will, in an area of physical, religious, and political division, "tell the story of the Gulf?s islands and the possibilities they hold for a greater territorial project."
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The pavilion, which will be located in the Arsenale, is set to feature a catalog of over two hundred islands in the Gulf, elaborating on their history and character, alongside proposals?from both young and established architecture practices in the region?for how a masterplan could be implemented across these contested waters. The exhibition will feature c...