Petticoat Government Collective to Represent Belgium at 60th Venice Biennale with Transdisciplinary Fiction

Key facts

• Petticoat Government represents Belgium at the 60th Venice Biennale from 20 April to 24 November 2024.
• The collective includes Studio Speculoos Sophie Boiron and Pierre Huyghebaert, curator Antoinette Jattiot, NORD architect Pauline Fockedey and Valentin Bollaert, and artists Simona Denicolai and Ivo Provoost.
• The pavilion is located in the Giardini.
• The project uses a transdisciplinary approach combining art, curating, architecture, typography, and cartography in a fiction-like work with giants from northern European cultures.
• The scenario unfolds across multiple locations including Leuven, Lake Resia, Venice lagoon, Charleroi, and Dunkirk.
• The collective aims to deconstruct the idea of representing a nation and examine alternative collective organizations.
• They cited influences from over 40 artists including Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Jef Geys, and Deborah de Robertis.
• Petticoat Government looks forward to seeing projects in the Luxembourg, Canadian, and Benin Pavilions, as well as Sol Calero's work and Venice's artist-run spaces.