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37 Pavilions

First ‘user generated’ biennale

Here we have collected the proposals for the city pavilions in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 that were sent to us by the curators. We also show what each pavilion looks like after it was built.

Find out more about the curators, artists, the design and the content of each individual pavilion in the Biennale.

For an overview of all curators and artists, go here.

 
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  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Naples Pavilion

    Il regno dell'intallio

    Diana Marrone –

    The First Naples Pavilion at the first Amsterdam Biennale. From Oct 17 - Jan 3 the Naples Pavilion, curated by Diana Marrone, is…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Belgrade Pavilion

    An interactive post-office/workshop

    Isidora Krstic –

    The Belgrade pavilion is an interactive corner. Come and create your artwork and post it at the pavilion! Specially for the…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Melbourne Pavilion

    Works from Melbourne's 'North-Side'

    Helen Grogan –

    In a pavilion made of cardboard Helen Grogan presents the work of three artists from Melbourne: Sean Bailey, Courtney Lucas and…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Boston Pavilion

    friendSlicer

    The friendSlicer was developed by Eric Gunther, Andras Sly Szalai and Jeff Lieberman during the Mediamatic Social RFID Hackercamp at…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Tallinn Pavilion

    Margit Säde –

    From October 17 2009 until January 3 2010 at the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic. By Estonian curator Margit Sade.

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Portland Pavilion

    Matthew Stadler –

    The pavilion, like our city, will be an empty lot on which a squatter has put a bookshelf. It will be made of 6' x 6' x 7' of emptiness.

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Beirut Pavilion

    Rani AL Rajji –

    The Beirut Pavilion of Rani al Rajji is an inpenetrable cube with peepholes on all sides. Look in and you will see glimpses of every…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Cairo Pavilion

    Manuals for Failure

    Nat Muller –

    The Cairo pavilion is open from November 6 - January 3 and is curated by Nat Muller. The pavilion shows the work of Dina Danish:…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Porto Alegre Pavilion

    Through a hidden city

    Daniele Marx and Marcos Sari –

    Saturday 14 November the pavilion of Porto Allegre opens at the Amsterdam Biennale 2009. From 14 November 2009 until 3 January 2010…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Kobe Pavilion

    Theory of Clouds in collaboration with C.A.P (The Conference on Art and Art Projects)

    Paul Lefevre-Venet –

    The Kobe Pavilion is designed to reflect the energy and diversity of artistic practice in Kobe city. The Pavilion is also an…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Roma Pavilion

    Opening of the Roma pavilion 21 November, with the presentation of the Monster Robot Romanus.

    Joe Franceschi, Stefano Monfeli –

    Come and have a look at this monstrous creation that brings the conservative state o mind! Joe Francheschi and Stefano Monfeli…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Taipei Pavilion

    Beauties behind the glass box, selling Bīnláng 檳榔 (Betel nuts)

    Kai-Ting Lin, Tsai Cheng , XAN –

    Together with four other cities, Taipei opened its pavilion on Saturday 14 November 2009 with the presentation of a Taiwanese…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Bamako Pavilion

    Hama Goro, Harald Schole –

    Hama Goro is director of the Centre Soleil d'Afrique and curator of the Bamako pavilion in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Toronto Pavilion

    Kyle Tryhorn –

    Open 5 December 2009 - 3 January 2010 in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic. Toronto, being one of the most multicultural…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Seoul Pavilion

    삼청먹자골목 (Samcheong food street)

    Jihyun Ryou –

    Old things with new things, new things with old things. The Seoul pavilion is an installation about the street culture of Seoul,…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Tokyo Pavilion

    Reona Ueda –

    Scheduled to open 12 December 2009 in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic and on view until January 3, 2010. By artist Reona…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Tehran Pavilion

    I Know What You Did Last Biennale

    Sina Khani –

    The Tehran pavilion of curator Sina Khani can be viewed from December 12, 2009 until January 3, 2010 in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Rio de Janeiro Pavilion

    Transvestite Bathroom (girl from Rio)

    Pedro Meyer –

    Curator Pedro Meyer presents the Rio de Janeiro pavilion at the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic. His pavilion opened on the…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Kabul Pavilion

    Coping with the Green Zone - from within and without

    Robert Kluijver –

    Since 2001, key areas in the center of Kabul have progressively been cordoned off from normal access by Afghans to form a kind of…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Brooklyn Pavilion, NY

    October 17 - November 2009

    Caroline Woolard –

    From October 17 until the end of November, curator Caroline Woolard presents the first Brooklyn Pavilion with 'Security Lifestyle'…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Munich Pavilion

    Ein deutscher Pavillon - A German pavilion

    Sascha Glasl –

    Can architecture pacify the burdened German memory? Can design deal with collective and private grievances from the past? This…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    EQUINOX Pavilion (Amsterdam)

    Curated by Femke Dekker

    Every week a different band or dj performs in the Equinox pavilion of curator Femke Dekker. From 16 October until 13 December at the…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Amsterdam Architecture Pavilion

    DUS Architecten

    From October 17 2009 to January 3 2010 at the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic. Traditionally, the architecture pavilion has…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Damascus Pavilion

    Fashion Diary

    Abir Boukhari –

    The Damascus pavilion opened on October 24, 2009 and can be visited until January 3, 2010 in the Amsterdam Biennale at Mediamatic.…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Amsterdam Pavilion 2

    By Aynouk Tan

    Dutch Fashion icon and journalist Aynouk Tan presents her personal signature perfume range in her own pavilion at the Amsterdam…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Lima Pavilion - 1

    Eliana Otta –

    Curator Eliana Otto shows the work of Peruvians Juan Javier Salazar, Rodrigo Quijano and Japanese artist Ann Kaneko in her Lima…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Brooklyn Pavilion 2

    showing a Newspaper on Art Labor and Economics

    Caroline Woolard –

    Curator Caroline Woolard presents a new Brooklyn Pavilion, from November 14, 2009 - January 3, 2010 at the Amsterdam Biennale at…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Istanbul Pavilion

    suat ogut –

    The Istanbul pavilion is composed of art works that evaluate the geographical identity structure in Turkey and the classifications…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Casablanca Pavilion

    Aicha EL BELOUI –

    Open from 14 November, 2009 until 3 January, 2010 in the Amsterdam Biennale at Mediamatic: the Casablanca pavilion, curated by Aicha…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Copenhagen Pavilion

    Social Constructionist travel guide & talkshow

    Erik Pold –

    Performance artist Erik Pold is representing the Danish capital at the Amsterdam Biennale from Nov 21 2009 till Jan 3 2010. He shows…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Stuttgart Pavilion

    Hiding the meat from God

    Kaspar Wimberley, Susanne Kudielka –

    Maultaschen mutations from Stuttgart Scheduled to open 5 December 2009 in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic.

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    St. Petersburg Pavilion

    Thank Adam

    Katja Sokolova, Olga Jitlina –

    Open from 5 December 2009 - 3 January 2010 in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic. While visiting Ancient department of the…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Bogotá Pavilion

    Hugo Herrera Tobón, Natalia Dominguez Rangel –

    The Bogota pavilion by curators Hugo Herrera Tobon and Natalia Domínguez Rangel opens 5 December 2009 in the Amsterdam Biennale…

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Nicosia Pavilion

    Alana Kakoyiannis –

    The Nicosia pavilion opened 12 December 2009 in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic and can be viewed until 3 January 2010. …

  • Previously on view in the Amsterdam Biennale:

    Leeds Pavilion

    Jon Wakeman –

    The Leeds pavilion opened on 12 December 2009 in the Amsterdam Biennale 2009 at Mediamatic. On view until January 3, 2010.