Australia Fiona Hall: Wrong Way Time
Fiona Hall b. 1953, Australia. Based: Sydney. Represented: Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery
Commissioner: Simon Mordant, Charles Green
Curator: Linda Michael
Austria Heimo Zobernig
Heimo Zobernig b. 1958, Austria. Based: Vienna. Represented: Petzel Gallery; Simon Lee Gallery; Galerie Bärbel Grässlin; Galería Juana de Aizpuru; Galerie Chantal Crousel; Galerie Meyer Kainer; Galerie Nagel Draxler
Commissioner: Yilmaz Dziewior
Curator: Yilmaz Dziewior
Belgium Personnes et les autres
Mathieu Kleyebe Abonnenc b. 1977, French Guyana. Based: Paris and Metz. Represented: Marcelle Alix Paris
Sammy Baloji b. 1978, Democratic Republic of Congo. Based: Lubumbashi and Brussels. Represented: Axis Gallery New York; Galerie Imane Farès
James Beckett b. 1977, Zimbabwe. Based: Amsterdam. Represented: Wilfried Lentz; T293; Markus Lüttgen
Elisabetta Benassi b. 1966, Italy. Based: Rome. Represented: Magazzino Arte Moderna; Jousse Enterprise
Maryam Jafri b. 1972, Pakistan. Based: Copenhagen and New York. Represented: Self-represented
Vincent Meessen b. 1971, USA. Based: Brussels. Represented: Self-represented
Adam Pendleton b. 1984, USA. Based: New York. Represented: Pace Gallery;
Shane Campbell Gallery; Galeria Pedro Cera
Tamar Guimarães & Kasper Akhøj b. 1967 and 1976, Brazil and Denmark. Based: Copenhagen. Represented: Galeria Fortes Vilaça; Ellen de Bruijne Projects
Patrick Bernier & Olive Martin b. 1971 and 1976, France and Belgium. Based: Nantes. Represented: Self-represented
Commissioner: Wallonia-Brussels International, Wallonia-Brussels Federation
Curator: Katerina Gregos
Brazil So Much That It Doesn’t Fit Here
André Komatsu b. 1978, Brazil. Based: São Paulo. Represented: Galeria Vermehlo; Galleria Continua
Antonio Manuel b. 1947, Portugal. Based: Rio de Janeiro. Represented: Galeria Luisa Strina; Alison Jacques Gallery
Berna Reale b. 1965, Brazil. Based: Belém. Represented: Self-represented
Commissioner: Luis Terepins
Curator: Luiz Camillo Osorio, Cauê Alves
Canada
Canadissimo
BGL formed: 1996. Based: Quebec City. Represented: Diaz Contemporary; Parisian Laundry
Commissioner: Marc Mayer, Yves Théoret
Curator: Marie Fraser
Czech and Slovak Republics Apotheosis
Jiří David b. 1956, Czech Republic. Based: Prague. Represented: Le Guern Gallery; Zahorian & Co Gallery
Commissioner: Adam Budak, Barbara Holomkova
Curator: Katarina Rusnakova
Denmark Mothertongue
Danh Vo b. 1975, Vietnam. Based: Berlin. Represented: Marian Goodman Gallery; Isabella Bortolozzi Galerie; Xavier Hufkens; Galerie Chantal Crousel
Commissioner: The Danish Arts Foundation Committee for Visual Arts Project Funding
Curator: Marianne Torp, Tine Vindfeld, Amy Zion
Egypt Can You See
Maher Dawoud b. 1983, Kuwait. Based: Cairo. Represented: Self-represented
Gamal Elkheshen b. 1987, Egypt. Based: Cairo. Represented: Self-represented
Ahmed Abdel Fatah b. 1977, Egypt. Based: Alexandria. Represented: Self-represented
Commissioner: Hany Al Ashkar
Curator: Ministry of Culture
Finland (Pavilion Alvar Aalto) Hours, Years, Aeons
IC-98 founded: 1998. Based: Turku. Represented: Self-represented
Commissioner: Raija Koli
Curator: Taru Elfving, Anna Virtanen
France Revolutions
Céleste Boursier-Mougenot b. 1961, France. Based: Séte. Represented: Paula Cooper Gallery; Galerie Mario Mazzoli; Xippas Gallery
Commissioner: Ministry of Culture and Communication, Institut Français
Curator: Emma Lavigne
Germany Fabrik
Jasmina Metwaly b. 1982, Poland. Based: Cairo. Represented: Open Gallery
Olaf Nicolai b. 1962, Germany. Based: Berlin. Represented: Galerie Eigen+Art; Carolina Nitsch
Philip Rizk b. 1982, Cyprus. Based: Cairo.
Hito Steyerl b. 1966, Germany. Based: Berlin. Represented: Andrew Kreps Gallery
Tobias Zielony b. 1973, Germany. Based: Berlin. Represented: KOW; Lia Rumma
Commissioner: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen, Nina Hülsmeier, Elke aus dem Moore
Curator: Florian Ebner, Ilina Koralova, Tanja Milewsky
Great Britain Sarah Lucas
Sarah Lucas b. 1962, United Kingdom. Based: London. Represented: Sadie Coles HQ; Gladstone Gallery; Kurimanzutto; CFA Berlin
Commissioner: Emma Dexter
Curator: Richard Riley, Katrina Schwarz
venicebiennale.britishcouncil.org
Greece Why Look at Animals? AGRIMIKÁ
Maria Papadimitriou b. 1957, Greece. Based: Volos and Athens. Represented: Self-represented
Commissioner: Hellenic Ministry of Culture, Education and Religious Affairs
Curator: Gabi Scardi, Alexios Papazacharias
Hungary Sustainable Identities
Szilárd Cseke b. 1967, Hungary. Based: Budapest. Represented: Ani Molnár Gallery
Commissioner: Monika Balatoni, István Puskás, Sándor Fodor, Anna Karády
Curator: Kinga German
Israel Tsibi Geva: Archeology of the Present
Tsibi Geva b. 1951, Israel. Based: Tel Aviv. Represented: Self-represented
Commissioner: Michael Gov, Arad Turgem
Curator: Hadas Maor
israelipavilion2015.tsibigeva.com
Japan The Key in the Hand
Chiharu Shiota b. 1972, Japan. Based: Berlin. Represented: Galerie Daniel Templon; Kenji Taki Gallery
Commissioner: The Japan Foundation, Haruka Nakajima, Manako Kawata, Yukihiro Ohira
Curator: Hitoshi Nakano
2015.veneziabiennale-japanpavilion.jp
Korea The Ways of Folding Space and Flying
Moon Kyungwon & Jeon Joonho
b. 1969, Korea. Based: Seoul. Represented: Gallery Hyundai
Commissioner: Sook-Kyung Lee
Curator: Sook-Kyung Lee
Netherlands Herman de Vries: To Be All Ways To Be
Herman de Vries b. 1931, The Netherlands. Based: Eschenau. Represented: Art Affairs Gallery; Galerie Aline Vidal; Lydia Megert Editions; Galerie Wit; De Rijk Fine Art; Borzo Modern Art; Galerie im Saal; Galerie Geiger
Commissioner: Mondriaan Fund
Curator: Cees de Boer, Colin Huizing
www.mondriaanfonds.nl/en/venice-biennale
Nordic Pavilion: Norway Camille Norment
Camille Norment b. 1970, USA. Based: Oslo. Represented: Tanja Grunert
Commissioner: Office for Contemporary Art
Curator: Katya García-Antón, Antonio Cataldo
Poland Halka/Haiti 18°48’05”N 72°23’01”W
C.T. Jasper b. 1971, Poland. Based: New York and Ulaanbaatar. Represented: Galeria Le Guern
Joanna Malinowska b. 1972, Poland. Based: New York. Represented: Canada
Commissioner: Hanna Wróblewska, Joanna Waśko
Curator: Magdalena Moskalewicz
Romania Darwin’s Room
Adrian Ghenie b. 1977, Romania. Based: Berlin. Represented: Galeria Plan B; Pace Gallery; Mihai Nicodim Gallery; Tim Van Laere Gallery
Commissioner: Monica Morariu, Alexandru Damian
Curator: Mihai Pop
Russia The Green Pavilion
Irina Nakhova b. 1955, Russia. Based: Moscow. Represented: Nailya Alexander Gallery
Commissioner: Stella Kesaeva
Curator: Margarita Tupitsyn
Serbia United Dead Nations
Ivan Grubanov b. 1976, Serbia. Based: Belgrade. Represented: Loock Galerie
Commissioner: Lidija Merenik, Ana Bogdanović
Curator: Lidija Merenik, Ana Bogdanović
Spain The Subjects
Cabello & Carceller b. 1963 and 1964, France and Spain. Based: Madrid. Represented: Galeria Elba Benitez; Galeria Joan Prats
Francesc Ruiz b. 1971, Spain. Based: Barcelona. Represented: Galeria d’art Estrany De la Mota; Garcia Galeria
Pepo Salazar b. 1972, Basque Country. Based: Paris. Represented: Upstream Gallery
Commissioner: Ministerio Asuntos Exteriores
Curator: Marti Manen
Switzerland Our Product
Pamela Rosenkranz b. 1979, Switzerland. Based: Zurich. Represented: Karma International; Miguel Abreu Gallery
Commissioner: Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetica, Sandi Paucic, Marianne Burki, Rachele Giudici Legittimo
Curator: Susanne Pfeffer
USA Joan Jonas: They Come To Us Without a Word
Joan Jonas b. 1936, USA. Based: New York and Nova Scotia. Represented: Wilkinson Gallery; Gavin Brown’s Enterprise
Commissioner: Paul C. Ha, MIT List Visual Arts Center
Curator: Ute Meta Bauer, Paul C. Ha
http://joanjonasvenice2015.com/
Uruguay Global Myopia II (Pencil & Paper)
Marco Maggi b. 1957, Uruguay. Based: New York and Montevideo. Represented: Josée Bienvenu Gallery; Hosfelt Gallery; Galerie Xippas; Nara Roesler Gallery
Commissioner: Ricardo Pascale
Curator: Patricia Betancour
Venezuela I Give You My Word
Argelia Bravo b. 1962, Venezuela. Based: Caracas. Represented: El Anexo Arte Contemporáneo
Flix b. 1976, Venezuela. Based: Caracas. Represented: Galeria GraphicArt
Commissioner: Oscar Sotillo Meneses, Reinaldo Landaeta Díaz
Curator: Oscar Sotillo Meneses, Morella Jurado