The Danish pavilion houses Denmark's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts festivals. The building was designed by Carl Brummer and constructed between 1930 and 1932, and restored and expanded by Peter Koch in the 1950s.
Background
Organization and building
The pavilion, designed by Carl Brummer, was constructed between 1930 and 1932. Architect Peter Koch led a restoration and expansion between 1958 and 1960.
The Danish Arts Council Committee for International Visual Arts serves as commissioner for the Danish Pavilion at the Biennale, where Denmark has taken part since 1895.
Representation by year
Art
1999 — Jason Rhoades, Peter Bonde 2003 — Olafur EliassonCarol Vogel (June 16, 2003), Heat Upstages Art at the Venice Biennale The New York Times. 2005 — Eva Koch, Joachim Koester, Peter Land, Ann Lislegaard, Gitte Villesen 2007 — Troels Wörsel (Commissioner: Holger Reenberg; Assistant Commissioner: Stinna Toft Christensen) 2009 — Elmgreen and Dragset 2011 — Taryn Simon and others (Curator: Katerina Gregos) 2013 — Jesper Just 2015 — Danh VoAndrew Russeth (July 2, 2014), Danh Vo Will Rep Denmark at the Venice Biennale The New York Observer. (Curators: Marianne Torp, Tine Vindfeld 2017 — Kirstine RoepstorffAlex Greenberger (December 18, 2015), Kirstine Roepstorff Will Represent Denmark in the 2017 Venice Biennale ARTnews. 2019 — Larissa SansourAlex Greenberger (September 20, 2018), Larissa Sansour Will Represent Denmark at the 2019 Venice Biennale ARTnews. 2022 — Uffe Isolotto (Curator: Jacob Lillemose)José da Silva (17 December 2021), Venice Biennale 2022: all the national pavilions, artists and curators The Art Newspaper. 2026 - Maja Majou Lyse (Curator: Chus Martínez)
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