Estonian pavilion houses Estonia's national representation during Venice Biennale arts festivals.
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 della Biennale, are responsible for their own upkeep and construction costs as well. Nations without dedicated buildings create pavilions in venues throughout the city.[1] Estonia doesn't have a special building for the pavilion and therefore throughout the years the exhibitions have been located in various places across Venice.[2] In 2019, the Estonian pavilion was located on the island of Giudecca.[2] For the 59th Venice biennale, the Dutch pavilion, historically located at Giardini, offered its pavilion, designed by Gerrit Rietveld, to Estonia.[3]
Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art has been the official organiser of the Estonian pavilion since 1999. The exhibition for the Estonian pavilion is selected through an open call and the winner is decided by an international jury.[2] Estonian participation at the Venice Biennale is supported by the Ministry of Culture.[4]
| # | Year | Artist(s) | Curator(s) | Title | Location | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60th | 2024 | Edith Karlson | Hora lupi | Chiesa di Santa Maria delle Penitenti | [1] | |
| 59th | 2022 | Kristina Norman, Bita Razavi | Corina Apostol | Orchidelirium. Appetite for Abundance | Rietveld pavilion, Giardini | [2][3][4] |
| 58th | 2019 | Kris Lemsalu | Birth V - Hi & Bye | c/o Legno & Legno, Giudecca | [5] | |
| 57th | 2017 | Katja Novitskova | Kati Ilves | If Only You Could See What I’ve Seen with Your Eyes | Palazzo Malipiero | [6] |
| 56th | 2015 | Jaanus Samma | Eugenio Viola | NSFW. Chairman's Tale | Palazzo Malipiero | [7] |
| 55th | 2013 | Dénes Farkas | Adam Budak | Evident in Advance | Palazzo Malipiero | [8] |
| 54th | 2011 | Liina Siib | A Woman Takes Little Space | Palazzo Malipiero | [9] | |
| 53rd | 2009 | Kristina Norman | Marco Laimre | After-War | Palazzo Malipiero | [10] |
| 52nd | 2007 | Marko Mäetamm | Mika Hannula | Loser's Paradise | Palazzo Malipiero | [11] |
| 51st | 2005 | Mark Raidpere | Hanno Soans | Isolator | Palazzo Malipiero | [12] |
| 50th | 2003 | John Smith (Marko Mäetamm, Kaido Ole) | Anders Härm | Marko und Kaido | Palazzo Malipiero | [13] |
| 49th | 2001 | Ene-Liis Semper, Marco Laimre | La Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi | [14] | ||
| 48th | 1999 | Ando Keskküla, Jüri Ojaver, Peeter Pere | Johannes Saar | Palazzo Querin | ||
| 47th | 1997 | Siim-Tanel Annus, Raoul Kurvitz, Jaan Toomik | Near San Marco Square | [15] |
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