Swiss pavilion

The Swiss pavilion houses Switzerland's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts festivals.

For the Le Corbusier building, see Pavillon Suisse.

Background

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

The Swiss pavilion was designed by Swiss architect Bruno Giacometti as part of a design competition and was constructed in 1952. It has multiple rooms linked by courtyards.[2]

Between 1990 and 2009, Switzerland also used the San Stae church as exhibition venue. From 1932 until 1952 Switzerland had another pavilion, designed by Brenno Del Giudice on the island Sant'Elena.

As of 2012, Pro Helvetia has assumed responsibility for the Swiss contributions to the Venice Biennale.

Representation by year

Art

References
  1. Russeth 2019.
  2. Volpi 2013.
  3. Andrew Russeth (March 8, 2016), Philipp Kaiser Will Curate Switzerland's Pavilion at the 2017 Venice Biennale ARTnews.
  4. Andrew Russeth (November 2, 2016), Carol Bove and Teresa Hubbard / Alexander Birchler Tapped for 2017 Swiss Pavilion in Venice ARTnews

Bibliography
  • Russeth, Andrew (April 17, 2019). "The Venice Biennale: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know". ARTnews. Retrieved April 22, 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  • Volpi, Cristiana (2013). "Switzerland". In Re Rebaudengo, Adele (ed.). Pavilions and Garden of Venice Biennale. Rome: Contrasto. p. 193. ISBN 978-88-6965-440-4.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
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