ArtReview Asia Previews Ten National Pavilions for 2015 Venice Biennale
The Summer 2015 edition of ArtReview Asia highlights ten national pavilions participating in the 56th Venice Biennale, which is curated by Okwui Enwezor and revolves around the theme 'All the World's Futures'. The Korean Pavilion showcases the film installation 'The Ways of Folding Space & Flying' by Moon Kyungwon & Jeon Joonho. Heri Dono's contribution is a 7.5-meter armored sculpture titled 'Trokomod'. In the Hong Kong Pavilion, Tsang Kin-Wah presents 'The Infinite Nothing'. Chiharu Shiota's Japan Pavilion features 'The Key in the Hand', adorned with thousands of donated keys. The Philippine Pavilion displays Manuel Conde's restored film 'Genghis Khan' alongside other pieces. Wu Tien-chang represents Taiwan with 'Farewell, Spring and Autumn Pavilion'. Sarkis is featured for Turkey and Armenia, while Kamol Tassananchalee's Thai Pavilion emphasizes Buddhist themes, and Mongolia's inaugural pavilion displays organic sculptures and a nomadic ger.
Key facts
- The 56th Venice Biennale is curated by Okwui Enwezor with theme 'All the World's Futures'.
- Moon Kyungwon & Jeon Joonho's Korean Pavilion work develops their 'News from Nowhere' project from Documenta 13 (2012).
- Heri Dono's 'Trokomod' references Indonesian fisheries minister Susi Pudjiastuti's policy of destroying illegal fishing boats.
- The Philippine Pavilion marks the country's first participation since 1964.
- Sarkis represents both Turkey and Armenia, with the Armenian Pavilion commemorating the centenary of the 1915 genocide.
- Chiharu Shiota collected keys internationally for her Japan Pavilion installation, promising not to return them.
- Wu Tien-chang's Taiwan Pavilion is located in a historic prison at the Bridge of Sighs.
- Enkhbold Togmidshiirev's Mongolian Pavilion involves a nomadic ger (yurt) erected in Venice's public spaces.
Entities
Artists
- Moon Kyungwon
- Jeon Joonho
- Heri Dono
- Tsang Kin-Wah
- Chiharu Shiota
- Manuel Conde
- Jose Tence Ruiz
- Mariano Montelibano III
- Wu Tien-chang
- Sarkis
- Jacopo Baboni-Schilingi
- Nina Katchadourian
- Melik Ohanian
- Anna Boghiguian
- Kamol Tassananchalee
- Unen Enkh
- Enkhbold Togmidshiirev
- Okwui Enwezor
- Isaac Julien
- Susi Pudjiastuti
- Friedrich Nietzsche
- Karl Marx
- Genghis Khan
- Lord Byron
Institutions
- Venice Biennale
- Korean Pavilion
- Indonesian Pavilion
- Hong Kong Pavilion
- Japan Pavilion
- Philippine Pavilion
- Taiwan Pavilion
- Pavilion of Turkey
- Republic of Armenia Pavilion
- Thai Pavilion
- Mongolia Pavilion
- Documenta
- Venice Film Festival
- ArtReview Asia
- Mekhitarist Monastery
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Bandung
- Yogyakarta
- Indonesia
- Hong Kong
- Japan
- Philippines
- West Philippine Sea
- Taiwan
- Bridge of Sighs
- Istanbul
- Turkey
- Mount Ararat
- Armenia
- San Lazzaro degli Armeni
- Thailand
- Southern California
- United States
- Mongolia