Finnish pavilion explained

The Finnish pavilion houses Finland's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts festivals.

Background

Since 2013, the Frame Contemporary Art Finland foundation has commissioned and produced exhibitions for the Finnish pavilion as part of its mission to promote contemporary Finnish art.^{[1] [2]}

Organization and building

The pavilion, designed by Alvar Aalto, was built between 1955 and 1956. It was later restored by Fredrik Fogh between 1976 and 1982. The building was briefly lent to Iceland following the restoration, but has been used by Finland since.

Representation by year

Art

• 2005 — Jaakko Heikkilä
• 2007 — Maaria Wirkkala
• 2011 — Vesa-Pekka Rannikko (Curator: Laura Köönikkä)
• 2013 — Antti Laitinen, Terike Haapoja (Curators: Mika Elo, Marko Karo Harri Laakso)
• 2015 — IC-98 – Visa Suonpää, Patrik Söderlund (Curator: Taru Elfving)
• 2017 — Erkka Nissinen, Nathaniel Mellors (Curator: Xander Karskens)^[3]
• 2019 — Miracle Workers Collective^[4]
• 2021 — Pilvi Takala^[5]
• 2024 – Pia Lindman, Vidha Saumya, Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen (Curators: Yvonne Billimore Jussi Koitela)^[6]

Bibliography

• Web site: Russeth . Andrew . The Venice Biennale: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know . . 2019-04-17 . en-US . 2019-04-22 . mdy-all . April 20, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190420132701/http://www.artnews.com/2019/04/17/the-venice-biennale-everything-you-could-ever-want-to-know/ . live .
• Book: Volpi, Cristiana . Re Rebaudengo . Adele . 2013 . Pavilions and Garden of Venice Biennale . Finland . 187 . Contrasto . Rome . 978-88-6965-440-4 .

Further reading

• Web site: Finland (Pavilion Alvar Aalto) at the 56th Venice Biennale . . 2015-05-04 . en . 2019-05-12 . mdy-all . May 13, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190513005103/https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-finland-pavilion-alvar-aalto-at-the-56th-venice . live .
• Web site: Frearson . Amy . Huts demonstrate regional building techniques at the Finnish Pavilion . Dezeen . 2014-06-14 . en . 2019-05-12 . mdy-all . May 12, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190512222433/https://www.dezeen.com/2014/06/14/finnish-pavilion-venice-architecture-biennale-2014/ . live .
• Talamini . Gianni . Against Aalto : How the Finnish Pavilion at the Venice Biennale had to change into a black box for contemporary video art and how it became a symbol for artists to defeat . 2017-06-10 . mdy-all .

External links

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Notes and References

1. News: Selvin . Claire . 2020-02-05 . Celebrated Video and Performance Artist Pilvi Takala Will Represent Finland at 2021 Venice Biennale . en-US . ARTnews . 2022-02-17.
2. Web site: Past editions . 2022-02-17 . Frame Contemporary Art Finland . en-GB.
3. Hannah Ghorashi (April 13, 2016), Erkka Nissinen and Nathaniel Mellors To Represent Finland at the 2017 Venice Biennale ARTnews.
4. Web site: Russeth . Andrew . Finland Taps Miracle Workers Collective for 2019 Venice Biennale . . 2018-05-08 . en-US . 2021-08-28 . mdy-all . January 16, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210116210959/https://www.artnews.com/art-news/market/finland-taps-miracle-workers-collective-2019-venice-biennale-10284/ . live .
5. Web site: Selvin . Claire . Celebrated Video and Performance Artist Pilvi Takala Will Represent Finland at 2021 Venice Biennale . . 2020-02-05 . en-US . 2020-02-15 . mdy-all . February 15, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200215035521/https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/venice-biennale-2021-pilvi-takala-finland-1202677056/ . live .
6. Alex Greenberger (28 March 2023), A Guide to the 2024 Venice Biennale National Pavilions ARTnews.