Kamikaze Loggia

Pavilion of Georgia at the 55th International Art Exhibition la Biennale di Venezia We kindly invite you to attend the opening of the Pavilion of Georgia at the 55th Biennale di Venezia.

Kamikaze Loggia under construction. Photo: Gela Patashuri

Opening: May 30, 2013, 5.15 pm

Venue: Arsenale (waterfront facing Canale di Porta Nova, near the Giardino delle Vergini) Map: http://goo.gl/maps/8TZoL Preview: May 29 31, 2013 Dates: June 1 November 24, 2013

Artists: Bouillon Group, Thea Djordjadze, Nikoloz Lutidze, Gela Patashuri with Ei Arakawa and Sergei Tcherepnin, Gio Sumbadze
Commissioner: Marine Mizandari, First Deputy Minister of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia Curator: Joanna Warsza The Georgian Pavilion is a parasitic extension of a building in the Arsenale taking the form of a kamikaze loggia designed by the artist Gio Sumbadze and hosting 12 other

artists. This kind of vernacular architecture has been created in Tbilisi since the 1990s as a response to the "lawless" times after the fall of the USSR. The exhibition looks at informal architecture in the Caucasus and the legacy of Soviet planning while introducing the critical artistic scene of a country sometimes described as Italy gone Marxist.

Performances and Events during the Preview Days

Wednesday, May 29 ongoing Nikoloz Lutidze: Euroremont 12 + 2 pm Bouillon Group: Religious Aerobics 5 pm Gela Patashuri with Ei Arakawa and Sergei Tcherepnin: Bakhneli Archive Thursday, May 30 ongoing Nikoloz Lutidze: Euroremont 11 am + 3 pm Bouillon Group: Religious Aerobics 4 pm Gela Patashuri with Ei Arakawa and Sergei Tcherepnin: Bakhneli Archive 5.15 pm Opening Friday, May 31 ongoing Nikoloz Lutidze: Euroremont 12 + 3 pm Bouillon Group: Religious Aerobics

4 pm Gela Patashuri with Ei Arakawa and Sergei Tcherepnin: Bakhneli Archive 5 pm Table Talk: Nana Kipiani and Levan Chogoshvili talk with Charles Esche, Daniel Baumann and Slavs and Tatars prepared by Dinner Exchange Tbilisi-Venice

Artistic Advisor: Nana Kipiani Assistant Curator: Sandra Teitge Project Managers: Gvantsa Turmanidze with Nino Bezarashvili and Anna Asatiani Production and architecture: M+B Studio SRL Supported and funded by the Ministry of Culture and Monument Protection of Georgia. www.culture.gov.ge Media support by ARTAREA TV 2.0 Publication Kamikaze Loggia financed by Chateau Mukhrani Online www.georgian-pavilion.org www.facebook.com/GeorgianPavillon

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