Australian pavilion
The Australian pavilion is a structure that houses Australia's
Background
The Venice Biennale is an international
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] Formal participation by Australia in the Venice Biennale began in 1954. From 1978, the
As of 2024[update] there are 29 national pavilions built over a long period of time within the Giardini della Biennale (Biennale Gardens).[2]
Buildings
Original pavilion (1987)
The Australian pavilion was designed in 1987 by the
The original Australian Pavilion, designed by
New pavilion (2015)
A new, permanent pavilion was designed by architectural practice Denton Corker Marshall and completed in 2015.[9][2][10] Built from concrete and steel, the two-storey structure contains 240 m2 (2,600 sq ft) of exhibition space, and the exterior is covered in black granite from Zimbabwe.[11][12]
Although Australia's participation at the Venice Biennale was being managed by the Australia Council, funded by the
The pavilion has won several architectural awards:[10]
- 2012: First Prize – Design Competition
- 2016: AIA National Jorn Utzon Award for the Most Outstanding Work of International Architecture
- 2016: AIA International Architecture Awards – Award for Most Outstanding Work of Public Architecture Abroad
Representation by year
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Before the pavilion was built
- 1954 — Sidney Nolan, Russell Drysdale, William Dobell
- 1956 — Albert Tucker
- 1958 — Arthur Streeton, Arthur Boyd
- 1978 — Ken Unsworth, John Davis, Robert Owen
- 1980 — Mike Parr, Tony Coleing, Kevin Mortensen
- 1982 — Peter Booth, Rosalie Gascoigne
- 1984 — no participation
- 1986 — Imants Tillers
In the first Australian Pavilion
- 1988 — Arthur Boyd (Curator: Grazia Gunn) (Peter Tyndall was exhibited in the Arsenale)
- 1990 — Trevor Nickolls, Rover Thomas
- 1993 — Jenny Watson (Curator: Judy Annear)
- 1995 — Bill Henson (Curator: Isobel Crombie)
- 1997 — Emily Kngwarreye(Curators: Hetti Perkins, Brenda L Croft, Victoria Lynn)
- 1999 — Howard Arkley (Curator: Timothy Morrell)
- 2001 — Lyndal Jones (Curator: John Barret-Lennard)
- 2003 — Patricia Piccinini (Curator: Linda Michael)
- 2005 — Ricky Swallow (Curator: Charlotte Day)[14]
- 2007 — Callum Morton, Susan Norrie, Daniel von Sturmer
- 2009 — Shaun Gladwell, Vernon Ah Kee, Ken Yonetani, Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro (Curator: Felicity Fenner)
- 2011 — Hany Armanious (Curator: Anne Ellegood)
- 2013 — Simryn Gill (Curator: Catherine de Zegher)
In the new Australian pavilion
- 2015 — Fiona Margaret Hall(Curator: Linda Michael)
- 2017 — Tracey Moffatt (Curator: Natalie King)[15][16]
- 2019 — Angelica Mesiti (Curator: Juliana Engberg)[17]
- 2022 — Marco Fusinato (Curator: Alexie Glass-Kantor)[18][19]
- 2024 — Archie Moore's kith and kin' (Curator: Ellie Buttrose);[20][21][22] winner of the Golden Lion award for Best National Participation[23]
References
- ^ a b Russeth 2019.
- ^ a b c "Australia at the Venice Biennale". Creative Australia. March 12, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Volpi 2013.
- New York Times.
- ^ Martino, Enzo Di. The History of the Venice Biennale. Venezia: Papiro Arte, 2007.
- ^ Jeremy Eccles (December 13, 2013), Banker Simon Mordant on the new Australian pavilion in Venice Financial Times.
- ^ The Australian Pavilion Archived 2012-04-08 at the Wayback Machine Australia Council for the Arts.
- New York Times.
- ^ a b Louisa Buck (June 27, 2012), Australia's new Venice pavilion to be built with private money Archived 2013-05-01 at the Wayback Machine The Art Newspaper.
- ^ a b "Australian Pavilion Venice". Denton Corker Marshall. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ a b Nadja Sayej (May 6, 2015), Venice Biennale: Cate Blanchett and George Brandis open $7.5m Australian pavilion The Guardian.
- ^ "Dark Star: Australia Reinvents the Black Box for the Venice Biennale". Town & Country. May 2015. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- ^ Katya Wachtel (May 6, 2015), The New Australia Pavilion Opens at the 56th Venice Biennale Broadsheet Melbourne.
- New York Times.
- ^ Dylan Rainforth (December 15, 2015), Indigenous artist Tracey Moffatt to represent Australia at 2017 Venice Biennale The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ISSN 0261-3077.
- ^ Russeth, Andrew (March 9, 2018). "Australia Picks Angelica Mesiti for 2019 Venice Biennale Pavilion". ARTnews. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- ^ Story, Hannah (May 16, 2022). "Venice Biennale 2022: Marco Fusinato takes over Australia Pavilion with 200 days of guitar performance and spectacle". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 15, 2022.
- ^ Alex Greenberger (November 1, 2019), Australia Picks Sound Artist Marco Fusinato for 2021 Venice Biennale Pavilion ARTnews.
- ^ Alex Greenberger (8 February 2023), Archie Moore Becomes the Second-Ever First Nations Artist to Represent Australia Solo at the Venice Biennale ARTnews.
- ^ Allam, Lorena (April 17, 2024). "'Very totemic and very Aboriginal': Australia's entry at Venice Biennale is a family tree going back 65,000 years". The Guardian. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
- ^ Stone, Tim (February 7, 2023). "First Nations artist Archie Moore to represent Australia at 2024 Venice Biennale". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events.
- ^ Harris, Gareth (April 20, 2024). "Archie Moore's Australian Pavilion wins Venice Biennale's coveted Golden Lion for best national exhibition". The Art Newspaper. Archived from the original on April 20, 2024. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
Further reading
- "Australia at the Venice Biennale". Flash Art International (98–99): 46. July 15, 1980. EBSCOhost.
- Gardner, Kerry (2021). Australia at the Venice Biennale: A Century of Contemporary Art. Melbourne: The Miegunyah Press. ISBN 978-0-522-87736-6.
- Russeth, Andrew (April 17, 2019). "The Venice Biennale: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know". ARTnews. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- Volpi, Cristiana (2013). "Australia". In Re Rebaudengo, Adele (ed.). Pavilions and Garden of Venice Biennale. Rome: Contrasto. p. 193. ISBN 978-88-6965-440-4.