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Estonian Centre For Contemporary Art
Estonian Centre for Contemporary Art (abbreviation CCA; et, Kaasaegse Kunsti Eesti Keskus) is a non-profit expert institution, which via international projects activates and develops Estonian contemporary art scene. CCA office is located in Tallinn. It accommodates an archive of cultural and art historical significance. CCA has been mediating information about the work of local artists since 1992 when CCA was founded. Since 2013, CCA director is Maria Arusoo. Commissioner of the Estonian pavilion CCA is the commissioner of the Estonian pavilion at the Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of .... Archive of contemporary art CCA has been mediating information about the work of local artists since 1992. In 2020 it launched aonline databaseof significant c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallinn
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ''maakond'' (county). Tallinn is the main financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located northwest of the country's second largest city Tartu, however only south of Helsinki, Finland, also west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, north of Riga, Latvia, and east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name Reval. Tallinn received Lübeck city rights in 1248,, however the earliest evidence of human population in the area dates back nearly 5,000 years. The medieval indigenous population of what is now Tallinn and northern Estonia was one of the last " pagan" civilisations in Europe to adopt Christianit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
53rd Venice Biennale
The 53rd Venice Biennale was an international contemporary art exhibition held in 2009. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Artistic director Daniel Birnbaum curated its central exhibition, "Making Worlds". Awards * Golden Lion for best artist of the exhibition: Tobias Rehberger * Silver Lion for the most promising young artist of the exhibition: Nathalie Djurberg * Golden Lions for lifetime achievement: Yoko Ono and John Baldessari * Golden Lion for best national participation: American pavilion with Bruce Nauman Bruce Nauman (born December 6, 1941) is an American artist. His practice spans a broad range of media including sculpture, photography, neon, video, drawing, printmaking, and performance. Nauman lives near Galisteo, New Mexico. Life and work ... ('' Topological Gardens'') References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * {{Port ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
47th Venice Biennale
The 47th Venice Biennale, held in 1997, was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 59 participating nations. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Prizewinners of the 47th Biennale included: Agnes Martin and Emilio Vedova (lifetime achievement), the French pavilion (best national participation), Marina Abramović and Gerhard Richter (International Prize), and Douglas Gordon, Pipilotti Rist, and Rachel Whiteread (best young artists). Awards * Golden Lion for lifetime achievement: Agnes Martin and Emilio Vedova * Golden Lion for best national participation: France (Fabrice Hyber) * International Prize: Marina Abramović and Gerhard Richter * ''Premio 2000'' (young artists): Douglas Gordon, Pipilotti Rist, Rachel Whiteread * Special awards: Thierry De Cordier, Marie-Ange Guilleminot, Ik-Joong Kang, Mariko Mori * ''Premia (purchase) Cassa di Risparmio Foundation'': Tobias Rehberger * ''Premia giapponese Benesse'': Alexandros Psychoulis * ''P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peeter Pere
Peeter Pere (born 15 June 1957 in Tartu) is a notable Estonian architect and artist. From 1975 Peeter Pere studied in the National Art Institute of the Estonian SSR (today's Estonian Academy of Arts) in the department of architecture. He graduated from the institute in 1980. From 1980 to 1993 Peeter Pere worked in the state design bureau Eesti Tööstusprojekt (Estonian Industrial Design). From 1994 he has worked in the architectural bureaus F&P, Muru&Pere and as a freelance architect. Most notable works by Peeter Pere are the library of Pääsküla, recreational center of Haabersti, social housing in Lasnamäe and apartment building in Maarjamäe. In addition Peeter Pere has successfully participated in numerous architectural competitions. His art creations include paintings and installations. Peeter Pere is a member of the Union of Estonian Architects. Works *Gulfoil warehouse in Laagri, 2002 (with Urmas Muru) *Social housing in Lasnamäe, 2003 (with Urmas Muru) *Single-f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
48th Venice Biennale
The 48th Venice Biennale, held in 1999, was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 60 participating nations. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Prize winners of the 48th Biennale included: Louise Bourgeois and Bruce Naumann (lifetime achievement), Italy (best national participation), and Doug Aitken, Cai Guo-Qiang, and Shirin Neshat (International Prize). Awards * Golden Lion for lifetime achievement: Louise Bourgeois and Bruce Nauman * Golden Lion for best national participation: Italy * International Prize: Doug Aitken, Cai Guo-Qiang, Shirin Neshat * Special Awards: Georges Adéagbo, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Katarzyna Kozyra, Lee Bul * Premia Unesco for the promotion of the Arts: Ghada Amer Ghada Amer ( ar, غادة عامر, May 22 1963 in Cairo, Egypt) is a contemporary artist, much of her work deals with issues of gender and sexuality. Her most notable body of work involves highly layered embroidered paintings of women's bodies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
49th Venice Biennale
The 49th Venice Biennale, held in 2001, was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 65 participating nations. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Prizewinners of the 49th Biennale included: Richard Serra and Cy Twombly (lifetime achievement), Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Marisa Merz, Pierre Huyghe (International Prize), and Germany (best national participation). Awards * Golden Lion for lifetime achievement: Richard Serra and Cy Twombly * Golden Lion for best national participation: Germany * International Prize: Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller, Marisa Merz, Pierre Huyghe * Special award: Yinka Shonibare, Tiong Ang, Samuel Beckett/Marin Karmitz, Juan Downey Juan Downey (May 11, 1940 – June 9, 1993) was a Chilean artist who was a pioneer in the fields of video art and interactive art. Early life and education Downey was born in Santiago, Chile. His father, David Downey V., was a distinguished ar ... * Special awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaido Ole
Kaido Ole (born 23 February 1963) is an Estonian painter. Ole was born in Tallinn. His great-uncle was artist Eduard Ole. In 1992, he graduated from Estonian Academy of Arts. He worked as a painting instructor at the Tallinn Art School from 1992 until 1993. From 2003 until 2010, he taught painting at Estonian Academy of Arts. Since 2010 he is a freelance painter. Since 1989 he has exhibited his works. In 2003 he represented Estonia at 50th Venice Biennale (with Marko Mäetamm) in the Estonian pavilion. Most of his works can be classified as conceptual art. Awards *Kristjan Raud, Kristjan Raud Award (1998) *Sadolin Art Award (1998) *Annual Award of the Estonian Cultural Endowment for Fine Arts and Applied Arts (1999) *Annual Award of the Estonian Cultural Endowment for Fine Arts and Applied Arts (2005) *Konrad Mägi, Konrad Mägi Medal (2012) *Order of the White Star, Class III (2014) References External links * Living people 1963 births 20th-century Estonian painte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
50th Venice Biennale
The 50th Venice Biennale, held in 2003 (15 June-2 November), was an exhibition of international contemporary art, with 64 participating nations. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Prizewinners of the 50th Biennale included: Michelangelo Pistoletto and Carol Rama (lifetime achievement), Peter Fischli and David Weiss (best work shown), Oliver Payne and Nick Relph (best young artist), Avish Khebrehzadeh (best young Italian female artist), Luxembourg with Su-Mei Tse (best national participation). Awards * Golden Lion for lifetime achievement: Michelangelo Pistoletto and Carol Rama * Golden Lion for best national participation: Luxembourg (Su-Mei Tse) * Golden Lion for best work shown: Peter Fischli and David Weiss * Golden Lion for artists less than 35 years old: Oliver Payne and Nick Relph Oliver Payne and Nick Relph are British artist-filmmakers who have collaborated since 1999. Payne was born in 1977, and Relph in 1979. Both studied at Kingston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
51st Venice Biennale
The 51st Venice Biennale, held in 2005, was an exhibition of international contemporary art. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Prizewinners included Barbara Kruger (lifetime achievement), the French pavilion with Annette Messager (best national representation), Thomas Schütte (best in International Exhibition), and Regina José Galindo Regina José Galindo (born August 27, 1974) is a Guatemalan performance artist who specializes in body art. She was born in Guatemala City. Early work Remarkably, for an artist who is known for the political themes of her work, Galindo grew up ... (best young artist). References Bibliography * * Further reading * * * * * * * * * {{Portal bar, Italy, Visual arts 2005 in art 2005 in Italy Venice Biennale exhibitions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marko Mäetamm
Marko Mäetamm (born 13 December 1965, in Viljandi, Estonia) is an Estonian multimedia artist, working within the mediums of video, drawing and the internet. Mäetamm began studying graphic art at the Estonian Academy of Arts in 1988 and received his M.A. from the academy in 1996. Mäetamm also studied practicing print technologies at the Swedish Royal Art High School. His professional art career spanning over two decades, Mäetamm emerged as one of the most prominent artists in Estonia upon graduating from Estonian Art Academy. Marko Mäetamm has exhibited internationally since the 1990s and represented Estonia at the 52nd Venice Bienniale in 2007 and in 2003 as a part of artists duo John Smith (with Kaido Ole) in the Estonian pavilion. Throughout his practice, the artist's primary focus has been on family life, which he has explored though videos and paintings. Treating the family as a microcosm of a wider socio-political and economic models, Mäetamm collects petty every-da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
52nd Venice Biennale
The 52nd Venice Biennale was an international contemporary art art exhibition, exhibition held in 2007. The Venice Biennale takes place biennale, biennially in Venice, Italy. Artistic director Robert Storr (art academic), Robert Storr curated its central exhibition, "Think with the Senses, Feel with the Mind". Awards * Golden Lion for an artist of the international exhibition: León Ferrari * Golden Lion for a young artist: Emily Jacir * Golden Lion for a critic or art historian for contributions to contemporary art: Benjamin H.D. Buchloh * Golden Lion for lifetime achievement: Malick Sidibé * Golden Lion for best national participation: Hungarian pavilion with Andreas Fogarasi References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * * Robert Storr in Conversation with Irving Sandler "Brooklyn Rail" (July - August 2007): https://brooklynrail.org/2007/07/art/storr-interview * Lévy, B., Bouchard, M. G., Viau, R. & Han, J.-Y. (2007). Biennales. Vie des arts, 51 ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
54th Venice Biennale
The 54th Venice Biennale was an international contemporary art exhibition held in 2011. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy. Artistic director Bice Curiger curated its central exhibition, "ILLUMInations". Awards * Golden Lion for best artist of the exhibition: Christian Marclay * Silver Lion for the most promising young artist of the exhibition: Haroon Mirza * Golden Lions for lifetime achievement: Sturtevant and Franz West * Golden Lion for best national participation: German pavilion with Christoph Schlingensief Christoph Maria Schlingensief (24 October 1960 – 21 August 2010) was a German theatre director, performance artist, and filmmaker. Starting as an independent underground filmmaker, Schlingensief later staged productions for theatres and festivals ... References Further reading * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/museums/venice-bienna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
