The Finnish pavilion houses Finland's
national representation during 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 ...
arts festivals.
Background
Since 2013, the
Frame Contemporary Art Finland
Frame Contemporary Art Finland (previously Frame Visual Art Finland) is a foundation whose mission is to promote Finnish contemporary art internationally.
Frame supports international projects, awards grants to artists and art professionals, fac ...
foundation has commissioned and produced exhibitions for the Finnish pavilion as part of its mission to promote contemporary Finnish art.
Organization and building
The pavilion, designed by
Alvar Aalto
Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto (; 3 February 1898 – 11 May 1976) was a Finnish architect and designer. His work includes architecture, furniture, textiles and glassware, as well as sculptures and paintings. He never regarded himself as an artist, see ...
, was built between 1955 and 1956. It was later restored by Fredrik Fogh between 1976 and 1982. The building was briefly lent to Iceland following the restoration, but has been used by Finland since.
Representation by year
Art
* 2005 — Jaakko Heikkilä
* 2007 — Maaria Wirkkala
* 2011 — Vesa-Pekka Rannikko (Curator: Laura Köönikkä)
* 2013 — Antti Laitinen, Terike Haapoja (Curators: Mika Elo, Marko Karo Harri Laakso)
* 2015 — IC-98 – Visa Suonpää, Patrik Söderlund (Curator: Taru Elfving)
* 2017 — Erkka Nissinen, Nathaniel Mellors (Curator: Xander Karskens)
* 2019 — Miracle Workers Collective
* 2021 —
Pilvi Takala
Pilvi Takala (born 1981, Helsinki) is a performance artist presenting candid camera as art. Takala won the Dutch Prix de Rome in 2011 and the Emdash Award in 2013. Her works have been exhibited in various exhibitions worldwide, most recently in L ...
* 2024 – Pia Lindman, Vidha Saumya, Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen (Curators: Yvonne Billimore Jussi Koitela)
[Alex Greenberger (28 March 2023)]
A Guide to the 2024 Venice Biennale National Pavilions
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Finnish art
National pavilions