| 1895 |
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First biennial in Venice. Germany participates
in the main Pavilion. |
| 1903 |
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National Pavilions erected in the Giardini
Publici |
| 1905 |
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German (originally: Bavarian) Pavilion erected.
Architect: Daniele Donghi |
| 916-1920 |
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Due to the war no biennials took place |
| 1938 |
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Remodelling of German pavilion according
to National-Socialist ideals. Architect: Ernst Haiger |
| 1944-1946 |
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Due to the war no biennials took place |
| 1948-1962 |
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Mainly retrospective exhibitions of art
from the first half of the 20th century are shown in the now
(West-) German Pavilion. |
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From 1982 till 1990 the German Democratic
Republic organizes it’s own exhibitions in the former Pavilion
of decorative art. |
| 1964 |
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A careful remodelling of the interior of
the Pavilion puts the impact of the Nazi building in perspective.
The exhibitions since then have concentrated on one or two
artistsThey are: |
| 1964 |
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Joseph Faßbender, Norbert Kricke (commissioner:
Eduard Trier) |
| 1966 |
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Horst Antes, Günter Haese, Ferdinand
Ris (commissioner: Eduard Trier) |
| 1968 |
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Horst Janssen, Richard Oelze (commissioner:
Alfred Hentzen) |
| 1970 |
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Kaspar-Thomas Lenk, Heinz Mack, Georg Karl
Pfahler, Günther Uecker (commissioner: Dieter Honisch) |
| 1972 |
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Gerhard Richter (commissioner: Dieter Honisch) |
| 1974 |
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No biennial takes place |
| 1976 |
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Joseph Beuys, Jochen Gertz, Reiner Ruthenbeck
(commissioner: Klaus Gallwitz) |
| 1978 |
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Dieter Krieg, Ulrich Rückriem (commissioner:
Klaus Gallwitz) |
| 1980 |
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Georg Baselitz, Anselm Kiefer (commissioner:
Klaus Gallwitz) |
| 1982 |
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Hanne Darboven, Gotthard Graubner, Wolfgang
Laib (commissioner: Johannes Cladders) |
| 1984 |
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Lothar Baumgarten, A. R. Penck (commissioner:
Johannes Cladders) |
| 1986 |
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Sigmar Polke (Commissioner: Dierk Stemmler) |
| 1988 |
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Felix Droese (commissioner: Dierk Stemmler) |
| 1990 |
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Bernd und Hilla Becher, Reinhard Mucha (commissioner:
Klaus Bußmann) |
| 1993 |
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Hans Haacke, Nam June Paik (commissioner:
Klaus Bußmann) |
| 1995 |
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Katharina Fritsch, Martin Honert, Thomas
Ruff
(commissioner: Jean Christophe Ammann) |
| 1997 |
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Gerhard Merz, Katharina Sieverding (commissioner:
Gudrun Inboden) |
| 1999 |
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Rosemarie Trockel (commissioner: Gudrun
Inboden) |
| 2001 |
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Gregor Schneider (commissioner: Udo Kittelmann) |
| 2003 |
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Candida Höfer, Martin Kippenberger
(curator: Julian Heynen) |
| 2005 |
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Thomas Scheibitz, Tino Sehgal (curator: Julian Heynen) |
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Literature recommended
Die
deutschen Beiträge zur Biennale Venedig 1895–2007 |
