Romanian pavilion
The Romanian pavilion houses Romania's national representation during the Venice Biennale arts festivals.
Background[]
The Venice Biennale is an international art biennial exhibition held in Venice, Italy. Often described as "the Olympics of the art world", participation in the Biennale is a prestigious event for contemporary artists. The festival has become a constellation of shows: a central exhibition curated by that year's artistic director, national pavilions hosted by individual nations, and independent exhibitions throughout Venice. The Biennale parent organization also hosts regular festivals in other arts: architecture, dance, film, music, and theater.[1]
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, are responsible for their own upkeep and construction costs as well. Nations without dedicated buildings create pavilions in venues throughout the city.[1]
Organization and building[]
The pavilion was designed by Brenno Del Giudice in 1932 and built by 1938 as part of a complex on the Giardini's Sant'Elena Island. The buildings, originally allocated to Sweden and Greece, were respectively transferred to Yugoslavia and Romania.[2]
The interior was planned under the attention of Nicolae Iorga. It was initially designed as an art salon with three rooms (the main, tall show room being flanked by two smaller ones) and it stayed like that until 1962, when the walls were demolished, uniting the three rooms into one single salon. The initial architecture was recreated in 2015, albeit temporarily, by architect Attila Kim for Adrian Ghenie's Darwin's Room. Since 1997, the Romanian Institute for Culture and Research in Humanities (also known as Casa Romena di Venezia, based in Palazzo Correr) has hosted intermittently parallel exhibitions representing Romania at the Venice Biennale.[citation needed]
Representation by year[]
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Art[]
- 1907 — First participation of a Romanian artist in the Venice Biennale: Frederic Storck[3]
- 1924 — Central Pavilion, Rooms XIX and XX. Group exhibition. Paintings by Ion Andreescu, Marius Bunescu, Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck, , Ștefan Dimitrescu, Dumitru Ghiață, Lucian Grigorescu, Nicolae Grigorescu, , , Ștefan Luchian, , , , George Demetrescu Mirea, , Theodor Pallady, , Costin Petrescu, Ștefan Popescu, Camil Ressu, , Eustațiu Stoenescu, Ipolit Strâmbu, Nicolae Tonitza, Nicolae Vermont, . Sculptures by: Constantin Brâncuși, Oscar Han, Ion Jalea, Cornel Medrea, , Dimitrie Paciurea, (Talpoșin Alexandru) Severin, , Frederic Storck. General Commissioner for Romania: . Organizing Artistic Committee: and .[3]
- 1938 — Official inauguration of the Romanian Pavilion. Organizer and commissioner: Nicolae Iorga. Paintings by , Ștefan Popescu, Eustațiu Stoenescu, Ion Theodorescu-Sion; sculptures by Oscar Han, Ion Jalea, Cornel Medrea. Romania was also represented by Ion Andreescu and Nicolae Grigorescu in the International Exhibition of 19th Century Landscape Painting hosted by the Italian Pavilion.[3]
- 1940 — Paintings by Nicolae Dărăscu, Lucian Grigorescu, Theodor Pallady, ; sculptures by Céline Emilian, (including a sculpture of King Carol II of Romania). Organizer and commissioner: Nicolae Iorga.[3]
- 1942 — Group exhibition of paintings by Marius Bunescu, Henri Catargi, , Cecilia Cuțescu-Storck, Horia Damian, Nicolae Dărăscu, Dumitru Ghiață, Lucian Grigorescu, , , , Theodor Pallady, , Ștefan Popescu, Camil Ressu, , Eustațiu Stoenescu, , Ion Țuculescu, , . Sculptures by Zoe Băicoianu, , , Oscar Han, Ion Irimescu, Ion Jalea, Corneliu Medrea, , , . Including sculptures of Marshall Ion Antonescu and King Michael of Romania. Organized by the ; Commissioner: .[3]
- 1954 — Group exhibition of Socialist Realism. Paintings by , , , Corneliu Baba, , Marius Bunescu, Alexandru Ciucurencu, , Lucian Grigorescu, , Iosif Iser, , , , , , Camil Ressu, , Gheorghe Șaru, . Sculptures by , , , , , , Ion Irimescu, , Ion Jalea, , , Constantin Lucaci, , , , , . Watercolors and black and white sketches by , Maria Constantin, , , , , , , , , , . Organizer and commissioner: (Secretary of the Union of Fine Artists – UAP Bucharest).[3]
- 1956 — Group exhibition. Paintings by Corneliu Baba, Alexandru Ciucurencu. Sculptures by Ion Irimescu, Cornel Medrea. Drawings by , . Organizing Commissioner: (State Committee for Literature and Art), Ion Irimescu (Eminent Master of Arts in the Popular Republic of Romania, Secretary of the Union of Fine Artists – UAP, laureate of the State Prize).[3]
- 1958 — Group exhibition. Paintings by Henri Catargi, Dumitru Ghiață, . Sculptures by Ion Jalea, Gheza Vida. Black and white drawings by , . Commissioners: and .[3]
- 1960 — Group exhibition. Paintings by . Drawings and engravings by , , , , Geta Brătescu, , , , , , , , , , , , , , Marcel Olinescu, , , Victor Silvester, , Gheorghe Șaru, . Commissioner: .[3]
- 1962 — Group exhibition. Paintings by . Sculptures by . Drawings by , Paul Erdős. Commissioner: .[3]
- 1964 — Group exhibition. Paintings by , Ion Gheorghiu, . Sculptures by . Commissioner: (Secretary of the Council for Arts from the State Committee for Culture and Arts of the Popular Republic of Romania).[3]
- 1966 — Ion Țuculescu retrospective. Commissioner: Petru Comarnescu.[3]
- 1968 — Group exhibition. (painting), Octav Grigorescu (drawing), Ovidiu Maitec (sculpture). Commissioner: Ion Frunzetti.[3]
- 1970 — Group exhibition. , (painting), (sculpture), (graphics), and (decorative arts). Commissioner: Ion Frunzetti (Vicepresident of the Union of Fine Artists – UAP).[3]
- 1972 — Group exhibition (graphics) — Etching in the Contemporary Space (Grafica în spațiul contemporan). General theme: Work of Art or Behaviour (Opera sau comportamentul). Graphics by , , , , , Mircea Dumitrescu, , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Sculptures by , . Commissioner: Ion Frunzetti (President of the Art and Literature Theory and History Section of the Social Sciences Academy). Deputy Commissioner: Valentin Ionescu.[3]
- 1976 — Group exhibition: The Ambient as a Social Problem. Sculpture (works and photos): Gheza Vida, , Constantin Lucaci, Constantin Popovici, , , , , , , , , Silvia Radu, . Photographic aspects – ambient: , , , . Commissioner: Ion Frunzetti.[3]
- 1978 — Group exhibition: From Nature to Art, from Art to Nature. Paintings by Sorin Ilfoveanu, , , Horia Bernea. Sculptures by , , , . Commissioner: Ion Frunzetti.[3]
- 1980[4] — Art in the Seventies. Sculptures by , Horia Bernea, Octav Grigorescu, Constantin Lucaci, Ovidiu Maitec. Commissioner: Ion Frunzetti.
- 1982 — Hommage to Brancusi in the Central Pavilion (invited commissioner: ). The Romanian Pavilion exhibited works by , Ion Gheorghiu (commissioner: Ion Frunzetti).
- 1988 — (sculpture). Commissioner: .
- 1990 — (sculpture). Commissioner: .
- 1993 — Horia Damian. Commissioner: Radu Varia. Deputy commissioner: .
- 1995 — Brancusi's Heritage in Romania in the Romanian Pavilion (Giardini) and in the Romanian Institute for Culture and Research in Humanities (Palazzo Correr). Artists: , , , , , , , Ovidiu Maitec, Paul Neagu, , Neculai Păduraru, Constantin Popovici, Mircea Roman, , , Marian Zidaru. Commissioners: and .
- 1997 — , , Ion Grigorescu, , , , . Commissioner: ; Deputy Commissioners: , . Besides the Romanian Pavilion, another exhibition is organized in Casa Romena di Venezia.
- 1999 — group and Dan Perjovschi (curator: ) in the Romanian Pavilion (Giardini). A parallel exhibition was organized in Casa Romena (Palazzo Correr) with works by , Mircea Florian, , , (curator: ). Honorary Commissioner: . Deputy Commissioner: Aurora Dediu.
- 2001 — Group exhibition. Video art by , . Commissioner: . Curators: Ruxandra Balaci, , . Deputy commissioner: Raluca Velisar.
- 2003 — Alteridem.exe.2 (new media exhibition) by group. Commissioner and curator: . Deputy curators: Raluca Velisar, Adela Văetiși. Organized by the National Museum of Contemporary Art Bucharest (MNAC).
- 2005 — , European Influenza (curator: )
- 2007 — Victor Man, , & , Christoph Büchel & , Low-Budget Monuments (commissioner: Mihai Pop; curator: )
- 2009 — , Andrea Faciu, , The Seductiveness of the Interval (curator: ; assistant curator: Livia Pancu; collaborators: Alex Axinte, Cristi Borcan, Livia Andreea Ivanovici; project manager: Mirela Duculescu)
- 2011 — Ion Grigorescu, & , Performing History (curator: Maria Rus Bojan, ; special collaboration: and ). A parallel Romanian exhibition was hosted by The New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Research in Humanities (Palazzo Correr): Romanian Cultural Resolution (curators: Adrian Bojenoiu, Alex. Niculescu)
- 2013 — and , An Immaterial Retrospective of the Venice Biennale (curator: , project coordinator: Corina Bucea). At the New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Research in Humanities (Palazzo Correr): Reflection Centre for Suspended Histories. An Attempt, curator: Anca Mihulet; artists: , and , , , , . Commissioner: Monica Morariu. Deputy commissioner: Alexandru Damian.
- 2015 — Adrian Ghenie, Darwin's Room (curator: Mihai Pop; architect: ; general coordinator: Corina Șuteu) in the Romanian Pavilion (Giardini); , , , , , , Inventing the Truth. On Fiction and Reality (curator: ) in The New Gallery of the Romanian Institute for Culture and Research in Humanities (Palazzo Correr). Commissioner: Monica Morariu. Deputy commissioner: Alexandru Damian.
- 2017 — Geta Brătescu, Apparitions[5] [6](curator: Magda Radu; assistant curator: Diana Ursan; project coordinator: Corina Bucea). Commissioner: Attila Kim.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Russeth 2019.
- ^ Volpi 2013, p. 176.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Ruxandra Juvara-Minea, Participarea României la Bienala de la Veneția (Romanian Participations at the Venice Art Biennale), Editura Vremea, Bucharest, 2000
- ^ 1980-present: Catalogues of the Romanian Pavilion at the Venice Art BiennaleGeneral Catalogues of the Venice Art Biennale
- ^ Robin Scher (January 23, 2017), Geta Bratescu Will Represent Romania at the 2017 Venice Biennale ARTnews.
- ^ http://apparitions.ro/
Bibliography[]
- Russeth, Andrew (April 17, 2019). "The Venice Biennale: Everything You Could Ever Want to Know". ARTnews. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
- Volpi, Cristiana (2013). "Romania". In Re Rebaudengo, Adele (ed.). Pavilions and Garden of Venice Biennale. Rome: Contrasto. p. 178. ISBN 978-88-6965-440-4.
Further reading[]
- Etherington, Rose (September 3, 2010). "1:1 at the Romanian Pavilion". Dezeen. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- "Geta Brătescu to Represent Romania at 2017 Venice Biennale". Artforum. January 23, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- Gopnik, Blake (June 5, 2013). "Romanian Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is the Daily Pic by Blake Gopnik". The Daily Beast.
- Perlson, Hili (January 24, 2017). "Geta Brătescu Will Take Over Romanian Pavilion in Venice". Artnet News. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- "Romanian Pavilion at the 56th Venice Biennale". Artsy. May 4, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
- Unwin, Richard (February 6, 2019). "Veteran Romanian artists to represent their country at Venice Biennale". The Art Newspaper. Retrieved May 12, 2019.
External links[]
- National pavilions
- Romanian contemporary art