The Danish pavilion houses Denmark's national representation during the

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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 Jason Fayette Rhoades (July 9, 1965 – August 1, 2006) was an American installation artist. Better known in Europe, where he exhibited regularly for the last twelve years of his life, Rhoades was celebrated for his combination dinner party/ ...

Peter Bonde Peter Bonde (born 14 February 1958) is a Danish former professional footballer who is the manager of Næstved BK. In 2018 he became the head coach of the China women's national under-20 football team The China women's national under-20 football ...

* 2003 — Olafur Eliasson * 2005 — Eva Koch, Joachim Koester, Peter Land, Ann Lislegaard, Gitte Villesen * 2007 —

Troels Wörsel Troels Wörsel (November 10, 1950 - December 12, 2018) was a Danish painter active in Cologne and Pietrasanta. Biography Troels Wörsel was born in Aarhus, Danmark. He was self-taught and in the 1970s, became interested in pop and conceptual ar ...

(Commissioner: Holger Reenberg; Assistant Commissioner: Stinna Toft Christensen) * 2009 —

Elmgreen and Dragset Michael Elmgreen (born 1961; Copenhagen, Denmark) and Ingar Dragset (born 1969; Trondheim, Norway) have worked together as an artist duo since 1995. Their work explores the relationship between art, architecture and design. Elmgreen & Dragset liv ...

* 2011 —

Taryn Simon Taryn Simon (born February 4, 1975) is an American multidisciplinary artist who works in photography, text, sculpture, and performance. Currently residing and maintaining a studio practice in New York City, Simon has had work featured in the Ve ...

and others (Curator: Katerina Gregos) * 2013 —

Jesper Just Jesper Just (born 1974) is a Danish artist, who lives and works in New York. From 1997 to 2003, he studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts. He has work in museums including the Guggenheim Museum in New York, Tate Modern in London and the ...

* 2015 — Danh Vo (Curators: Marianne Torp, Tine Vindfeld * 2017 —

Kirstine Roepstorff Kirstine Roepstorff (born 1972) is a Danish visual artist who lives and works in Fredericia (DK). Roepstorff studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen from 1994-2001 and Rutgers University, Mason School of Fine Art (MFA), USA ...

* 2019 —

Larissa Sansour Larissa Sansour (Arabic: لاريسا سنسور; born 1973) is a Palestinian artist who currently resides in London, England. She is into photography, film, sculpture, and installation art. Some of her works include Tank (2003), Bethlehem Bandole ...

* 2022 — Uffe Isolotto (Curator: Jacob Lillemose)José da Silva (17 December 2021)
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References

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External links

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