VENICE BIENNALE 2021

Lcd has partnered with Caravane Earth, an international foundation based in the netherlands, in order to play a leading role in the venice biennale 2021. we have joined forces for the exhibition of a building specifically designed for communal gatherings and discussions: a Majlis - a traditional meeting place in Arab culture.

Curated by Jury member 2020 Dr. Thierry Morell, the Majlis is designed by world renowned bamboo architect Simón Vélez, in collaboration with the womens’ collective of weavers from the Boujad Tribe in Morocco. 

OUR HONORARY COMMITTEE

Her Excellency Sheikha Al Mayassa Bint Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, Chairperson, Qatar Museums (COMMITTEe CHAIR)

THE EARL OF SNOWDON, Honorary Chairman of Christie’s UK, Europe and the Middle East

Professor DEBORAH HOWARD, Professor Emerita of Architectural History at the University of Cambridge