The Venice Giardini or Giardini della Biennale is an area of parkland in the historic city of Venice which hosts the Venice Biennale Art Festival , a major part of the city's cultural Biennale. The gardens were created by Napoleon Bonaparte who drained an area of marshland in order to create a public garden on the banks of the Bacino di San Marco which is a narrow stretch of water dividing the gardens from St. Mark's Square and the Doge's Palace .
21-471: The gardens contain 30 permanent pavilions . Each pavilion is allocated to a particular nation and displays works of art by its nationals during the Venice Biennale . Several of the pavilions were designed by leading architects of the 20th century, including Carlo Scarpa and Alvar Aalto . The gardens are also famous for the many cats which run wild in the vicinity and for some of the sculptures such as
42-726: A sculpture garden by Carlo Scarpa , 1952 and the "Auditorium Pastor" by Valeriano Pastor, 1977. Partial list of exhibitors at the Italian Pavilion: List of exhibitors and curators in the Kazakhstan Pavilion: List of exhibitors in the Kosovo Pavilion: List of exhibitors in the Kuwait Pavilion: Lebanon was present at the Biennale for the first time in 2007. After being absent in 2009 and 2011, it
63-511: A special building for the pavilion and therefore throughout the years the exhibitions have been located in various places across Venice. In 2019, the Estonian pavilion was located on the island of Giudecca . For the 59th Venice biennale, the Dutch pavilion , historically located at Giardini, offered its pavilion, designed by Gerrit Rietveld , to Estonia. Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art has been
84-579: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . National pavilions The national pavilions host each participant nation's official representation during the Venice Biennale , an international art biennial exhibition held in Venice, Italy . Some countries own pavilion buildings in the Giardini della Biennale while others rent buildings throughout the city, but each country controls its own selection process and production costs. The Venice Biennale
105-601: 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. Outside of
126-827: Is coming back in 2013. List of exhibitors in the Latvian Pavilion: List of exhibitors in the Lithuanian Pavilion: The Cà del Duca, situated on the Canale Grande, has been the permanent site for Luxembourg's participations in the Venice Biennale since 1999. List of exhibitors in the Luxembourg Pavilion: List of exhibitors in the Macao Pavilion: The Maldives Pavilion was introduced in 2013. List of exhibitors in
147-835: Is owned by the Guggenheim foundation . List of exhibitors in the Albanian Pavilion: List of exhibitors in the Albanian Pavilion: In 1901, Argentina was the first Latin American nation to participate in the Biennale. In 2011, it was granted a pavilion in the Sale d'Armi, which it will restore. List of exhibitors in the Argentine Pavilion: List of exhibitors in the Beninese Pavilion: List of exhibitors in
168-647: The Erez Israel, Artisti Palestinesi pavilion in 1948, sponsored by wealthy Italian Jews. The country opened its official pavilion in 1950. The current pavilion was designed by Ze'ev Rechter and opened in 1952 The list of exhibitors in the Israeli Pavilion: List of exhibitors in the Japanese Pavilion: The American pavilion was privately owned and the 9th to be built in the Giardini. Today it
189-728: The Biennale for the first time after a 35-year absence. The title of the Iraq Pavilion was "Acqua Ferita" (translated as "Wounded Water"). Six Iraqi artists from two generations interpreted the theme of water in their works, which made up the exhibition. List of exhibitors in the Iraqi Pavilion: List of exhibitors in the Irish Pavilion: "Palazzo Pro Arte": Enrico Trevisanato, façade by Marius De Maria and Bartholomeo Bezzi, 1895; new façade by Guido Cirilli, 1914; "Padiglione Italia", present façade by Duilio Torres, 1932. The pavilion has
210-596: The Bosnian Pavilion: The first Central Asian Pavilion was an initiative of Victor Miziano in 2005. The second pavilion was organized by Yulia Sorokina (Almaty) and the third by Beral Madra (Istanbul). Each of these was different in format and approach. The first one – Art from Central Asia. A Contemporary Archive – aimed at placing Central Asia on the 'map' of international art. Along the works of invited artists, there were many video compilations of films, performance and happenings presented by Central Asian artists from
231-672: The Gabonese Pavilion: List of exhibitors in the Georgian Pavilion: In 2019, Ghana will officially participate in the Venice Biennale for the first time. List of exhibitors in the Ghanaian Pavilion: In 2017, Grenada participated in the Venice Biennale at an exclusive space in Zattere, Dorsoduro, all allocated for the exhibition entitled The Bridge , where international artists from nations with sea outlets explored
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#1732902528378252-737: The Maldives Pavilion: The Malta Pavilion returned to the Venice Biennale in 2017. They also exhibited in 2000 and 1958. List of exhibitors in the Malta Pavilion: The Pavilion of Mauritius was introduced in 2015 with an exhibition ‘From One Citizen You Gather an Idea’. The Mexican Pavilion was introduced for the first time in 1950 with the participation of the Muralists: David Alfaro Siqueiros, Diego Rivera, José Clemente Orozco and Rufino Tamayo. For this participation, David Alfaro Siqueiros
273-414: 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. Israeli artists first participated as
294-410: 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. Estonia doesn't have
315-711: The collective idea of "own identity". List of exhibitors in the Hong Kong Pavilion: In 1984, as Finland had joined Norway and Sweden in the Nordic Pavilion, Iceland was given the opportunity to rent the Finnish pavilion until 2006. The Icelandic Art Center commissions the Icelandic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. List of exhibitors in the Icelandish Pavilion: In 2011, India was represented for
336-744: The end of the 1990s and beginning of 2000. List of exhibitors in the Central Asia Pavilion: List of exhibitors in the Chilean Pavilion: List of exhibitors in the Croatian Pavilion: The expositions at the Estonian pavilion are regularly commissioned by the Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art . List of exhibitors in the Estonian pavilion: Gabon first participated in the Venice Biennale in 2009. List of exhibitors in
357-575: The first time after 116 years, with the support of the culture ministry and the organizational participation of the Lalit Kala Akademi. Biennale organizers had reportedly invited the country in past years, but the government had declined, a decision attributed to a lack of communication between the culture ministry and the country's National Gallery of Modern Art . List of exhibitors in the Indonesian Pavilion: In 2011, Iraq returned to
378-603: The launch in 1907 several foreign pavilions were added to the already built Central Pavilion. The Giardini now hosts 30 pavilions of foreign countries, some of them designed by architects such as Josef Hoffmann's Austria Pavilion, Gerrit Thomas Rietveld's Dutch pavilion or the Finnish pavilion, a pre-fabricated with a trapezoidal plan designed by Alvar Aalto. 45°25′45″N 12°21′25″E / 45.42917°N 12.35694°E / 45.42917; 12.35694 This article related to an art display, art museum or gallery in Italy
399-449: The statue of Garibaldi situated at the entrance. The Giardini is arguably the pre-eminent traditional site of La Biennale Art Exhibitions since the first edition in 1895. It rose to the eastern edge of Venice and was made by Napoleon at the beginning of the 19th century. After it was launched, the success of the first editions which attracted approximately 200,000 visitors in 1895 and about 300,000 in 1899, continued to grow. Starting from
420-576: The works of solo artist Renn. Covering an area of 20 hectares, the national participation was the most extensive of its edition and one of the most extensive of the history of Biennale. The exhibition included two introductory paths to the main works: a 140x2 meters wall covered with Namib desert pictures by Roland Blum (photographer) and an immersive-interactive installation titled Seek to believe by Amebe Studio . Estonian pavilion Estonian pavilion houses Estonia 's national representation during Venice Biennale arts festivals. Outside of
441-564: Was awarded the 1st prize to foreign artists. The national participation was interrupted until 2007. The exhibitors that have represented the pavilion are: Names of exhibitions, exhibitors, curators and organizers of the Mongolia Pavilion: The Republic of Namibia officially participated for the first time at the 59th Venice Biennale in 2022 with the exhibition A Bridge to the Desert curated by Marco Furio Ferrario, exhibiting
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