Sol Calero's 'Pabellón Criollo' at Venice Biennale 2024
Venezuelan artist Sol Calero, born in Caracas in 1982, has designed 'Pabellón Criollo' (Creole Pavilion) for the Venice Biennale, following an invitation from curator Adriano Pedrosa. This unique installation acts as a 'pavilion among pavilions' alongside 30 other national pavilions, merging Caribbean architectural elements with social spaces. The name, inspired by a traditional Venezuelan dish, symbolizes cultural diversity. Calero incorporates reclaimed materials from previous Biennale editions, drawing influence from the German Pavilion's 'Open for Maintenance' initiative and the local group Rebiennale. This work promotes the idea of postnational creolization and will find a permanent home in Venice after the Biennale. Based in Berlin, Calero had her first solo exhibition with Francesca Minini in April 2023.
Key facts
- Sol Calero created 'Pabellón Criollo' for the Venice Biennale 2024 Giardini.
- The installation is a deconstructed three-dimensional painting inspired by Caribbean architecture.
- It uses materials discarded or donated from previous Biennale editions.
- The project is partly inspired by the German Pavilion's 'Open for Maintenance' at the 2023 Architecture Biennale.
- Materials include the ramp from the last German Pavilion, faux marble from a US Pavilion, bamboo and metal from Ethiopian and Australian projects, and bricks from the Swiss-Venezuelan separation wall.
- After the Biennale, the pavilion will be permanently installed in Venice with Rebiennale.
- Calero is represented by Francesca Minini (Milan), ChertLüdde (Berlin), and Crèvecœur (Paris).
- In 2023, she had solo shows 'Casa Encontrada' at Francesca Minini and 'Las seis ventanas' at Stavanger Art Museum.
- In 2017, she was nominated for the Preis der Nationalgalerie.
Entities
Artists
- Sol Calero
- Adriano Pedrosa
- Richard Deacon
- Maria Fernando Cardoso
- Faig Ahmed
- Yoshitaka Nanjo
- Christopher Kline
- Caterina Angelucci
Institutions
- Venice Biennale
- German Pavilion
- Ukrainian Pavilion
- US Pavilion
- Swiss Pavilion
- Venezuelan Pavilion
- Rebiennale
- Francesca Minini
- ChertLüdde
- Crèvecœur
- Stavanger Art Museum
- Triennale of Oku-Noto
- Kiasma Museum of Contemporary Art
- National Gallery of Berlin
- Preis der Nationalgalerie
- Kinderhook & Caracas
- 1646
- Artribune
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- Giardini
- Berlin
- Germany
- Caracas
- Venezuela
- Canary Islands
- Spain
- Milan
- Paris
- France
- Stavanger
- Norway
- Oku-Noto
- Japan
- Helsinki
- Finland
- The Hague
- Netherlands
- Nice
- Rotterdam
- Liverpool
- UK
- London
- Madrid
- Melbourne
- Australia