The Estonian pavilion houses Estonia's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts festivals.
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 della Biennale, are responsible for their own upkeep and construction costs. Nations without dedicated buildings create pavilions in venues throughout the city.Russeth, Andrew (17 April 2019). "The Venice Biennale: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know". ARTnews. Retrieved 22 April 2019. Estonia does not have a dedicated building for its pavilion; therefore, over the years, the exhibitions have been located in various places across Venice. In 2019, the Estonian pavilion was located on the island of Giudecca. For the 59th Venice Biennale, the Dutch pavilion, historically located at the Giardini, offered its pavilion, designed by Gerrit Rietveld, to Estonia.
The 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. Estonian participation at the Venice Biennale is supported by the Ministry of Culture.
Representation by year +#YearArtist(s)Curator(s)TitleLocationRef61st2026Merike Estna60th2024Edith KarlsonHora lupiChiesa di Santa Maria delle Penitenti59th2022Kristina Norman, Bita RazaviCorina Apostol Orchidelirium. Appetite for AbundanceRietveld pavilion, Giardini58th2019Kris LemsaluBirth V - Hi & Byec/o Legno & Legno, Giudecca57th2017Katja NovitskovaKati IlvesIf Only You Could See What I’ve Seen with Your EyesPalazzo Malipiero56th2015Jaanus SammaEugenio ViolaNSFW. Chairman's TalePalazzo Malipiero55th2013Dénes FarkasAdam BudakEvident in AdvancePalazzo Malipiero54th2011Liina SiibA Woman Takes Little SpacePalazzo Malipiero53rd2009Kristina NormanMarco LaimreAfter-WarPalazzo Malipiero52nd2007Marko MäetammMika HannulaLoser's ParadisePalazzo Malipiero51st2005Mark RaidpereHanno SoansIsolatorPalazzo Malipiero50th2003John Smith (Marko Mäetamm, Kaido Ole)Anders HärmMarko und KaidoPalazzo Malipiero49th2001Ene-Liis Semper, Marco LaimreLa Fondazione Ugo e Olga Levi48th1999Ando Keskküla, Jüri Ojaver, Peeter PereJohannes SaarPalazzo Querin47th1997Siim-Tanel Annus, Raoul Kurvitz, Jaan ToomikNear San Marco Square
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