Qatar Will Build a Permanent Pavilion in the Giardini della Biennale
The entrance to the Giardini, the Venice Biennale’s original and still primary venue. Photo by Giuseppe Cottini/Getty Images) Clearly, the Gulf countries have grasped the power of culture and the arts as both a tool of soft power and a means of economic expansion, positioning themselves as global destinations rather than economies solely reliant on … Read more