Dutch pavilion

The Dutch pavilion is an exhibition building that houses the Netherlands'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", 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 held throughout Venice. The Biennale's parent organisation also runs regular festivals in other arts: architecture, dance, film, music and theatre. Outside 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 in the Giardini – are responsible for their own upkeep and construction costs as well. Nations without dedicated buildings create pavilions in venues throughout the city. Organization and building The pavilion, designed by Ferdinand Boberg, was originally built in 1912. It was later razed and rebuilt in 1953 by Gerrit Thomas Rietveld. Since 1995, the Mondriaan Foundation has been responsible for the Dutch entry at the Biennale di Venezia, appointing a curator for each entry. Representation by year Art 1956 — Constant, Bart van der Leck, Piet Mondriaan, André Volten 1964 — Karel Appel, Lucebert, J. Mooy 1966 — Constant Nieuwenhuys with paintings, sculptures, New Babylon objects, watercolors and drawings 1968 — Carel Visser 1970 — Willem Graatsma, Jan Slothouber 1972 — Jan Dibbets 1974 — (no biennal) 1976 — Jan Dibbets, Jerry de Keizer, Herman Herzberger 1978 — Douwe Jan Bakker, Sjoerd Buisman, Krijn Giezen, Hans de Vries 1980 — Ger van Elk 1982 — Stanley Brouwn 1984 — Armando 1986 — Reinier Lucassen 1988 — Henk Visch 1990 — Rob Scholte 1993 — Niek Kemps 1995 — Marlene Dumas, Maria Roosen, Marijke van Warmerdam (Curator: Chris Dercon) 1997 — Aernout Mik, Willem Oorebeek (Curators: Leontine Coelewij, Arno van Roosmalen) 1999 — Daan van Golden (Curator: Karel Schampers) 2001 — Liza May Post (Curator: Jaap Guldemond) 2003 — Carlos Amorales, Alicia Framis, Meschac Gaba, Jeanne van Heeswijk, Erik van Lieshout (Curator: Rein Wolfs) 2005 — Jeroen De Rijke / Willem de Rooij (Curator: Martijn van Nieuwenhuyzen) 2007 — Aernout Mik (Curator Maria Hlavajova) 2009 — Fiona Tan (Curator: Saskia Bos) 2010 — Ronald Rietveld, Erik Rietveld, Jurgen Bey, Joost Grootens, Barbara Visser, Landstra & De Vries, Claus Wiersma, Saskia van Stein (Curator: RAAAF) 2011 — Barbara Visser, Ernst van der Hoeven, Herman Verkerk, Johannes Schwartz, Joke Robaard, Maureen Mooren, Paul Kuipers, Sanneke van Hassel, Yannis Kyriakides (Curator: Guus Beumer) 2013 — Mark Manders (Curator: Lorenzo Benedetti) 2015 — Herman de Vries (Curators: Colin Huizing, Cees de Boer) 2017 — Wendelien van Oldenborgh (Curator: Lucy Cotter) 2019 — Remy Jungerman, Iris Kensmil (Curator: Benno Tempel) 2026 — Dries Verhoeven (Curator: Rieke Vos) In 2022 the Dutch representation (Melanie Bonajo (Curators: Orlando Maaike Gouwenberg, Geir Haraldseth and Soraya Pol)) will not take place in the Rietveld building, but in the Chiesetta della Misericordia, while the Rietveld pavilion will be used for the Estonian exhibition. References Bibliography Further reading External links Media related to Venice Biennale pavilions (Netherlands) at Wikimedia Commons Official website