List of national pavilions at the 58th Venice Biennale
Ninety national pavilions participated in the 58th Venice Biennale , an international contemporary art exhibition held between May and November 2019. The Venice Biennale takes place biennially in Venice, Italy , and participating nations select artists to show at their pavilions,[ 1] hosted in the Venice Giardini, Arsenale, and palazzos throughout the city.[ 2] The 90 pavilions set a new record for national participation, exceeding the 86 from 2017.[ 1] Highlight pavilions from the show included Lithuania,[ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] Ghana,[ 3] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] [ 4] [ 11] [ 5] [ 6] [ 12] France,[ 3] [ 8] [ 4] [ 6] [ 12] the United States,[ 8] [ 9] [ 4] [ 6] the Philippines,[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] India,[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] Brazil,[ 8] [ 4] [ 6] [ 12] and Italy.[ 11] [ 5] [ 6]
National pavilions
Nation
Location
Artist(s)
Curator(s)
Ref
Australia
Giardini
Angelica Mesiti
Juliana Engberg
[ 13] [ 14]
Austria
Giardini
Renate Bertlmann
Felicitas Thun-Hohenstein
[ 13] [ 15]
Belgium
Giardini
Jos de Gruyter & Harald Thys
Anne-Claire Schmitz
[ 13] [ 16]
Brazil
Giardini
Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca
Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro
[ 13] [ 17]
Canada
Giardini
Inuit artist collective Isuma (Zacharias Kunuk , Norman Cohn , Paul Apak Angilirq , and Pauloosie Qulitalik)
Asinnajaq , Catherine Crowston, Barbara Fischer, Candice Hopkins , and Josée Drouin-Brisebois
[ 13] [ 18]
Czech Republic and Slovakia
Giardini
Stanislav Kolíbal
Dieter Bogner
[ 13]
Denmark
Giardini
Larissa Sansour
Nat Muller
[ 13]
Egypt
Giardini
Islam Abdullah, Ahmed Chiha, and Ahmed Abdel Karim
Ahmed Chiha
[ 13]
Finland
Giardini
Miracle Workers Collective (Maryan Abdulkarim, Khadar Ahmed, Hassan Blasim, Giovanna Esposito Yussif, Sonya Lindfors, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, Leena Pukki, Lorenzo Sandoval, Martta Tuomaala, Christopher L. Thomas, Christopher Wessels, and Suvi West )
Giovanna Esposito Yussif, Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung, and Christopher Wessels
[ 13] [ 19]
France
Giardini
Laure Prouvost
Martha Kirszenbaum
[ 13] [ 20]
Germany
Giardini
Natascha Süder Happelmann (Natascha Sadr Haghighian )
Franciska Zólyom
[ 13] [ 21]
Great Britain
Giardini
Cathy Wilkes
Zoe Whitley
[ 13] [ 22]
Greece
Giardini
Panos Charalambous, Eva Stefani, and Zafos Xagoraris
Katerina Tselou
[ 13]
Hungary
Giardini
Tamás Waliczky
Zsuzsanna Szegedy-Maszák
[ 13]
Israel
Giardini
Aya Ben Ron
Avi Lubin
[ 13]
Japan
Giardini
Motoyuki Shitamichi, Taro Yasuno, Toshiaki Ishikura, and Fuminori Nousaku
Hiroyuki Hattori
[ 13]
Korea
Giardini
Hwayeon Nam, Siren Eun Young Jung , and Jane Jin Kaisen
Hyunjin Kim
[ 13]
The Netherlands
Giardini
Remy Jungerman and Iris Kensmil
Benno Tempel
[ 13]
Nordic Pavilion
Giardini
Artist duo Maria Teeri & Janne Nabb, a.k.a. nabbteeri, from Finland; Ane Graff from Norway; and Ingela Ihrman from Sweden
Piia Oksanen and Leevi Haapala
[ 13]
Poland
Giardini
Roman Stańczak
Łukasz Mojsak and Łukasz Ronduda
[ 13]
Romania
Giardini
Belu-Simion Făinaru, Dan Mihălțianu, and Miklós Onucsán
Cristian Nae
[ 13]
Russia
Giardini
Alexander Sokurov and Alexander Shishkin-Hokusai
Mikhail Piotrovsky, The State Hermitage Museum
[ 13]
Serbia
Giardini
Djordje Ozbolt
Nicoletta Lambertucci
[ 13]
Spain
Giardini
Itziar Okariz and Sergio Prego
Peio Aguirre
[ 13]
Switzerland
Giardini
Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz
Charlotte Laubard
[ 13] [ 23]
United States
Giardini
Martin Puryear – Liberty/Libertà
Brooke Kamin Rapaport
[ 13] [ 24]
Uruguay
Giardini
Yamandú Canosa
David Armengol and Patricia Bentancur
[ 13]
Venezuela
Giardini
Natalie Rocha Capiello, Ricardo García, Gabriel López, and Nelson Rangelosky
Oscar Sottillo Meneses
[ 13]
Albania
Arsenale
Driant Zeneli
Alicia Knock
[ 13]
Argentina
Arsenale
Mariana Telleria
Florencia Battiti
[ 13]
Chile
Arsenale
Voluspa Jarpa
Agustín Pérez Rubio
[ 13]
China
Arsenale
Chen Qi, Feijun, He Xiangyu, and Geng Xue
Wu Hongliang
[ 13]
Georgia
Arsenale
Anna K.E.
Margot Norton
[ 13]
Ghana
Arsenale
Felicia Abban , John Akomfrah , El Anatsui , Lynette Yiadom-Boakye , Ibrahim Mahama , and Selasi Awusi Sosu – Ghana Freedom
Nana Oforiatta Ayim
[ 13]
India
Arsenale
Nandalal Bose, Atul Dodiya, GR Iranna, Rummana Hussain, Jitish Kallat, Shakuntala Kulkarni, and Ashim Purkayastha
Roobina Karode
[ 13]
Indonesia
Arsenale
Handiwirman Saputra and Syagini Ratna Wulan
Asmudjo Jono Irianto; co-curated by Yacobus Ari Respati
[ 13]
Ireland
Arsenale
Eva Rothschild
Mary Cremin
[ 13] [ 25]
Italy
Arsenale
Enrico David, Chiara Fumai, and Liliana Moro
Milovan Farronato
[ 13]
Kosovo
Arsenale
Alban Muja
Vincent Honore
[ 13]
Latvia
Arsenale
Daiga Grantiņa
Valentinas Klimašauskas and Inga Lāce
[ 13]
Luxembourg
Arsenale
Marco Godinho
Kevin Muhlen
[ 13] [ 26]
Madagascar
Arsenale
Joël Andrianomearisoa
Rina Ralay-Ranaivo and Emmanuel Daydé
[ 13]
Malta
Arsenale
Vince Briffa, Klitsa Antoniou, and Trevor Borg
Hesperia Iliadou Suppiej
[ 13]
Mexico
Arsenale
Pablo Vargas Lugo
Magalí Arriola
[ 13]
Peru
Arsenale
Christian Bendayán, Otto Michael, Manuel Rodríguez Lira, Segundo Candiño Rodríguez, and Anonymous popular artificer
Gustavo Buntinx
[ 13]
Philippines
Arsenale
Mark Justiniani
Tessa Maria Guazon
[ 13]
Saudi Arabia
Arsenale
Zahrah Al Ghamdi
Eiman Elgibreen
[ 13]
Singapore
Arsenale
Song-Ming Ang
Michelle Ho
[ 13] [ 27]
Slovenia
Arsenale
Marko Peljhan
Igor Španjol
[ 13] [ 28]
South Africa (Republic of)
Arsenale
Dineo Seshee Bopape, Tracey Rose, and Mawande Ka Zenzile
Nkule Mabaso and Nomusa Makhubu
[ 13]
Turkey
Arsenale
İnci Eviner
Zeynep Öz
[ 13]
Ukraine
Arsenale
Open Group (Yurii Biley, Pavlo Kovach, Stanislav Turina, and Anton Varga)
[ 13]
United Arab Emirates
Arsenale
Nujoom Alghanem
Sam Bardaouil and Till Fellrath
[ 13] [ 29]
Andorra
Around Venice
Philippe Shangti
Ivan Sansa and Paolo De Grandis
[ 13]
Antigua and Barbuda
Around Venice
Timothy Payne, Sir Gerald Price, Joseph Seaton, and Frank Walter; Intangible Cultural Heritage Artisans and Mas Troupe Designers
Barbara Paca with Nina Khrushcheva
[ 13]
Armenia
Around Venice
"ArtlabYerevan" Artistic Group (Gagik Charchyan, Hovhannes Margaryan, Arthur Petrosyan, and Vardan Jaloyan) and Narine Arakelian
Susanna Gyulamiryan
[ 13]
Azerbaijan (Republic of)
Around Venice
Zeigam Azizov, Orkhan Mammadov, Zarnishan Yusifova, Kanan Aliyev, and Ulviyya Aliyeva
Giovanni Mercurio and Emin Mammadov
[ 13]
Bangladesh (People's Republic of)
Around Venice
Bishwajit Goswami, Dilara Begum Jolly, Heidi Fosli, Nafis Ahmed Gazi, Franco Marrocco, Domenico Pellegrino, Preema Nazia Andaleeb, Ra Kajol, and Uttam Kumar
Mokhlesur Rahman and Viviana Vannucci
[ 13]
Belarus (Republic of)
Around Venice
Konstantin Selikhanov
Olga Rybchinskaya
[ 13]
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Around Venice
Danica Dakić
Anja Bogojević, Amila Puzić, and Claudia Zini
[ 13]
Bulgaria
Around Venice
Rada Boukova and Lazar Lyutakov
Vera Mlechevska
[ 13]
Catalonia
Around Venice
Marcel Borràs with Albert García-Alzórriz and the collaboration of David Bestué, Lua Coderch Lola Lasurt Daniela Ortiz Perejaume Francesc Torres
Pedro Azara
[ 13]
Croatia
Around Venice
Igor Grubić
Katerina Gregos
[ 13]
Cuba
Around Venice
Alejandro Campins, Alex Hérnandez, Ariamna Contino, and Eugenio Tibaldi
Margarita Sanchez Prieto
[ 13]
Cyprus
Around Venice
Christoforos Savva (1924–1968)
Jacopo Crivelli Visconti
[ 13]
Dominican (Republic)
Around Venice
Dario Oleaga, Ezequiel Taveras, Hulda Guzmán, Julio Valdez, Miguel Ramirez, Rita Bertrecchi, Nicola Pica, and Marraffa & Casciotti
Marianne de Tolentino, Simone Pieralice, and Giovanni Verza
[ 13]
Estonia
Giudecca
Kris Lemsalu
Andrew Berardini, Irene Campolmi, Sarah Lucas, and Tamara Luuk
[ 13] [ 30]
Grenada
Around Venice
Amy Cannestra, Billy Gerard Frank, Dave Lewis, Shervone Neckles, Franco Rota Candiani, Roberto Miniati, and CRS avant-garde (Carlo Caldara, Paolo Rossetto, and Giovanni Scagnoli)
Daniele Radini Tedeschi
[ 13]
Guatemala
Around Venice
Elsie Wunderlich and Marco Manzo
Stefania Pieralice
[ 13]
Haiti
Around Venice
Jean Ulrick Désert
Giscard Bouchotte
[ 13]
Hong Kong
Around Venice
Shirley Tse
Christina Li
[ 13] [ 31]
Iceland
Around Venice
Shoplifter (Hrafnhildur Arnardóttir)
Birta Guðjónsdóttir
[ 13] [ 32]
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Around Venice
Reza Lavassani, Samira Alikhanzadeh, and Ali Meer Azimi
Ehsan Aghaei
[ 13]
Iraq
Around Venice
Serwan Baran
Tamara Chalabi and Paolo Colombo
[ 13]
Ivory Coast
Around Venice
Ernest Dükü, Ananias Leki Dago, Valérie Oka , and Tong Yanrunan
Massimo Scaringella
[ 13]
Kiribati
Around Venice
Kaeka Michael Betero, Daniela Danica Tepes, Kairaken Betio Group; Teroloang Borouea, Neneia Takoikoi, Tineta Timirau, Teeti Aaloa, Kenneth Ioane, Kaumai Kaoma, Runita Rabwaa, Obeta Taia, Tiribo Kobaua, Tamuera Tebebe, Rairauea Rue, Teuea Kabunare, Tokintekai Ekentetake, Katanuti Francis, Mikaere Tebwebwe, Terita Itinikarawa, Kaeua Kobaua, Raatu Tiuteke, Kaeriti Baanga, Ioanna Francis, Temarewe Banaan, Aanamaria Toom, Einako Temewi, Nimei Itinikarawa, Teniteiti Mikaere, Aanibo Bwatanita, and Arin Tikiraua
Kautu Tabaka and Nina Tepes
[ 13]
Lithuania
Around Venice
Rugilė Barzdžiukaitė, Vaiva Grainytė , and Lina Lapelyte
Lucia Pietroiusti
[ 13] [ 33]
Malaysia
Around Venice
Anurendra Jegadeva, H.H.Lim, Ivan Lam, and Zulkifli Yusoff
Lim Wei-Ling Esme
[ 13]
Mongolia
Around Venice
Jantsankhorol Erdenebayar, traditional Mongolian throat singers, and Carsten Nicolai
Gantuya Badamgarav
[ 13]
Montenegro
Around Venice
Vesko Gagović
Petrica Duletić
[ 13]
Mozambique (Republic of)
Around Venice
Gonçalo Mabunda, Mauro Pinto, and Filipe Branquinho
Lidija K. Khachatourian
[ 13]
New Zealand
Around Venice
Dane Mitchell
Zara Stanhope and Chris Sharp
[ 13]
North Macedonia (Republic of)
Around Venice
Nada Prlja
Jovanka Popova
[ 13]
Pakistan
Around Venice
Naiza Khan
Zahra Khan
[ 13]
Portugal
Around Venice
Leonor Antunes
João Ribas
[ 13]
San Marino (Republic of)
Around Venice
Gisella Battistini, Martina Conti, Gabriele Gambuti, Giovanna Fra, Thea Tini, Chen Chengwei, Li Geng, Dario Ortiz, Tang Shuangning, Jens W. Beyrich, Xing Junqin, Xu de Qi, and Sebastián
Vincenzo Sanfo (Martina Conti project curated by Alessandro Castiglioni and Emma Zanella)
[ 13] [ 34]
Scotland
Around Venice
Charlotte Prodger
Linsey Young with Cove Park (artist residency)
[ 13] [ 35]
Seychelles (Republic of)
Around Venice
George Camille and Daniel Dodin
Martin Kennedy
[ 13]
Syrian Arab (Republic)
Around Venice
Abdalah Abouassali, Giacomo Braglia, Ibrahim Al Hamid, Chen Huasha, Saed Salloum, Xie Tian, Saad Yagan, Primo Vanadia, and Giuseppe Biasio
Emad Kashout
[ 13]
Taiwan
Around Venice
Shu Lea Cheang
Paul B. Preciado
[ 13]
Thailand
Around Venice
Somsak Chowtadapong, Panya Vijinthanasarn , and Krit Ngamsom
Tawatchai Somkong
[ 13]
Wales
Around Venice
Sean Edwards
Marie-Anne McQuay
[ 13]
Zimbabwe
Around Venice
Georgina Maxim, Neville Starling, Cosmos Shiridzinomwa, and Kudzanai Violet Hwami
Raphael Chikukwa
[ 13]
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