Every year Canada is given a rare opportunity to present our best creative talent to the world. Each year are lucky to be one of only 30 permanent pavilions in the Giardini (botanical gardens) of Venice where, in alternate years, we showcase the best of Canadian Art and Architecture. Our pavilion, restored and re-opened to the public in 2018, showcases Art and Architecture, showing the world how Canada confronts creative challenges.
The rich content of the Imposter Cities exhibition?including a chorus of interviews, film clips, and on-site segments?is accessible through its interactive website, at impostercities.com.
Past expositions in Art have included, since 1952, some of Canada?s leading artists. Concurrent annual expositions in music, theatre, film and dance attract thousands of visitors to the Giardini. This is the only international exhibition to which Canada sends official representation. A chance to showcase Canadian talent not only is an opportunity to celebrate the works of the artist on exhibit, but it?s a chance to raise the profile of all Canadian artists. In 2021, the Canadian exposition focused on the idea of how Canadian architecture is ?film-famous? as a stand in for other international cities. The exhibition, wrapping the pavilion in green-screen material, proposed new ideas in thinking about what Canadian architectural identity can be. Why do our cities look like other cities" How can we create cultural identity for Canada if we look like everywhere...