Estonian pavilion

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Estonian pavilion houses Estonia's national representation during Venice Biennale arts festivals.

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 della Biennale, are responsible for their own upkeep and construction costs as well. Nations without dedicated buildings create pavilions in venues throughout the city.[1] Estonia doesn't have a special building for the pavilion and therefore throughout the years the exhibitions have been located in various places across Venice.[2] In 2019, the Estonian pavilion was located on the island of Giudecca.[2] For the 59th Venice biennale, the Dutch pavilion, historically located at Giardini, offered its pavilion, designed by Gerrit Rietveld, to Estonia.[3]

Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art has been the official organiser of the Estonian pavilion since 1999. The exhibition for the Estonian pavilion is selected through an open call and the winner is decided by an international jury.[2] Estonian participation at the Venice Biennale is supported by the Ministry of Culture.[4]

Representation by year[edit]

# Year Artist(s) Curator(s) Title Location Ref
60th 2024 Edith Karlson Hora lupi Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Penitenti [1]
59th 2022 Kristina Norman, Bita Razavi Corina Apostol Orchidelirium. Appetite for Abundance Rietveld pavilion, Giardini [2][3][4]
58th 2019 Kris Lemsalu Birth V - Hi & Bye c/o Legno & Legno, Giudecca [5]
57th 2017 Katja Novitskova Kati Ilves If Only You Could See What I’ve Seen with Your Eyes Palazzo Malipiero [6]
56th 2015 Jaanus Samma Eugenio Viola NSFW. Chairman's Tale Palazzo Malipiero [7]
55th 2013 Dénes Farkas Adam Budak Evident in Advance Palazzo Malipiero [8]
54th 2011 Liina Siib A Woman Takes Little Space Palazzo Malipiero [9]
53rd 2009 Kristina Norman Marco Laimre After-War Palazzo Malipiero [10]
52nd 2007 Marko Mäetamm Mika Hannula Loser's Paradise Palazzo Malipiero [11]
51st 2005 Mark Raidpere Hanno Soans Isolator Palazzo Malipiero [12]
50th 2003 John Smith (Marko Mäetamm, Kaido Ole) Anders Härm Marko und Kaido Palazzo Malipiero [13]
49th 2001 Ene-Liis Semper, Marco Laimre La Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi [14]
48th 1999 Ando Keskküla, Jüri Ojaver, Peeter Pere Johannes Saar Palazzo Querin
47th 1997 Siim-Tanel Annus, Raoul Kurvitz, Jaan Toomik Near San Marco Square [15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Russeth, Andrew (April 17, 2019). "The Venice Biennale: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know". ARTnews. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Venice biennale | Kaasaege Kunsti Eesti Keskus". cca.ee.
  3. ^ "Dutch entry to 2021 Venice Art Biennale takes a radically different approach". Mondriaan Fund. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Arts | Ministry of Culture". www.kul.ee.
  5. ^ Editors, Artsy (20 March 2019). "All of the Artists in the Venice Biennale". Artsy. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. ^ "IF ONLY YOU COULD SEE WHAT I'VE SEEN WITH YOUR EYES". www.ifonlyyoucouldseewhativeseenwithyoureyes.com.
  7. ^ "NSFW. A Chairman's Tale". 2 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Estonian Pavilion Venice Biennale". Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Venice biennale | Kaasaege Kunsti Eesti Keskus". cca.ee.
  10. ^ "Venice catalogue" (PDF). kristinanorman.ee. August 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  11. ^ "Estonian Art 1' 2007". arhiiv.estinst.ee.
  12. ^ "Up Close and Personal". Frieze (107). 5 May 2007 – via frieze.com.
  13. ^ "Press release. Estonia Biennale" (PDF). artecommunications.com. 2003. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Venice lineup". artnet.com. 30 March 2001. Retrieved 21 April 2023.
  15. ^ "Venice biennale | Kaasaege Kunsti Eesti Keskus". cca.ee.
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