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