The Spanish pavilion houses are Spain's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts festivals.
Background
Organization and building
The pavilion was designed and built by Francisco Javier de Luque between 1921 and 1922. While its façade shows influence of 17th century Spanish Baroque architecture, its internal layout is similar to that of the German Pavilion, for a kind of uniformity in the early Giardini buildings. The painter-architect Joaquín Vaquero Palacios restored the pavilion in 1952 and made its façade more modern, with a continuous brick face.
Representation by year
Art
1954 — Miguel Ortiz Berrocal 1958 — Eduardo Chillida 1970 — Gaston Orellana 1984 — Antoni Clavé 1988 — Jorge Oteiza, Susana SolanoMichael Brenson (June 27, 1988), As Venice Biennale Opens, Jasper Johns Takes the Spotlight New York Times. 1990 — Antoni MiraldaMichael Kimmelman (May 28, 1990), Venice Biennale Opens With Surprises New York Times. 1993 — Antoni Tàpies 1999 — Manolo Valdés, Esther Ferrer (Curator: David Pérez) 2001 — Ana Laura Aláez, Javier Pérez (Curator: Estrella de Diego) 2003 — Santiago Sierra (Curator: Rosa Martínez) 2005 — Antoni Muntadas (Curator: Bartomeu Marí) 2007 — Manuel Vilariño, José Luis Guerín, "Los Torreznos", Rubén Ramos (Curator: Alberto Ruiz de Samaniego) 2009 — Miquel Barceló (Curator: Enrique Juncosa) 2011 — Dora García (Curator: Katya García-Antón) 2013 — Lara Almarcegui (Curator: Octavio Zaya) 2015 — Francesc Ruiz, Pepo Salazar, Cabello/Carceller + Salvador Dalí (Curator: Martí Manen) 2017 — Jordi Colomer (Curator: Manuel Segade)Jordi Colomer representará a España en la Bienal de Venecia El Cultural, October 14, 2016. The Guardian, Adrian Searle May 15, 2017. 2019 — Itziar Okariz, Sergio Prego (Curator: Peio Aguirre) 2022 — Ignasi Aballí (Curator: Beatriz Espejo)José da Silva (17 December 2021), Venice Biennale 2022: all the national pavilions, artists and curators The Art Newspaper. 2024 — Sandra Gamarra (Curator: Agustín Pérez Rubio)
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