Romanian pavilion
The Romanian pavilion houses Romania'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 pavilion was designed by Brenno Del Giudice in 1932 and built by 1938 as part of a complex on the Giardini's Sant'Elena Island. The buildings, originally allocated to Sweden and Greece, were respectively transferred to Yugoslavia and Romania.[2]
Representation by year
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Art
References
- ^ a b Russeth 2019.
- ^ Volpi 2013, p. 176.
Bibliography
- Russeth, Andrew (April 17, 2019). "The Venice Biennale: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know". ARTnews. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
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Further reading
- Etherington, Rose (September 3, 2010). "1:1 at the Romanian Pavilion". Dezeen. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- "Geta Brătescu to Represent Romania at 2017 Venice Biennale". Artforum. January 23, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- Gopnik, Blake (June 5, 2013). "Romanian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is the Daily Pic by Blake Gopnik". The Daily Beast.
- Perlson, Hili (January 24, 2017). "Geta Brătescu Will Take Over Romanian Pavilion in Venice". Artnet News. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- "Romanian Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale". Artsy. May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- Unwin, Richard (February 6, 2019). "Veteran Romanian artists to represent their country at Venice Biennale". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
