Danish pavilion
The Danish pavilion houses Denmark's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts festivals. The building was designed by Carl Brummer and constructed between 1930 and 1932, and restored and expanded by Peter Koch in the 1950s.
Background
The Venice Biennale is an international art biennial exhibition held in Venice, Italy. Often described as "the Olympics of the art world", participation in the Biennale is a prestigious event for contemporary artists. The festival has become a constellation of shows: a central exhibition curated by that year's artistic director, national pavilions hosted by individual nations, and independent exhibitions throughout Venice. The Biennale parent organization also hosts regular festivals in other arts: architecture, dance, film, music, and theater.[1]
Outside of the central, international exhibition, individual nations produce their own shows, known as pavilions, as their national representation. Nations that own their pavilion buildings, such as the 30 housed on the Giardini, are responsible for their own upkeep and construction costs as well. Nations without dedicated buildings create pavilions in venues throughout the city.[1]
Organization and building
The pavilion, designed by Carl Brummer, was constructed between 1930 and 1932. Architect Peter Koch led a restoration and expansion between 1958 and 1960.[2]
The Danish Arts Council Committee for International Visual Arts serves as commissioner for the Danish Pavilion at the Biennale, where Denmark has taken part since 1895.[3]
Representation by year
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Art
- 1999 — Jason Rhoades, Peter Bonde
- 2003 — Olafur Eliasson[4]
- 2005 — Eva Koch, Joachim Koester, Peter Land, Ann Lislegaard, Gitte Villesen
- 2007 — Troels Wörsel (Commissioner: Holger Reenberg; Assistant Commissioner: Stinna Toft Christensen)
- 2009 — Elmgreen and Dragset
- 2011 — Taryn Simon and others (Curator: Katerina Gregos)
- 2013 — Jesper Just
- 2015 — Danh Vo[5] (Curators: Marianne Torp, Tine Vindfeld
- 2017 — Kirstine Roepstorff[6]
- 2019 — Larissa Sansour[7]
- 2022 — Uffe Isolotto (Curator: Jacob Lillemose)[8]
References
- ^ a b Russeth 2019.
- ^ Volpi 2013.
- ^ "SPEECH MATTERS — The Danish Pavilion at the 54th International Art Exhibition — la Biennale di Venezia" (PDF). Danish Pavilion. May 20, 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 17, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ^ Carol Vogel (June 16, 2003), Heat Upstages Art at the Venice Biennale The New York Times.
- ^ Andrew Russeth (July 2, 2014), Danh Vo Will Rep Denmark at the Venice Biennale The New York Observer.
- ^ Alex Greenberger (December 18, 2015), Kirstine Roepstorff Will Represent Denmark in the 2017 Venice Biennale ARTnews.
- ^ Alex Greenberger (September 20, 2018), Larissa Sansour Will Represent Denmark at the 2019 Venice Biennale ARTnews.
- ^ José da Silva (17 December 2021), Venice Biennale 2022: all the national pavilions, artists and curators The Art Newspaper.
Bibliography
- Russeth, Andrew (April 17, 2019). "The Venice Biennale: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know". ARTnews. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- Volpi, Cristiana (2013). "Denmark". In Re Rebaudengo, Adele (ed.). Pavilions and Garden of Venice Biennale. Rome: Contrasto. p. 179. ISBN 978-88-6965-440-4.
Further reading
- McGarry, Kevin (May 28, 2013). "Jesper Just's Paradoxical Danish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale". T Magazine. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- Selvin, Claire (September 20, 2018). "Larissa Sansour Will Represent Denmark at the 2019 Venice Biennale". ARTnews. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- Sneed, Gillian (June 6, 2009). "The Collectors Elmgreen Dragsets Danish and Nordic Pavilions". Art in America. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
