Jordi Colomer to Represent Spain at 2017 Venice Biennale

Jordi Colomer has been selected to represent Spain at the 57th Venice Biennale in 2017, with a project titled "Ciudad de Bolsillo" (Pocket City). The artist, born in 1962 and based between Paris and Barcelona, will occupy the Spanish Pavilion in the Giardini. His work, which combines video installation and exploration of urban spaces and their relationship with people, was chosen from a shortlist of four other proposals: Luis Bisbe with curator Alicia Chillida, Eugenio Ampudia, and Cristina Lucas presented by Gerardo Mosquera. The winning pavilion will be curated by Manuel Segade, currently director of the Centro de Dos de Mayo Art in Madrid. According to El Cultural, Colomer will focus on the theme of nomadism, though organizers have not released many details. The city remains the core of the entire project. Colomer has previously exhibited at the Centre Pompidou, MACBA, Museo Reina Sofia, and MUMOK. The Biennale is directed by Christine Macel. Germany will be represented by Anne Imhof, born in 1978 and winner of the 2015 Preis der Nationalgalerie.