The 15th edition of the Gwangju Biennale, the oldest contemporary art biennale in South Korea, kicked off on Saturday, with the participation of Qatar Pavilion, which is the first and only Arab country to have a standalone pavilion at the 2024 Gwangju Biennale. The Qatar Pavilion is curated by the National Museum of Qatar. The Qatar Pavilion will present the exhibition, Knock, Rain, Knock, which will run until December 1, 2024. Director of the National Museum of Qatar HE Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Hamad Al Thani expressed his pride in opening the State of Qatar Pavilion at the Gwangju Biennale, which coincides with the fiftieth anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Qatar and South Korea. The pavilion represents a valuable opportunity to share Qatar’s rich cultural heritage and contemporary arts with a global audience, he said. (QNA) page 2
