Philippe Van Cauteren Appointed Curator for Iraq Pavilion at 2015 Venice Biennale
Philippe Van Cauteren will organize the Iraq Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale, scheduled from 9 May to 22 November 2015. The Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq made this announcement. Van Cauteren serves as artistic director of S.M.A.K. Museum for Contemporary Art in Ghent. He previously co-curated the Belgian Pavilion in 2013, featuring Berlinde De Bruyckere's work Kreupelhout (Cripplewood). Additional information regarding participating artists and specific Pavilion details will be released next year.
Key facts
- Philippe Van Cauteren will curate the Iraq Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale
- The Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq announced the appointment
- Van Cauteren is artistic director of S.M.A.K. Museum for Contemporary Art in Ghent
- He co-curated the Belgian Pavilion at the 2013 Venice Biennale
- The 2013 Belgian Pavilion featured Kreupelhout (Cripplewood) by Berlinde De Bruyckere
- The 56th Venice Biennale runs from 9 May to 22 November 2015
- Further details about the Iraq Pavilion and artists will be announced next year
- The announcement was made in November 2014
Entities
Artists
- Philippe Van Cauteren
- Berlinde De Bruyckere
Institutions
- Ruya Foundation for Contemporary Culture in Iraq
- S.M.A.K. Museum for Contemporary Art
- Venice Biennale
- Belgian Pavilion
Locations
- Iraq
- Venice
- Italy
- Ghent
- Belgium