Venice Biennale was founded in 1895, originally taking place as an international art exhibition. By the time, the Venice Biennale covered a wider field of arts, creating music (1930), cinema (1932), Theatre (1934) architecture (1980) and dance(1999) festivals. The Venice Biennale is considered to be one of the most prestigious artistic and cultural institutions in the world and plays a fundamental role in advancing the trends of contemporary culture.
Latvia has been participating in the Venice Art biennale since 1999 and in the Architecture biennale since 2002. Latvia's participation in Venice Art and Architecture biennales is ensured by the Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia, granting the funding, establishing cooperation with Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia and organizing a national competition.
Art biennale
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2022 / 59. Venice art biennale
- Exhibition: Selling water by the river
- Artists: SKUJA BRADEN (INGŪNA SKUJA, MELISSA D. BRADEN)
- Curators: ANDRA SILAPĒTERE, SOLVITA KRESE
- Organizer:Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
- Commissioner: Solvita Krese
- Location: Arsenāls
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2019 / 58. Venice art biennale
- Exhibition: Saules.Suns
- Artist: Daiga Grantiņa
- Curators: Inga Lāce, Valentinas Klimašauskas (LT)
- Organizer: KIM? Contemporary Art centre, Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
- Commissioner: Zane Čulkstēna, Solvita Krese
- Location: Arsenale
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2017/ 57. Venice art biennale
- Exhibition: What Can Go Wong
- Artist: Miķelis Fišers
- Curator Inga Šteimane
- Organizer: Culture projects agency "Indie"
- Commissioner: Daiga Rudzāte
- Location:Arsenale
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2015/ 56. Venice art biennale
- Exhibition: Armpit
- Artist: Katrīna Neiburga, Andris Eglītis
- Curator: Kaspars Vanags
- Organizer: Latvian Centre for Contemporary Art
- Commissioner: Solvita Krese
- Location: Arsenale
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2013 / 55. Venice art biennale
- Exhibition: North by Northeast
- Artists: Krišs Salmanis, Kaspars Podnieks
- Curatores: Alise Tīfentāle, Anne Bārlova (Anne Barlow, NY), Kortnija Fina (Courtney Finn, NY)
- Organizer: KIM? Contemporary Art Centre, Art in General (New York)
- Commissioners: Zane Čulkstēna, Zane Onckule
- Location: Arsenale
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2011 / 54. Venice art biennale
- Exhibition: Artifical Peace/Contemporary Landscape
- Artist: Kristaps Ģelzis
- Curator: Astrīda Rogule
- Organizer: Culture projects agency "Indie"
- Commissioner: Daiga Rudzāte
- Location: Palazzo Albrizzi
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2009 / 53. Venice art biennale
- Exhibition: Fragile Nature
- Artists: Evelīna Deičmane, Miks Mitrēvics
- Curator: Līga Marcinkēviča
- Organizer: biedrība "Biennāle - 2005"
- Commissioner: Līga Marcinkēviča
- Location: Spazio Ferrari, Calle Castelli, Cannaregio
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2007 / 52. Venice art biennale
- Exhibition: Paramirrors
- Artist: Gints Gabrāns
- Curator: Ieva Kulakova
- Organizer: full-service event agency "The Right Chemistry"
- Commissioner: Ieva Kulakova
- Līdzkomisāri: Gundega Tihi, Paivi Tirkkonen
- Location: SCOLETTA DI SAN GIOVANNI BATTISTA E DEL SANTISSIMO SACRAMENTO, Castello
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2005 / 51. Venice art biennale
- Exhibition: The Dark Bulb
- Artists: F5 / Famous Five (Ieva Rubeze, Līga Marcinkeviča, Mārtiņš Ratniks, Ervīns Broks)
- Curator: Līga Marcinkēviča
- Organizer: "Biennāle - 2005"
- Commissioner: Līga Marcinkēviča
- Location: Palazzo Malipiero
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2001 / 49. Venice art biennale
- Exhibition: "Magic Flute", "Papa Gena"
- Artists: Ilmārs Blumbergs, Viesturs Kairišs, Laila Pakalniņa
- Curator: Helēna Demakova
- Organizer: Ltd "Centre for Contemporary Art"
- Commissioner: Helēna Demakova
- Location: Chiesa San Giovanni Nova
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1999 / 48. Venice art biennale
- Exhibition: Stāsti, stāstītāji
- Artists: Inta Ruka, Anita Zabiļevska, Ojārs Pētersons
- Curator: Helēna Demakova
- Organizer: Ltd "Centre for Contemporary Art"
- Commissioner: Helēna Demakova
- Location: Chiesa San Giovanni Nova
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Architecture biennale
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2021 / 17. Venice architecture biennale
- Exhibition: It's not for you! It's for the building!
- Creative team:
- Curators: Uldis Lukševics, Elīna Lībiete, Ivars Veinbergs, Ieva Lāce – Lukševica, Zigmārs Jauja, Inga Dubinska Līga Jumburga
- Organizer: NRJA (No rules just architecture)
- Commissioner: Dr.Arch. Jānis Dripe (Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia)
- Location: Arsenale
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2018 / 16. Venice architecture biennale
- Exhibition: Together and apart
- Creative team:
- Curators: Matīss Groskaufmanis, Gundega Laiviņa, Evelīna Ozola, Anda Skrējāne.
- Exhibitors: Ivars Drulle, Mārtiņš Dušelis, Matīss Groskaufmanis, Reinis Hofmanis, Darja Meļņikova, Evelīna Ozola, Dita Pāne, Anda Skrējāne, Charlotte Spichalsky
- Organizer: NEW THEATRE INSTITUTE OF LATVIA
- Commissioner: Dr.Arch. Jānis Dripe (Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia)
- Location: Arsenale
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2016 / 15. Venice architecture biennale
- Exhibition: Baltic Pavilion
- Creative team:
- Curators: Kārlis Bērziņš, Niklāvs Paegle, Dagnija Smilga, Laila Zariņa, Jurga Daubaraitė, Petras Išora, Ona Lozuraitytė, Johan Tali, Jonas Žukauskas
- Commissioners: Raul Järg (EE, Estonian Centre for Architecture), Dr. Arch. Jānis Dripe (LV, The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia), Ona Lozuraitīte, Jonas Žukauskas (LT, Architektūros Fondas)
- Location: Palasport Arsenale
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2014 / 14. Venice architecture biennale
- Exhibition: Unwritten
- Creative team:
- Curators: Uldis Lukševics, Linda Leitāne, Zigmārs Jauja, Ivars Veinbergs, Mārtiņš Rusiņš
- Organizer: NRJA (No rules just architecture)
- Commissioner: Dr.Arch. Jānis Dripe (Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Latvia)
- Location: Arsenale
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2012 / 13. Venice architecture biennale
- Exhibition: Inner Freedom. Riga Street in Venice
- Creative team: Other Side Studio in cooperation with Līga Apine
- Curator: Ieva Kulakova
- CO-CURATOR: Andris Brinkmanis
- Organizer: "Institute of Contemporary Art"
- Commissioner: Andris Kronbergs
- Location: Campo S. Zaccaria
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2008 / 11. Venice architecture biennale
- Exhibition: Dustroom
- Creative team:
- AUTHORS: Ēriks Božis, Reinis Liepiņš
- Commissioner: Sergejs Ņikiforovs
- VICE-Commissioner: Päivi Tirkkonen de Grandis (Arte Communications)
- Commissioned by: Latvian Association of Architects
- Location: Riva S. Biagio, Castello
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2006 / 10. Venice architecture biennale
- Exhibition: URBAN DICE
- Creative team:
- Curator: Uģis Šēnbergs
- EXHIBITORS: Vējiem Līdzi Ltd (Jānis BRINKMANIS, Jānis MERCS, Indra MERCA, Kristiāns BREKTE, Juta TĪRONA, Roberts RUBĪNS, Guntars DAGIS, Reinis BALODIS)
- Commissioner: Sergejs Ņikiforovs
- VICE-COMMISSIONER: Edgars Treimanis, Päivi Tirkkonen de Grandis
- COMMISSIONED BY: Latvian Association of Architects
- Partner: Arte Communications, Venice
- Location: venice city
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2004 / 9. Venice architecture biennale
- Exhibition: Cultural and Historical Metamorphoses on the Baltic Sea Coast. Latvia
- Creative team:
- Curators: Edgars Treimanis, Ināra Kārkliņa, Daiga Dzedone
- Authors un organizers: "Pieci ezeri"
- Commissioned by: Latvian Association of Architects
- Commissioner: Juris Poga
- Vice-commissioners: Zanda Redberga, Päivi Tirkkonen de Grandis
- Location: Arsenale
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2002 / 8. Venice architecture biennale
- Exhibition: Gaismas pils
- AUTHOR: JĀNIS LEJNIEKS
- CURATOR: ARVILS AŠERADENS
- VICE-CURATOR: HELĒNA DEMAKOVA
- EXHIBITORS Ojārs Pētersons, multimediA centrE MA1Z3 - video-audio PROJECT Kolka
- ORGANIZER: "CENTRE FOR CONTEMPORARY ART" LTD
- Location: Giardini
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