French pavilion

The French pavilion houses France's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts festivals.

Background

The Venice Biennale is an international art biennial exhibition held in Venice, Italy. Often described as "the Olympics of the art world", the Biennale is a prestigious event for contemporary artists known for propelling career visibility. 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 pavilion was built in 1912 and designed by architect Faust Finzi, chief engineer for the Venice municipality. Its layout and details are similar to that of the German pavilion, whose architect was Finzi's former boss.[2]

Representation by year

Art

References
  1. Russeth 2019.
  2. Volpi 2013.
  3. Michael Brenson (July 1, 1986), Biggest Biennale, The 42, Opens In Venice New York Times.
  4. Louise Neri (March 7, 2009), Sophie Calle Interview.
  5. Victoria Stapley-Brown (May 22, 2014), Céleste Boursier-Mougenot to represent France at Venice Biennale Archived 2014-05-22 at the Wayback Machine The Art Newspaper.
  6. Nina Siegal (June 7, 2019), Laure Prouvost Represents France. But She Doesn’t Feel Very French. New York Times.
  7. Gareth Harris (January 27, 2020), Zineb Sedira to represent France at 2021 Venice Biennale The Art Newspaper.

Bibliography
  • Russeth, Andrew (April 17, 2019). "The Venice Biennale: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know". ARTnews. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  • Volpi, Cristiana (2013). "France". In Re Rebaudengo, Adele (ed.). Pavilions and Garden of Venice Biennale. Rome: Contrasto. p. 169. ISBN 978-88-6965-440-4.

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