Canadian pavilion
The Canadian pavilion houses Canada's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts festivals.
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 Canadian pavilion was designed by the Italian architects BBPR and erected between 1956 and 1957. Its architecture is more distinct than the nearby pavilions. Inside, its rooms unfold in a spiral of open and closed spaces.[2]
The nation has been participating in the international exhibition since 1952.[3] The National Gallery of Canada took over the Venice selection process from the Canada Council in 2010.[citation needed]
Representation by year
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Art
- 1952 — Emily Carr, David Milne, Goodridge Roberts, Alfred Pellan
- 1954 — B C Binning, Paul-Émile Borduas, Jean-Paul Riopelle
- 1956 — Jack Shadbolt, Louis Archambault, Harold Town
- 1958 — James Wilson Morrice, Jacques de Tonnancour, Anne Kahane, Jack Nichols
- 1960 — Edmund Alleyn, Graham Coughtry, Jean Paul Lemieux, Frances Loring, Albert Dumouchel
- 1962 — Jean-Paul Riopelle
- 1964 — Harold Town, Elza Mayhew
- 1966 — Alex Colville, Yves Gaucher, Sorel Etrog
- 1968 — Ulysse Comtois, Guido Molinari
- 1970 — Michael Snow
- 1972 — Gershon Iskowitz, Walter Redinger
- 1976 — Greg Curnoe
- 1978 — Ron Martin, Henry Saxe
- 1980 — Collin Campbell, Pierre Falardeau & Julien Poulin, General Idea, Tom Sherman, Lisa Steele
- 1982 — Paterson Ewen
- 1984 — Ian Carr-Harris, Liz Magor
- 1986 — Melvin Charney, Krzysztof Wodiczko
- 1988 — Roland Brener, Michel Goulet
- 1990 — Geneviève Cadieux[4]
- 1993 — Robin Collyer
- 1995 — Edward Poitras
- 1997 — Rodney Graham (Curator: Loretta Yarlow)[5]
- 1999 — Tom Dean
- 2001 — Janet Cardiff & George Bures Miller (Curator: Wayne Baerwaldt)
- 2003 — Jana Sterbak (Curator: Gilles Godmer)
- 2005 — Rebecca Belmore (Curator: Scott Watson)
- 2007 — David Altmejd (Curator: Louise Déry)
- 2009 — Mark Lewis (Curator: Barbara Fischer)
- 2011 — Steven Shearer (Curator: Josée Drouin-Brisebois)
- 2013 — Shary Boyle[6] (Curator: Josée Drouin-Brisebois)
- 2015 — BGL (Curator: Marie Fraser)
- 2017 — Geoffrey Farmer (Curator: Kitty Scott)[7]
- 2019 — Isuma
- 2021 – Stan Douglas[8]
References
- ^ a b Russeth 2019.
- ^ Volpi 2013.
- ^ "ARTINFO's Comprehensive Guide to the 2011 Venice Biennale National Pavilions". ARTINFO. Louise Blouin Media. May 30, 2011. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
- ^ Michael Kimmelman (May 28, 1990), Venice Biennale Opens With Surprises New York Times.
- ^ Peggy Gale (June 25, 1997), Rodney Graham Prepares for the 1997 Venice Biennale Canadian Art.
- ^ [1] Archived June 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Marsha Lederman (December 11, 2015), Vancouver-based installation artist Geoffrey Farmer to represent Canada at Venice Biennale The Globe and Mail.
- ^ Alex Greenberger (January 15, 2020), Stan Douglas, Leading Video Artist with an Eye Toward the Marginalized, Will Represent Canada at 2021 Venice Biennale ARTnews.
Bibliography
- Russeth, Andrew (April 17, 2019). "The Venice Biennale: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know". ARTnews. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Invalid|ref=harv(help) - Volpi, Cristiana (2013). "Canada". In Re Rebaudengo, Adele (ed.). Pavilions and Garden of Venice Biennale. Rome: Contrasto. p. 189. ISBN 978-88-6965-440-4.
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External links
Further reading
- Belisle, Jean-Francoise (2007). "Canadian voices at the Venice Biennale: The production of a Canadian image through the Venice Biennale between 1988 and 2005" (M.A.). Canada: Concordia University (Canada). ProQuest 304782548.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Buchanan, Donald William, 1908-1966 (January 3, 1952). "Biennale of Venice welcomes Canada". Canadian Art. 9 (4): 144–147. ISSN 0825-3854 – via EBSCOhost.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - Buchanan, D. W. (January 1958). "Canada builds a pavilion at Venice; with French summary". Canadian Art. 15: 29–75. ISSN 0825-3854 – via EBSCOhost.
- Cameron, Dorothy (December 1970). "Summer '70: the crisis of Canada international; Venice". Artscanada. 27: 41 – via EBSCOhost.
- Diggon, Elizabeth (2012). "The politics of cultural power: Canadian participation at the venice and São Paulo biennials, 1951-1958" (M.A.). Canada: Queen's University (Canada). ProQuest 1511439409.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - "Reactions to Canada's art at Venice". Canadian Art. 15: 300. November 1958. ISSN 0825-3854 – via EBSCOhost.
- Reesor, Carol Jane Harrison (1995). "The chronicles of the National Gallery of Canada of the Venice Biennale" (M.A.). Canada: Concordia University (Canada). ProQuest 304249857.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Rose, Jessica (May 29, 2018). "Canada Pavilion reveals restoration during 2018 Venice Architecture Biennale". Wallpaper*. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
