The Canada Pavilion at the Venice Biennale
Since its inauguration in 1958 in the Giardini della Biennale di Venezia, the Canada Pavilion has been a featured venue for the international promotion of Canadian culture. This building, which presents works by the most important Canadian visual artists and architects of their respective eras, is also a remarkable example of modern architecture designed by the renowned Milanese firm, Studio BBPR. The recent restoration of the pavilion and the renewal of its surrounding landscape offered the occasion to reconsider its cultural significance. Bringing together previously unpublished archival materials and essays by Italian and Canadian scholars, this publication is the first devoted to the history of the pavilion erected more than six decades ago.
The Canada Pavilion at the Venice Biennale