The National Pavilion UAE at the Venice Biennale 2019 was established to endorse the UAE’s contemporary art practices on an international platform and provide a foundation to support the nation’s diverse and developing cultural scene.
The design pairs two Arab typefaces, 29LT Riwaya and Greta Arabic, with two Latin alphabet typefaces: Shapiro and Sangbleu Republic.
Commissioned by: Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation
Supported by: UAE Ministry of Culture and Knowledge Development
Curated by: Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath
Participating poet, filmmaker and artist: Nujoom Alghanem
Graphic design: Eps51, Berlin
Exhibition design: Agence NC, Paris
Arabic typesetting and Arabic typography consultancy: Pascal Zoghbi