Venice Biennale 2013: National Pavilions and Collateral Events
Running from June 1 to November 24, the 2013 Venice Biennale emphasizes the significance of archives and history within national pavilions. The British Pavilion, curated by Jeremy Deller, showcases folk art, including an inflatable representation of Stonehenge and critiques aimed at consumer culture. At the Lebanese Pavilion, Akram Zaatari presents a film recounting an Israeli soldier's decision in 1982 to refrain from bombing a school. Six African nations are represented, with Angola's 'Luanda Encyclopedic City' by Edson Chagas winning the Golden Lion. The South African Pavilion features Wim Botha's sculpted books, while France and Germany swapped pavilions, and Cyprus and Lithuania share a venue. Renzo Piano designed the Mexican Pavilion, which includes Ariel Guzik's 'Cordiox,' and Mark Manders' Dutch Pavilion displays an unfinished self-portrait, alongside Mathias Poledna's animation inspired by the 1930s-40s in the Austrian Pavilion.
Key facts
- Venice Biennale 2013 runs June 1 to November 24.
- Jeremy Deller's British Pavilion includes inflatable Stonehenge and Neolithic flints from the Museum of London.
- Akram Zaatari's film 'Letter to a Refusing Pilot' at the Lebanese Pavilion tells of an Israeli soldier who refused to bomb a Lebanese school in 1982.
- Angola wins Golden Lion for 'Luanda Encyclopedic City' by Edson Chagas.
- Côte d'Ivoire participates for the first time, curated by Yacouba Konaté.
- France and Germany exchanged pavilions.
- Cyprus and Lithuania share a pavilion curated by Raimundas Malasauskas.
- Mexican Pavilion is in the deconsecrated church of San Lorenzo, where Vivaldi rehearsed and Luigi Nono premiered 'Prométhée' in 1984.
- Mark Manders' Dutch Pavilion is a self-portrait in the form of an unfinished building.
- Mathias Poledna's Austrian Pavilion shows a three-minute animation inspired by 1930s-40s cartoons.
- Lynette Yadom-Boakye wins Pinchuk Prize and is also nominated for Turner Prize.
- Francisco Tropa's exhibition at Galleria Caterina Tognon features objects inspired by a 6th-century monk's text.
Entities
Artists
- Jeremy Deller
- Akram Zaatari
- Edson Chagas
- Jems Kokobi
- Frédéric Bruly-Bouabré
- Wim Botha
- Portia Zvavahera
- Chrispus Wangombe Wachira
- Jason Dodge
- Phanos Kyriacou
- Ariel Guzik
- Mark Manders
- Mathias Poledna
- Lynette Yadom-Boakye
- Meris Angioletti
- Marwa Arsanios
- Francisco Tropa
- Sam Bardaouil
- Till Fellrath
- Yacouba Konaté
- Raimundas Malasauskas
- Simone Menegoi
- Anaël Pigeat
- William Morris
- Roman Abramovitch
- Prince Harry
- David Bowie
- Fred Astaire
- Vivaldi
- Luigi Nono
- Renzo Piano
- Fra Angelico
- Botticelli
Institutions
- Venice Biennale
- British Pavilion
- Lebanese Pavilion
- Angolan Pavilion
- Côte d'Ivoire Pavilion
- South African Pavilion
- Zimbabwe Pavilion
- Kenyan Pavilion
- French Pavilion
- German Pavilion
- Cypriot Pavilion
- Lithuanian Pavilion
- Mexican Pavilion
- Dutch Pavilion
- Austrian Pavilion
- Romanian Pavilion
- Pinchuk Prize
- Turner Prize
- Museum of London
- Fondazione Cini
- Galleria Caterina Tognon
- Warner Bros.
- Arts and Crafts movement
- Palazzo Enciclopedico
- San Lorenzo church
Locations
- Venice
- Italy
- England
- United Kingdom
- Lebanon
- Angola
- Côte d'Ivoire
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
- Kenya
- France
- Germany
- Cyprus
- Lithuania
- Mexico
- Netherlands
- Austria
- Romania
- London
- Jersey
- Stonehenge
Sources
- artpress —