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The Nordic Pavilion

Girjegumpi: The Sámi Architecture Library by Joar Nango and collaborators at the 18th Venice Architecture Biennale in 2023.

The Nordic Pavilion houses the national representation of the Nordic countries Sweden, Norway, and Finland during the Venice Biennale arts festivals.

The Venice Biennale is an international art biennial exhibition held in Venice, Italy. Often described as "the Olympics of the art world", participation in the Biennale is a prestigious event for contemporary artists. The festival has become a constellation of shows: a central exhibition curated by that year's artistic director, national pavilions hosted by individual nations, and independent exhibitions throughout Venice. The Biennale parent organization also hosts regular festivals in other arts: architecture, dance, film, music, and theater.[1]

Outside of the central, international exhibition, individual nations produce their own shows, known as pavilions, as their national representation. Nations that own their pavilion buildings, such as the 30 housed on the Giardini, are responsible for their own upkeep and construction costs as well. Nations without dedicated buildings create pavilions in venues throughout the city.[1]

Organization and building

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The pavilion, designed by Sverre Fehn, was built between 1958 and 1962. The open space was designed to let in light reminiscent of that of Nordic countries. Fredrik Fogh extended the building in 1987.[2]

The cooperation between Finland, Norway and Sweden in Venice was initiated in 1962 after the completion of the Nordic Pavilion. Until 1984, the representation of each country was organized nationally.[3] From 1986 to 2009 the pavilion was commissioned as a whole, with the curatorial responsibility alternating between the collaborating countries.[4]

Between 2011 and 2015, Sweden, Finland, and Norway took turns curating the pavilion alone. In 2017, they began joint curation again.[5]

For the 2022 Biennale, the pavilion is being redesignated as the Sámi pavilion in recognition of the three Indigenous artists selected for the exhibition: Pauliina Feodoroff, Máret Ánne Sara, and Anders Sunna. It is the first time the pavilion has hosted a group of only Sámi artists.[6]

Representation by year

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  1. ^ a b Russeth 2019.
  2. ^ Volpi 2013.
  3. ^ Milnes, Anne, Norsk deltakelse på Venezia-biennalen (Oslo : Universitetet i Oslo, Institutt for arkeologi, kunsthistorie og numismatikk, 1996)
  4. ^ Jonas Ekeberg. "Kunstkritikk — Slutt for det nordiske samarbeidet i Venezia". Kunstkritikk.
  5. ^ Elbaor, Caroline; Abrams, Amah-Rose; Buffenstein, Alyssa (November 22, 2016). "Nordic Pavilion to Take On Urbanity at 2017 Venice Biennale". Artnet News. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
  6. ^ Greenberger, Alex (October 13, 2020). "To Mark Rare Showcase for Indigenous Art, Nordic Pavilion Changes Name for 2022 Venice Biennale". ArtNews. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
  7. ^ Anne Karin Jortveit and Andrea Kroksnes (eds.): Devil-may-care : the Nordic pavilion at the 50th Venice Biennial 2003. Oslo: OCA, 2003, p. 180 ff.
  8. ^ "The Nordic Pavilion at the Venice Biennale opens". Moderna Museet. May 11, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  9. ^ Scher, Robin (November 21, 2016). "Six Artists Tapped for Nordic Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale". ARTnews. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  10. ^ "Girjegumpi by Joar Nango – The Sámi Architecture Library travels to Venice". ArkDes – Sweden's National Centre for Architecture and Design. Retrieved May 29, 2023.